Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-14
GOOD CROPS REPORT
Resume Of the Weekly Climate and
Crop Bulletins Of the New
Mexico Section.
PROSPEROUS, FAVORABLE
Reports Show New Mexico's Wide Varia
tions Of Climate and Diversity Of Crops
Destined to Be Big Sugar
Beet Country.

Following is a resume of the weekly
climate and crop bulletins of the New
Mexico section of the government
weather bureau for the last year, from
data prepared by Section Director R. M
Hardinge.
The season opened March, 1895, with
normal precipitation for the month
which was a little cooler than usual.
However, the months temperature was
steady and favorable Tor farm work.
Wheat was sown early in the southern
parts of the territory. although in the
north little could be done before the
18TH For this reason the late frosts
failed to do any particular damage in
the north, while in the south, peaches
and apricots were nipped. Stock was
found to have wntered in good shape,
and the early range feed was plentiful
rs was water for irrigation.
April continued favorable in being
warmer and more moist than usual, and
slight frosts in the first week did little
damage. Grain and fruit started in well
and grass crops on the ranges did well.
May was dry and cool, with frosts on
the 5th and Goth, damaging garden
plants and unprotected vines, and on the
21st a heavy frost destroyed much of
the fruit in San Juan country and vi
cinity Abundance of irrigation water
mitigated the drouth, although the
growth of vegetation was retarded.
Sugar beet planting was successful in
the south, where alfalfa was cut on the
18th, but later in the month the ranges
began to suffer from lack of moisture.
June averaged cooler than usual.
though the last ten days were above the
normal, and after the breaking of the
drouth on the 9TH, the month proved
favorable for stock and agricultural in
terests. Corn planting which had been
suspended, was resumed under favorable
conditions, and with other grain and
fruits made rapid and satisfactory
large consignments of plums, peaches
and cherries from southern orchards to
the markets.
Julys precipitation was | 4 inches
above the usual amount, so that the
month was very favorable to crops, al
though the temperature was trille be-
low the normal. Harvesting of wheat
and oats begun well, though showers
interfered with properly securing the
crop, and rains interfered with the sec
ond. alfalfa cutting in the northern
counties which was well begun by the
18th. Corn did very well, and all garden
truck was plentiful in the southern
counties by the 18th. The heavy rains
of the second week caused lively appre-
tensions as to the grain, but the dry
weather later in the mouth enabled the
farmers to clean up to good advantage,
except in northern counties where much
grain and the second crop of alfalfa re-
mained uncut Fruits and melons
turned out very well, the northern
county tree fruits coming into the
market, and sugar beets continued prom
ising. The months weather was par
ticularly favorable to stock interests, as
there was plenty of water and excel
lent feed.
The August temperature was PA de-
grees, and the rainfall quarter of an
inch below the normal, the light show
ers being pretty well distributed over