Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-07
CROPS SUFFERING
The Prolonged Drouth Is Doing I'm
told Damage to Crops in New
Mexico.
STOCK RANGES DRYING UP
Fruit Crop a Total Failure and Other Crops
Reported to Be in Poor Condition
Heavy Rains in Sacramento
Mountains.

Weather Bureau, New Mexico Sec
ton.
(Santa Fe, N. NJ, September 4, 1899
The weather for the week ending Sep
TENDER 3 continued hot and dry, with
high drying winds for the season. --latest
crops, as late beans, oats, etc, are suff-
ering, and grass on the ranges, while u.s.
ually abundant, is fast drying up, and
stockmen are becoming concerned as to
the fall n winter feed. Unless two or
three more good rains occur throughout
a greater portion of the territory it is
probable hat the cattlemen will lose
a large percentage of their stock the
coming winter. Within the next few
weeks it can be fairly judged whether
there shall have been enough rain to
produce sufficient grass to last until
next spring. Heavy rains occurred in
a few scattered localities, generally in
the central mountain districts, but as a
rule everything is dry. Along the upper
Pecos valley the ranges and cattle were
reported as being in excellent condition,
and the weather favorable to crops.
Heavy rains fell on the summit of the
Sacramento mountains and caused on
siderable damage to the mountain rail-
roads by floods, and also covered the
streets of Alamogordo with water to the
depth of several feet. Unirrigated
fields are very poor and in many places
will be almost a complete failure, but
IN trr,iora tod otn11y,1 t1n Lotto nr,nnc q 70
doing fairly well. In the middle Rio
Grande valley grapes are ripening fast,
but the yield will be small. In nearly
all sections the streams are reported
low, with barely sufficient water for the
bitches, and in some localities there is
no water at all.
The following remarks are extracted
from reports of correspondents:
Bell Rancho. M. O'Donel-Hot, dry
weather, grass is abundant, but very
dry. No rain.
Gallinas Springs-Jas. E. Whitmore-
Grasses are drying up very fast and
two weeks ago a third more could have
been cut than now. All unirrigated
crops will be a failure. Highest tenn
perature, SO; lowest, 81; rain, a trace.
Fort Stanton-Frank B. ~Coe-Crops
are a good average, but corn, ETC., very
much in need Of rain.
Hobart-W. M. Hough-Hot and dry
weather. Water holes are drying up;
range is still good, but is beginning to
dry up. Early planted corn is doing
we'll, but late planted is suffering from
the drouth.
Ojo Caliente-Hon. A. Joseph-Dry,
hot winds continue; grass on the ranges
is drying up, and the water holes are
without water. The outlook for winter
feed is d~iscouraging. Highest tempera-
ture, "a; lowest, Sc; no precipitation.
Winsor's Henry D. Winsor The
weather during the past week has been
very favorable for all kind Of crops.
The ranges and cattle are in excellent
condition. Highest temperature, So;
lowest, 80; precipitation, 0.60 of an inch.
Red Rock-Louis Champie-Very hot
and dry throughout the week and rain
is needed very bad. The river is get
ting so low that it is difficult to get
sufficient water for irrigation.
Watrous-M. G. Needham-The week
has been warm and dry. Range dried
up; all crops on unirrigated lands are a
failure, but on irrigated ground crops
are doing fairly we'll. Stock in prime
condition, but the outlook for winter
and spring feed on the range is gloomy.
Highest temperature, go; lowest, A;
precipitation, 0.07.
Observation-Disclosures Gabriel-Weather
dry and oppressive; nights rather cool
with the exception of the last two
nights Of the week. Grapes are ripen-
ing fast, but the crop will not be as
good as anticipated. Wheat all thresh-
ed and wheat fields resolved with beans.
Corn is progressing slowly and has been
greatly damaged by drouth. AS a whole
the condition of alfalfa is as favorable
as could be expected. Owing to the
drouth the range is in quite poor con-
dition, and cattle appear to be in a
suffering condition generally. River
very low, with hardly sufficient water
for irrigation, and in various places
there is none at all. Highest tempera-
ture, 9S on the I'd; lowest, Sc on the 9th;
precipitation, III Of an inch.
Santa Fe-U. s. Weather Bureau
Continued hot and dry; the latest crops,
as beans, potatoes, late oats, and late
corn, need rain badly. In some fields
the corn is badly shriveled. Late plums
are scarce, but Of a very good quality.
Highest temperature, Sc; lowest, So;
rain, DOL.
Weber,. A. Biernbaum: Very warm
and dry. Had a light shower on the I'd,
but not enough to lay the dust. Prairies
are looking as dry as in November, and
the water holes have no water. Fine
haying weather, but little hay. Every
thing is suffering for rain.
White Oaks-Urbane Ozanne: The
weather continues hot and dry, and rain
is badly needed. The grass on the range
is drying very fast, and the prospect for
hay in this immediate vicinity is very
poor; unless rain comes soon there will
be no hay put up for market.
r. M. HARDINGE,
Section Director.