Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-14

| Apples are somewhat more abundant;
of apricots and ounces, there is none.
Alfalfa all cut, and some baled; a nd
eral estimate places the yield at not
more than half of last years first cut
| ting. Wheat and corn considered good,
but wheat is heading small. Ranges
continue poor, and stock in bad condl-
| ton. River very low, and on the west
| side it is difficult to supply the bitches.
Highest temperature, 90; lowest, AZ;
rain, trace.
Eddy. O. Fullen; Slight rains,
| crops growing nicely. About $500 acres
planted to beets; bugs have appeared,
but no serious damage anticipated.
Small fruits abundant on the market.
Indications are for heavy rains.
East Las Vegas-Prof. ]. Thornhill:
Continued dry and windy; crops drying
up; alfalfa being cut before it dries up,
will not be half a crop. Thunder show
ers on 9Th and 9th, the latter with hail,
which killed fifty sheep out of a flock
caught out.
Elk-Virgil H. York: Frost May 80
killed some garden plants. West winds,
cool nights. Cattle getting very weak.
The only food for the stock is brush,
and that is covered with web worms.
Espanola-Jim Curry: Continued
windy and dry, but a shower on the
10th. Alfalfa will soon be ready to cut.
Highest temperature, 81; lowest, 49,;
rain, O.13.
Fort Stanton-F. B. Coe: Weather
continues very dry, but crops looking
well, and stock holding their own.
Fort Union-M. C. Needham: Range
very dry, and water scarce, but a good
shower on the 9Th. Stockmen who have
not large alfalfa fields are thinking Sc
riously of shipping to Kansas. Even
those grazing alfalfa are not doing so
we'll. Crops at a standstill. Highest
temperature, IS; lowest, 6S; rain, 0.2O.
Gallinas Springs-James E. Whit
more: Some light showers, with pros
poets of more. Highest temperature,
81; lowest, At; rain, O.02.
Los Alamos-William Frank: Rains
of the 9Th and 10th greatly refreshened
crops; that Of the 10th accompanied by
destructive hail, which must have DAM
aged crops considerably, as we'll as
proving destructive to sheep. Many
stones weighed 3 or more ounces. A fine
rain after the hail.
Ojo Caliente-Antonio Joseph: Show.
ers on the 9Th revived vegetation some
what, but grass on the ranges is still
short, and stock in poor condition
Lambs will average only so per cent,
but the wool clip will average up fairly
well. Highest temperature, So; lowest,
AZ; rain, 0.10.
Richardson -- Edward McTigue:
Winds greatly moderated. Hot days and
no rains, but growing corn is quite sat
isfactory.
Santa Fe-United States Weather
10th revived vegetation; corn and
spring wheat generally looking well;
gardens growing nicely; fruits, though
scarce, seem to be of good growth. lrri-
cation water sufficient; recent good
rains on the mountains assure a good
supply for some time. Highest temper
ature, SO; lowest, 40; rain, 0.07.
Shattucks Eddy Post Office)-J. s
Shattuck: The seven weeks drouth
ended on the 5th; stock had suffered
greatly for water and grass. On &C.
count of the dry, cold weather, farming
operations are gloomy enough. A shor'
crop of apples and cherries; no Other
, fruits. Rainfall on the 5th, LIS.
; Socorro-Prof. F. A. Jones: Very dry
crops are all suffering; water in the riv'
: err is getting low. Highest temperature
95; lowest, AZ; no rain.
> r. M. HARDINGE,
Il Section Director.