Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-14
WEEKLY CROP BuLLHIIN.
Reports Of Correspondents on Crop Con-
ditions for the Past Week.

WEbhLI tNUr uIIEtl
Reports Of Correspondents on Crop Con-
ditions for the Past Week.
The following report Is furnished by
the United States department Of agri-
culture, climate and crop bulletin Of the
weather bureau. New Mexico section:
santa Fe, N. NJ, June IL Light
showers have been general over the
territory during the past week and.
combined with the warmer weather aud
undertaking winds, have brought about
decidedly more favorable conditions.
Still. there are many sections where the
drought has no, been broken, and where
growing crops and grass are drying up
, and irrigation water lie becomir < scarce.
over the country extending from Santa
Fe south along the Rio Grande there has
been bat q few drops OF rain, and the
water In that river Is getting 30 low that
from Bernslillo south II IL becoming Diff
fcult to Oil some OF the bitches. La the
vicinity OF Las Vegas, and to the east aud
northeast, where the drought was prob.
ably the severest, fair rains have &C.
Cured. but not early enough 10 prevent q
serious setback to crops and much loss TO
stockmen. The rains OF the 10 over
this section were accompanied by severe
hail. which greatly damaged crops In the
path OF the storm, and proved destructive
TO many sheep and lambe.
Growing crops have been greatly re-
yived. and with few exceptions, are re-
ported a. doing fairly we'll. The first
cutting OF alfalfa Is completed In The
south. and IL begun AZ far north AZ Las
Vegas. Throughout the central part Of
the territory the crop is hardly half ss
large ~ that OF last years first cutting,
and In ZONE localities IN much less.
Further north the crop Ii coming In
bloom, and Is more promising. Corn
planting Is about finished In the north;
spring and winter wheat. and barley
and oats, are growing fairly well, al
though In central sections wheat IL head
ing quite small. Transplanting toma-
toes and sowing beans Is still under way
In the north. Gardens are growing we'll;
Strawberries are ripe rs far north as
Santa Fe. While strawberries are Of
good quality. the crop Is not as large ~
usual. Prospects for grapes have bet
tered somewhat, but they will be very
scarce In the vineyard districts Of Albu-
querque and Bernslillo. Small fruits are
abundant In the markets OF the lower
Pec0s and Rio Grande, and the pros
poets for peaches and apples are quite
fair. Throughout all central sections,
while all fruits will be very scarce, II
seems that the few trees bearing will
have q fine quality Of fruit. Ranges
have hardly had time to show much i'm.
provement from the rains. but no doubt
the bulletin for next vesk will show q
decided change for the better among
stock interests.
The following remarks are extracted
from the reports OF correspondents:
Aztec-Prof. c. X. Mead-Warm days
and nice shove rs on the ID and 9th were
unusually favorable conditions for crops.
Ranges have greatly improved. Winter
wheat heading nicely. Alfalfa short aud
still In the bud. Corn planting about
finished. Gardens are recovering from
last weeks frost. Planting beans and
resetting tomatoes continues. bitches
full. Highest temperature. So; lowest,
SO; rainfall, 034.
Bernalillo - Brother Gabriel - With
continual irrigation at least every eight
days. gardens, especially caulitlOwers,
cabbages. lettuce and carrots are show
log much improvement. Beans and peas
dong fairly we'll. Tomatoes OF u good
sizs and some plants In bloom. Straw
ttfiV VI u kUDu Vuoittys but NV NcIg
abundant Vineyards have greatly i'm
proved Of late; some vines carry from
dive TO ten lunches, and the lunches are
larger than usual. From many vines q
fresh growth Ia starting from the roots
Of old ones that are withered at the
tops. Several viney ards have been root.
ed up and planted to other crops. The
Mission" vines suffered much from the
late frosts Although fruit trees gener-
ally look we'll, only some orchards have
fruit. Only from ten to twenty five
peaches on the best trees. much depend
ing on the location OF the tree. Apples
are somewhat morel abundant; OF april
cots and ounces. there are non Alfalfa
all cut, and some baled; a liberal esti-
mate places the yield at not more than
half OF last years first cutting. Wheat
and corn considered good, but wheat IL
heading small. Ranges continue poor,
and stock In bad condition. River very
low. and On the west side IL IN difficult to
supply the bitches Highest temperature.
20 lowest, AZ; rain. trace.
Eddy-L. o. Fullen-Slight rains, and
crops growing nicely. About $500 acres
planted to beets; bugs have appeared, but
no serious damage anticipated. Small
fruits abundant on the market. lndica-
tons are for heavy rains.
East Las Vegas-J. ThOrnhill-COntin-
ued dry and windy; crops drying up;
alfalfa being cut before II dries up; will
not be half a crop. Thunder showers on
9Th and 9th, the latter with hail, which
killed iitty sheep out OF a flock caught
out.
Elk-yigil II. York-Frost on May 20
killed some garden plants. West winds,
cool nights. Cattle getting very weak,
The only food for the stock IL brush, and
that is covered with web worms
Espsnola-Jim Curry-Windy and dry,
soon he ready TO cut; highest tempera-
ture, 81; lowest. 43; rain. 0.l3.;
Fort Stant0n-F. b. COe-Weather con-
tinues very dry, but crops are looking
well, and stock holding their own.
Fort UniOn-M. c. Needham-Range
very dry, and water scarce, but q good
shower on the 9th. StOckmen who have
not large alfalfa fields are thinking se.
riously OF shipping TO Kansas. Even
those grazing alfalfa are not doing 10
we'll. Crops at IA ~standstill. Highest
temperature, So; lowest, IS; rain, 0.2O.
Gallinss Springs-Jas. Il. Whitmore-
Some light showers, with prospects Of
more. Highest temperature, 81; lowest,
AZ; rain. 002.
Los Alam0s-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 prov.
ing destructive TO sheep. Many stones
weighed three or more ounces. A fine
rain after the hail.
0jo Csliente-Antonio Joseph-Show-
ers on the 9Th revived vegetation some
what, but grass on the ranges IL still
short, and stock IN poor condition.
Lambs will average only 30 per cent,
hut the wool clip will average up fairly
wall. Highest temperature, SIS; lowest,
AZ; rain, 0.1O.
Richards - Edwards McTigue-Winds
greatly moderated. Hot days and nc
rain hut orouin corn Ia anita aa,,afao