Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-03
WEATHER AND CROPS
A Windy and Backward Season, But
Favorable to Farming
Operations,
CORN PLANTING GOING ON
Some Lambs Lost on the Northern Border
Rivers Rising Furnish Plenty of
Water for Irrigation Pastures
Needing Rain.
Santa Fe. N. NJ. MAY ., 1S99.)

Dry. windy weather, with cool nights,
characterized the week ending with the
1st inst. General frosts occurred over
northern sections on the 2Tth and 3Oth,
that of the Both being the more severe
and causing additional damage to the
early fruit prospects of northern or
| chards. In southern counties more fa-
! vorable conditions obtained, although
on account of the unusually cool weather
and lack of rains, there is some com
plant of a backward season.
The weather has been favorable for
carrying on farming operations. Salts
factory progress has been made in cen
trail and northern counties in sowing
oats and spring wheat and new alfalfa
fields. Corn planting is about finished
in southern localities, and is well along
farther north. Some southern alfalfa
fields are in flower and nearly ready to
cut. In the higher attitudes of central
and south-central regions early fruits,
as apricots, peaches, cherries, etc, will
be short crops, but in the valleys of the
lower Pecos and Rio Grande the pros
poets are good for all fruits. In the
| vicinity of La Luz is is claimed that fig
trees were killed to the ground by the
late frosts.
Pastures have started well, but are
much in need of rain and warm weather.
The Landing season seems more sue
cessful in southern than in northern
sections. Some northern stockmen fear
u loss of nearly so per cent on account
of the drought and cold weather.
Streams and rivers are swelling some
what, and there is no complaint of a
| shortage of water for the bitches.
The following remarks are extracted
from the reports of correspondents:
Santa Fe-U. s. Weather Bureau
Dry, windy weather, with cold nights
and trosts on the 27th and Both. The
injury to peaches and apricots by that
of the 30th seems TO be quite slight.
Present indications are for a full crop
of both. Sowing and planting has
progressed satisfactorily. Highest tenn
perature, 70; lowest, 81; trace of
precipitation.
Watrous-M. G. Needham-Corn, oats
and alfalfa planting has made much
progress during the past week. On ac-
count of the late frostS the fruit crop is
damaged to the extent of rs per cent
As yet there is plenty of water for irri-
cation, but the range is fast drying up
for lack of rain. Highest temperature,
"a; lowest. 20.
weather the past week, and crops have
made satisfactory progress. Alfalfa al
most ready for the first cutting. Aspara-
gus and strawberries in the local mar
ket. Threatening rain.
Elk-Virgil HI. York-Not much dam
age by the heavy frost of the Goth, as
garden plants were hardly far enough
advanced. There is general complaint
of a late spring.
TT. Stanton - Frank B. Goethe
windy season has ceased. Crops gem
orally planted and growing nicely.
Gallinas Spring-Jas. E. Whitmore-
The high winds are injuring the fruit
trees, and also grass. From the present
outlook the fruit crop will be very short.
All crops are coming or well, but pas
lures need rain badly. The highest
temperature, 95; lowest, 80; no rain.
Los Alamos-Wm. Frank-Cold and
windy since last report, retarding
growth in all plants. Lambing is just
started. and rain is needed to insure a
successful season. Pastures just started
and need rain and warmer weather.
Lower Penasco Warm, growing
weather since the frosts of the 21st and
23d. Corn mostly planted. All fruit
damaged excepting apples, which will
be a full crop. Cherries are also prom
Using. Other fruits from a half to a
quarter yield expected. Highest tenn
perature, so; lowest, 81.
Mesilla Park-C. Thompson-Windy,
cloudless weather; crops generally are
doing nicely. All danger.of severe frosts
is past, and there will be a large crop of
fruit. The river is rising rapidly, and
there is plenty Of water in the bitches.
Alfalfa is about Is inches high. High
est temperature, So; lowest, 20; no
rain.
Ojo Caliente-Antonio Joseph-Cool
nights and dry and windy days have
been somewhat u%nfavorable for crops.
Grass on the ranges is coming up nicely,
and stockmen are more hopeful. The
Landing season is not expected to aver
age so per cent. Highest temperature,
s5; lowest, IS; no rain.
Observation-Disclosures McTigue-Un-
usually high winds on the Goth and 27th.
Corn is all planted.