Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-04-18
The CROP BULLETIN
A Cold, Cloudy, Rainy and Windy
Week With Frost Nearly
Every Night.
BLOSSOMS FROZEN
Early Peach Blossoms Suffered Also-The
FROST, However, Proved Beneficial In
Thinning Out Fruit and Excellent
Yield May Be Expected.

(U. s. Department of Agriculture. New
Mexico Section, Climate and Crop
Service, Weather Bureau. In Coop
Grafton with the New Mexico Wealth
err Service.)
Santa Fe, N. M, April II, 1909
The week ending Monday, April 16,
was cold, cloudy and windy, with frosts
nearly every night in higher attitudes.
On the mornings of the 10th and 18th
the temperature fell considerably below
freezing in nearly all sections of the
territory, causing killing frosts over
northern sections, which froze many
apricot and early peach blooms. Early
fruits are blooming unusually full, and
the effects of the cold weather and
frosts will prove beneficial in thinning
the crop, as there still remain suffi-
cient buds to promise an excellent yield.
The general SHOWS and rains Of the 18th
and 18th will further improve the ia
vorable conditions of the season, and at
this writing the prospects for all farm
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lent. Early alfalfa was slightly nipped
by the frosts, but the injurious effects
are more than offset by the beneficial
rains. With few exceptions the soil is
in the best condition for working, and
gardening, sowing oats and alfalfa
seeding has progressed very satisfac-
torily. Wheat sowing is about finished.
Grass on the ranges Is starting rapidly,
and stock is in very good condition for
the season. The approaching lambfng
season promises to be very successful.
Local streams are still low, but will be
greatly augmented by the recent pre-
cipitation, and in northern sections at
least it is thought that the snow in the
mountains is sufficient to insure a fairly
steady supply until the summer rains
set in.
of correspondents will show the
more in detail:
Allison-W. M. Taylor: Cool and
windy night of the 9th, and it seems as
though the frost took all the fruit.
Grass has started on the ranges; stock
is looking well. Water for irrigation
very low in the lower Mimbres.
Aztec-C. E. Mead: Cold and cloudy,
with some snow and sleet, Late frosts
greatly damaged peaches, pears,
plums and apricots. Farm work is well
under way; farmers are still planting
wheat, oats, etc. On account of lack of
precipitation during the winter the soil
is hard and dry. Stock wintered finely;
there is plenty of water for irrigation.
Highest temperature, IS degrees; low
est, 10; precipitation, 0.06.
Observation-Disclosures Peter: Apricots
suffered considerably from the frosts on
the night Of the 10th and 18th; other
fruits apparently not much harmed.
Highest temperature, Il degrees; low
est, ~; total precipitation. trace.
Bluewater-J. s. Van Doren: Windy
weather, with fiurries Of snow and rain
and hail, but leaving little moisture.
There seems to be sufficient now on the
to furnish the usual supply
Of water, but it is late in coming, and
the usual acreage of grain will not be
Alfalfa growing well; stock in
good condition. Highest temperature,
S. degrees; lowest, 81.
East Las Vegas. Thornhill: Good
weather for putting in oats and alfalfa
seed. The soil could not be in better
condition for working. Wheat Is all in.
farmers in this vicinity are seeding
a large acreage of oats and alfalfa.
Fruit trees not far enough advanced to
be injured by the heavy frosts of the
9th and 10th.
Espanola-Jim Curry: Cold and
windy, with cold, frosty nights. Not
much damage to fruits excepting april
cots. Wheat is coming up; soil in good
for working.
Hobart-W. H. Hough: Soil in fine
condition for corr planting; wheat SOW
ing not yet finished. Vegetables are
late. Fruit not injured here by
the frosts. Plenty of water in the riv-
err, but none running in the smaller
streams. Highest temperature, Is de-
grees; lowest, 81.
Los Alamos-William Frank: Wheat
and oats about all planted, and begin
ming to come up. Some additional al
falfa has been planted this year. Soil
in very good condition, and 1" Is raining
Landing begins about May /;
anticipate a very favorable
season. Cattle in fair condition. The
river is low.
Mesilla Park-A. M. Sanchez: Cold
and windy, with light frosts nearly ev-
cry day. Fruit apparently not damaged,
although the temperature fell 4 degrees
below freezing on the 9th and 18th. AL
falfa, however, was considerably nip
ped. All other crops are doing well.
There ID nc water in the bitches, but 1t
Is not needed yet, as last weeks rain
left the soil in excellent condition.
Highest temperature, 80 degrees; low
est, 20.
Santa Fe-United States Weather Bu-
reau: Cool, windy and cloudy, with
frosts nearly every night, and killing
frost on the 18th, when the temperature
fell to 10. Most Of the apricots and
many early peaches were killed, but
there seems to be q very good crop left.
Soil has been in excellent condition, and
planting and gardening has pro-
satisfactorily. Recent rains