Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-07-21
CROP BULLETIN.
Condition Of Crops Throughout
New Mexico Section.
the OROUTH At SOME PARTS.

United States Department % Agacui
| ture-rlmatc ami Crop Hulcin O
the Weather Bureau Now Mexlc,
section
Santa Fe. - NJ July A. The pas
woke has hcuo unusually warm. with q
| tow light showers. which wcre hadi,
distributed and entirely lnsunicient foi
| ins needs VI irrigation A. q rule
| druuth conditions obtain over ccnira
aud southern Hectiuns. Feid crops ar,
| badly iu need 20 mlu. irrigation watei
| iH giving out. auI the stock ranges ar,
| drying up. The protmctcd drouth ir
| western Grant county Htiil holds. al.
though slightly alleyiatcd by fcu ilshl
showers. ln northern cuuutIoa there &.
somc complaint ~ drouth, but with d
Few EXCEPTIONS irrigation water is rtll
suflcleut and there has beon enough
rain to refrshcn Held crops. keep th,
ranges in good conditiou and to nll out
side water holes
Harvesting fan wheat and the second
/ crop of alfalfa b. general over an north.
ern SECTIONS. except the highest alu.
tudes Farther south thrcshlng shows
% godo yield of wheat and " "a fine
lquahty. ln crutrai sections the second
cutting of alfalfa Will be fair crop.
as was the FIRST owing 60 the lnfrc-
quoucy OF showers harvesting wheat
and alfalfa has been conducted under
very favorable conditions. Report from
th" southern Pccos Indicates that can
taloupcs " that district were destroyed
hy bugs. Early peaches. apples and
apric"ts are beginning 20 ripen ln san
Juan county Notwithstanding che Iato
frUstH and the subsequent hail the
peach crop of the lower pccos seems
tp boz very fair At present peaches are
abundant there. and large hspmcnts are
h'.ng made daily Although thn ranges
are beginning to show the effects Of the
longdrouth. all stock with d tew Isolated
exceptions, are reported in very Rolt
condition. Prospects are favorable for
q good oalvIng season
Tho following remarks 81 correspond
cots show the conditions more IN detail.
Aztec. r. Mead. Unusually warm:
crops OF all kinds have made splendid
growth Early peaches. apples and az.
rrDta are beginning 90 rpcn Markets
are we'll supplied with new POTATOES.
peas, bcetH onions, oabbaEcs. etc.
spring wheat ~ rprning. fall wheat IN
being harvested second cutting OF al.
falfa beginning 10 bloorn Highest tenn
p"raturc. %. lowest a. No rain.
Bcrnalillo- brother Peter. Although
generally cloudy in the afternoon. We
had no rains to interfere with haryests
of wheat and alfalfa. Wheat throshing
hns begun. and the crop is proving a
good one. The second cut OF alfalfa D.
aa good az the first Apples. peaches and
pears an. 1pening rapidly. and the
trees are we'll loaded Highest tempera-
tar, iOl lowest o. No rain
Curlsbrd--L, o, Fullen. Good local
rains on The sth which greatly benefit
90 crops. SOME newly cut alfalfa was
damaged crops are doing well except
cautelOupes, which were destroyed by
bugs. Peaches in abundance on tho 10
cJl market
Fast Las Negas-J ThoruhuI Hot.
aultry weather with hot winds. and
threatening rains In the afternoons. All
nelj crops are suffering Tor water.
gras and vegetation Is fast drying up.
Irrigation water De- very scarce. Alfal.
H. stands the irouth we'll
1aiHnas Springs -Jamcs r.. Whit
more Local showers have nlled OUTSIDE
water holes. and cattle and ahy,.p are
looking very WE'LL but RAIN o. needed FOR
thn crops. Highest temperature. i02
luHes 90 Rain. 0W
Gfruumo..J s Nelson. Jr Hot Jays
and cool nights. win locai showers
EARLY rHtu .s beginning o. ttsssl.
Hobart w H Hough Wheat corn
aui other crops end fruits are coming
on very we'll Irrigation water .a get
ung low Highest temperature. 81 low
Dvt. o.
Mcsiila Park a NJ Sanchez Warm
ana dry. corn and alfalfa beginning to|
need water Apples are npcning The
spIl is stit boz fair condition from the
rains nf iast week. but unless rain
,,m mes soon be feared crops Will suffer
Highest temperature, 100, Lowest 5g
uIu, 00t
oju caLent0 4. Joseph The dr0uth
continues. but there b. enough water in.
tpo streams FOR irrigation purposes
corn and wheat are promising. ana tho.
second crop of alfalfa wili be- ready to
cut boz a few days Apricots aud peaches
arc ripe. Highest temperature. %. low
est i2. rain. 02O
bedrock Louis Champe The dr1uth
has been broken by a. few small show
rfs. but hardly sufficient 60 be of much
b,ncht to crops. although they stand
thr droulh very we'll Tho river a very
low some bitches are dry and irrgat-
lnp ls dimcuIt
Santa Fe-UuIted states Weather Bu-
rtau Warm and dry Crops and frultaI
are maturing rapidly. and under favor
able conditions Corn iH making an un
usually vigorous growth Some oats
has been cut early Tor fodder. Late
cherries are aiil In the local markets.
Highest temperature. 81. lowest. 90
rain. trace.
Eocorro Professor a. A. Jones Sec
ond cutting ~ alfalfa in progress
wheat throshng about finished. tho
yield being considerably above she av.
crage and of nne quality. Everything isI
ln need ~ water; che Rio Orande is dry
and stock water very scarce
Wairous-M O. Nesdham A dry uui
try week raan b. needed badly. Ranges
bt gin t0 show the effects 0f the con
inucd drouth. Crops are doing well
aui stock - in fne condition. The calf
crop viii be- up 20 che average High.
est temperature. 30 lowest. 6s, rain.
trace. n. NJ HARDINGB
section Director
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