Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-11
CROP BULLETIN.
DrOuth Continues Along the Lower
Rio Grande Valley
REPORTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS.

ritury. b,u In the lower Riu Grandc, and
IN Tuos ana Rio Arfgha countlcs the fali
was hght. and druurh conditions Rdli
prevail 90 some extent Corn win bel
greatly Improved by thu rains and grass
o1 tilc tanTsa refreshed. but aa must ri
the wheut ouu and barley a. about
r'ady 90 harvest fhe nins have Come
mosfi t0o late to beusfit those crops In
northeastern s,ztiuns the ruins were
quito heavy. and being accompanied by
hail To- some localities considerable
danmnp reFuhod 90 fruits and standing
crops both frum the hail and from
washing In tho lowcr t+cos valley
there has nssn abundant vlinn during
tn season. ana reTsuSH Indicate that
conditions there arr the best IN years
I'm tlio extreme southwest and in west
crn socDrnu cDuuiy. where there has
been ~ mut,h suffering from dr1uuh.
thcy are having alInost daily showers
and Stuck AMI farming Interests ufc Inn
proving rapidly. The s.c0sd crop 81 nj.
faifs b almost an secured. ana unlier
favorable conditions az a rule. Wheat.
oats and barley seem io h. hardly up ~
she average yield in northern sections
Tho thiri cutting ~ alfalfa has begun
IN tho extreme south. Nau-rnr'.s.iis
add muskmelous 81 a ppor quality are
coming Into the southern T,io grande
market Early grapes arc nsurly ripe
in she lower pcCNa valley irrigation
water rs petiing quite aCarcu ln many
localities. but the occasional showers
are nsping guisiona and growing crops
an a very Gtif c,asditi,n. villa few ex-
cepti0ns an r,p0ras show that stock 10
in prime condition
The following extracts from reports
more la dogail
Bcrnslillo --l}rlthcr peier Third crop
OF alfalfa is in hloun. Water for irrdgt-
tiun " hoooming eCarCe. SquaEhcs have
been destroyed by bugs and melons
that wcrv planted tn cius,e proximity 30
the s1miaIes are suffering from the
sdluo cause Beams an being elttm by
chinch bugs Zinnmlei grupes are
turning Iiighos, temperature. g5 low
oat 56 precipitation. "a truce
Boil Rauch--C NJ O'DOnci. Cool
rains during the weck have frcshened
thu grtss ana repicnished stock wAt,f
llanRp lis ln excellent condition Ruin-
fall. ii9.
Carlsbad--L. O. Fuuen. Rains have
been frequent AMI pbundnnt. cnups Ia
the yaliey south ~ hore were never bet-
ter Range il the bsss, in five years. The
thlrd cutting OF alfalfa now being made.
Peaches are rp,ninR faster than they
cam bo disposed 81 three Gar loads ship
pcd to Kansas Ciiy this hst week A
! fair Crup % grWppr nov coming into
market
t2aa, las Vcels--,I TlhorThin; The
druu,h IL at last broken good rains
have fallen. but too kate I'M the scason o.
be OF benefit "a oats and corn. Corn win
make fOddoT Young alhilfa Will h.
much benefited BY nins. WlhsaR -
about uli harvested and second crop II
alfalfa h. bsing cut oats very short
and rip,nfng fast. Water siill very
scarce In Tdvcr and bitches.
Pennington A. symonds: ClUps
doing niceay. Wheat harvest nearly IN
ished by the end of the month. crop
rather light. Corn promises good
yicld. second cutting Of alfalna about
an a-ouret Early peachcs and apples
are nearly all Oh she market. Apples
are NEARLY ali No. / very few wormy
Fort s,Lmton---FIvnk y. CO. showers
nearly every day Crops growing niece
! ~ Fruei Ia good and stOck fat.
OnliiIas springs James e. Whe-
mere All kinds Of stock doing we'll
/ The rains ~ to-day viii mn up water
holcs Highest temperature. o.. low
/ est. Sc. rainfall. Ii5
liobar-w. II. Hough Com general
| IS Is doing we'll but la many places q
Is suffering for water Wheat Is nearly
au cut Grass on the fvnges IL drying
/ up and water Is getting solrce. High
cn- temperature, 80, lowest, "a.
/ Mcsilla Iurk-A. NJ. SUnchez warm
and dry, with only traces OF rain
I drouth conditions stin prevailing IN,
I thlrd cut 81 alntlni S. b,ing made, and
l d Is feiFVd u VIII b. the last for ans
/ season. II it does not ry,in niosi OF ,hs
/ corn Will be- dried up la few days
Grapes are getting ripe. A few water.
/ melons ana muskmelOns ~ very rooi
/ quality arc On the market. Highest
! toinpem'Cp., 95i lowest. 80; rainfall
/ trace
Ojo Callente-A. Joseph. The bong
]
| two small showers Whs-at, osus and
I barley ure below che average IN yield
! and quality CuIn viii improve with
/ uhs rain. stock unges are In very pstoI
condition al Iacseut, but stock Is hit
/ Highest temperature %. lowest, 5si
/ u,innai. 04O
/ Redlock Louis Cmmple: IAghl
[ shHWvrs during the week and gruss IN
| uhe fo,shiiia H. starting up. Irish puta.
/ l1cH. especially early planted, are a vcry
ight ruop. Corn is la silk gardens arr
maturing we'd Pleu1y of Irrigation wa.
/ ter.
Santa Urnited States Weather Bu.
rau. Cuutlu1lc1 warm. with seyena.
/ showers, The g,nd ivin OF SUNDAY C5th)
/ has greatly refrosaleurd yegeiat ION
I Pc8chsu. late apidooir. e,tI'ly apples and
pIums are IN the local market Wheat
4 is ripcning ntst. and wiz be- soon ncady
| FOR harvesting ,utn. with "a FEW eX-
I crpuons b. growing and maturing very
wen lligip.st temperature ST. lowest
/ 5ii rain, 0.62
spnngtl Dr L. Hinss. Several god
rains. ou sire 5th neaIly 4 iuchea ~ rain
. fvu in about two hours. accompanied
I by spme hail, which did considerable
I damage to fruit and growing cDpa
/ Highest temperature. D.. lowest As de-
I gisses a. NJ HARDfNGE
Soction Director.
HeV, Harweod nt las Vegas,
/ Rev Dr. Thomas HarWold. of Al.
bucquorue, preached the annual edu'
/ catlonnl sermon az the Mcthodlat church
/ sunday morning. For thirty ycart
/ he has been engaged in New MeNicC
I mission work In hls SERMON ne Wiy'
| some ~ thc history of his work. Or
/ HARDWOOD b. nav president ~ tire Bibll'