Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-27
NlPPED BY THE FROST
Tomato, Cucumber and Squash Vines
in Northern Sections Slightly
Injured This Week.
VERY FAVORABLE SHOWERS
Horses in Bernalillo County suocumb to a
Strange Disease-A Fifth Crop of
Alfalfa in the Mesilla
Valley.

valley.
Mexico Section, Climate and Cro1
Service, Weather Bureau. In Coop.
Grafton with the New Mexico Wealth.
er S~ervice.)
! (Santa Fee, N. M, September rs, 1900.
Good showers, with continued COO,
weather and light frost on the 10Th anG
Goth, characterized the conditions of the
week just passed. The frosts nippe6
some cucumber, squash and toma,
to vines in northern exposed local
tiles, but as all crops are nearly ma
tured the total damage was very slight,
The showers have been very favorable
to late peaches, plums, grapes and ap-
pies, there being a marked increase in
size since the rains began. Late corr
also has been improved, especially in
fodder-making qualities, but in the
higher and later sections of the north
ern counties there has been some dam
age and considerable delay in securing
wheat, oats and hay. In some locali-
ties wheat and oats shocked and in the
field are sprouting. Daily shipments Of
apples, late peaches and plums are be-
ing made from the southern Rio Grande,
and the fifth growth of alfalfa is al
most ready for harvest. Grass is we'll
started since the rains, and, with the
possible exception of Taos, Rio Arriba
counties, and vicinity, it is thought
there will be good and sufficient winter
for stock. The extreme lower
Pecos valley has been well watered,
and reports Indicate that this Is the
banner crop year for that section.
The following extracts from the re-
ports Of correspondents will show the
conditions more in detail:
Aztec-C. E. Mead: A heavy frost on
the night of the 10Th killed tomatoes,
melons, etc., and somewhat injured
corn, but crops were we'll matured and
the total damage was small. The third
cutting of hay is being made, and the
yield is good. Ranges are in poor condi-
ton for stock. Fruits are excellent, and
wheat has turned out a good yield.
Highest temperature, IS; lowest, 30;
rain, DOL.
Bernalillo-Brother Peter: Consider
ably cooler; clear during the day and
at nights. Late peaches, ex-
a few varieties of clings, are too
small for market, but the trees were
loaded, and in some places were
broken by the weight of the fruit.
Peaches are being dried in large guam
Grapes filled out nicely since the
rains; wine making is in progress. Up
per vineyards are well loaded, but low
er vineyards are bearing only alternate
y for some reason. Several fine horses
have died during the past week from
some unknown disease, supposed to be
conditions. Only large horses
seem to be affected. Highest tempera-
lure, SO; lowest, Il; rain, 0.6S.
East Las Vegas-J. Thornhill: The /
,eavy rains and sharp frost have great
damaged garden truck, and seriously
nterfered with cutting and storing hay
alfalfa, and securing wheat, oats,
tic. Wheat and oats in shock in the
ields are %sprouting. Grass on the range
s good, and there is plenty of water.
Carlsbad-L. o. Fullen: Good growing
weather. the past week; farmers and
'anchmen are we'll satisfied with the
Reports indicate that this
the banner crop year of the lower
'ecos. In every instance there are good
fields.
Fort Stanton-Frank B. Coe: The late
aims have done a great deal Of good;
frost holds off until the 18th of Octo-
'er there will be good winter feed on
he ranges. Corn was too far advanced
0 be much benefited by the rains. Late
,pples are a fine crop.
Gallinas Spring-Jas. E. Whitmore:
zine weather for late corn and grass
the ranges. The rains have increased
he size of winter apples, and the crop
5 fine. Highest temperature, 80; lowest,
3: rain, 0.01.
Mesilla Park-A. M. Sanchez: Cloudy
nd cooler weather. The rains have
aused the range grass to grow and
benefited late fruit. In many
asses corn has been cut for fodder. The
fth crop Of alfalfa Is beginning to
loom. Shipments of late peaches,
lums and apples are made daily. High
st temperature, 95; lowest, So; rain,
81.
Ojo Caliente-A. Joseph: Light frost
he 18th and Goth, somewhat damaging
egetables. Corn and alfalfa are doing
easonably we'll. The frost was the
arliest we have had here for twenty
We years. Highest temperature, IS;
west, 40; rain, 0.25.
Santa Fe-United States Weather Blu
eau: Cool, cloudy and showery. Light
rost on the 10Th and goth slightly in
lred tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and
umpkin vines in exposed localities.
all apples are ripening under very
God conditions. Highest temperature,
|; lowest, "A; rain, 0.3S.
Lyons Ranch (Gila River country)-
'harles H. Lyons: The recent heavy
aims did an immense amount of good,
nd although so late the grass on the !
anges is starting up finely, and stock
ill go through the winter without any
loss.
Weber-E. H. Biernbaum: Hail from
to s inches deep on the 21st. and COW
ring about fifteen to twenty miles of
Several orchards in its path
'ere badly damaged.
r. M. HARDINGE,
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