Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-08-02
CROP BULLETIN.
Good Rains During the Week Il
Certain Sections.
REPORTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS.

Santa Fe. N. NJ. July 31.-The wealth
er for the past week has been warm
and cloudy. with considerable wind.
Good rains occurred In some sections.
and light refreshing showers were gen
eral excepting in parts of Taos n
Rio Arriba counties, where they are ex-
periencing one of the most disastrous
drouths on record for these localities
Ranges are dry, wheat and oats are SER
iously damaged and corn fields are 50
withered that unless rain COMES 500
there will be little yield. Light show
ers have fallen over the drouth -strick-
en- regions u the extreme southwest,
ana although not sufficient az yet TO
make good gfs& on the ranges, the
crops have been greatly revived and
there IL. as a rule, sufficient water for
irrigation purposes. Most Of the fall
wheat has peer harvested in northern
sections an dthe spring wheat harvest
has begun, The second n of alfalfa
Is being secured in northern sections
under very favorable conditions, al
though in some localities there has been
some slight damage from the showers.
In the south the third crop " being curt.
oats are being harvested in northern
sections, with a good yseld, generally.
Corn Ia making rapid growth. excepting
In the drOuth region, and roasting ears
are in southern markets. Gardens are
coming on very satisfactorily. Water
melons, maslmclons and cantalOupes
are ripe In southern sections. The vine
yards of BernalillO county and Of
southern Rio Grandc valley are quite
promising. Eirly apples, peaches,
pears and plums are in the markets of
central and northern sections. late
peaches are ripening in thesouthern Pc
cos orchards. Fruits have dropped con-
siderably owing to the high winds. As
a rude stock n In prime condition. In
those section OF Socoro county. and of
the southwest. where there has been
considerable loss and suffering On ac-
count OF the drouth, the conditions rave
been much improved by the recent
showers. Irrigation water IL getting
scarce In the sections depending On the
northern Rio Grande and in the vicinity
Of Las Vegas, but elsewhere there
seems to be mo complaint.
The following extracts from the re-
ports of correspondents give the o
ditions more in detail.
Aztec. H. Mead. Crops of all kinds
are doing nicely SOme early roatsing
ears are beginning Ia cOne In Mar
k,ts well nIed with vegetables. such as
new potatoes, onions, cabbages. peas.
beets. etc. and apples, peaches, plums
and %apricOts. In the lower valley
hoppets are doing considerable damage
to all crops. TIT second cutting Of hay
IL being made. bitches are full of wa
ter. Highest temperature. 80; lowest,
90 no ain.
Bell RanJh-C. NJ. O'Donnell; Cloudy
aud showery. Alfalfa has been cut the
third time. Such peaches as the hail
has left are ~ripening. Rainfall. o.37.
C~arlsbad-Ll c. Fullen: Good rains
continue. The country Immediately
tributary to Carlsbad has had more rain
.1,uhls season than for three years past.
All crops are growing nicely. Late
, peaches are ripening: watermelons and
cantaloupes are on the market. Alfal-
IA and corn are satisfactory.
, East Las Vegas-J. Thornhill
! Weather continues very dry. hot and
sultry. Wheat Ia being harvested and
a | 10 WY ClAtf WIN NV ~ "
. are suffering rom the drouth. In som
places corn, oats n his springs al
falfa sowing are dry, and water in th'
river is very scarce. Grass on tn
A ranges Is drying up.
Gallinas ~Springs-Jas IL. Whitmore'
Crops are loklng very well. Grass or
the range Is growing finely; outsid,
water holes are well filed. and stock Il
e In fine condition. Fruit Is ripening weal
4 Highest temperature, Sc; lowest. 30
rain, O.2A.
Hobart-W. II. Hough: Wheat IL al
I ripe, corn and alfalfa growing well
n Fruit Is dropping considerably. Waite
Is getting scarce. Highest temperature
n 90; lowest. IS.
MesilIa Park-A. NJ. Sanchez: Cloud!
with light rains. which were OF mud
benefit. on luhe 25th a very heavy rail
d a few miles 20 the south, Watermelon
aud muskmelons are on the market
Corn Is in the milk. Grapes are grow
Ing nicely. Highest temperature, l0i
how est, 60; rain, O.42.
d Ojo Caliente-A. Joseph: The mos
disastrous drouth ever experienced II
this section Is nov upon US The whea
crop is seriously damaged; corn ma.
n revive IL itrains soon. otherwise non
viii be raised. A fairly good crop OF al
N falfa Is now being harvested, Highes
Temperature. IS; lowest, IS; no rain.
n Redrock-IDouis Champie: Second al
falfa has been secured, but was slight
ly damaged by the light showers Of tn
week. The Tuins were % sufficient Z
make good range feed for stock, bu
there Is plenty OF water for irrigation
n Corn is in tassel and growing fast.
= Santa Fe-United States Weathe
Bureau: Warm and windy. with ligh
' showers In vicinity, Local market wei
q supplied with the grown peaches, pear
d and aprlcots. AppleSare dropping con
siderably. Some early ORR Is At 70
roasting ears. but in general the field
. are just coming into full tassel. Irriga
ton water plentiful. Highest tempera
N ture, Sc; lowest. SO; rain, 0.0s,
Weber,. II, Biernbaum: Two goo
showers on Wednesday and Thursday
and the situation WAS much relieved
= Crops nave made rapid growth with III
:, fresh air and cloudy weather, n a
are looking finely. Some oats are be
= ing harvested.
y II. M. HARDINGE,
- Section Director.
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