Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-07-06
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
The Crop Reports from the Various
CorrespondcntB.

Santa FC. n. NJ. july 70, United
ltntos department Of agriculture. eli
mate and crop bulletin OF the weather
bureau. New Mexico section.
Unusually high temperatures pre-
vailed during the past week. with scat
tered local showers Cunbu n pIluri
pallv Co the higher mountain ranges.
Local streams are Rcuing bow aui iu
Omo localities irrigation wnfpr iB Doe.
coming scarce. but bitches uuicr the
Rio Giandp are stiu won supplied.
Whore water has been suuiUiUnt STOW
iur crops made rapid progress under
the influence OF the warm weather.
uut crops dppcnding uu rain Tor muis
tuIc are uNcriug seriously from the
not and dry weather AH FDt st1Ch
generally is iu excellent condition. but
range grass ia drying up rap.ly and in
many localitiO. water holes have ran
drs ON the whole however. crop
lUi stock Pro poets are quite prom.t
Ins a. this writing as the "raiuy aya.
uu" should Doc close ut hand
Tho FIRST cutting OF alfalfa Ia pro-
crossing uudor very fayoral.. cuudi.
! tiOns in the hiahCl valleys OF northern
counties with an unusually heavy
Nrli IN the extreme south harvest.
! ing tup second growth is W.u under
| .dv with o. somewhat better yield than
| anticipated on account OF lAt.r favor
abln conditions Wheat is about ripe
| p tho south hut Boz northern counties
| is still iu ,ho milk, an reports Indicate
| ypry good stands OF wheat barley and
! rye Corn has been some what bach.
ward. bat tho recent hot weather ls
| onusiug a rapid Improvement Cher
| ri,s are ripe in northern counties,
! with a fairly abundant yield Straw
! borrigs are almost over excepting in
the highest valleys of the north
TG" following rcmurf aro selected
/ from tho reports OBJ DurroauundDnts
Alamagordo D. G. Dunn The hot
! weather OF the last two weeks has
| been very hard on uil kinds OF crops.
! Water iH ycry low in tua bitches and
/ the trees look dry Mountain rains iu
| the last two days however VIII help
| the Cow OFT water 40 complaint about
/ tho fruit
Andrews-A. 3. Warren Hot with
. high winds and uu rains. everything
ls very dry.
BluDwa,or-I =, Van Durou-A good
/ growing week; AN grain doing we'll
/ Corn Dos just beginning a good growth.
! First cutting at alfalfa done, with "a
/ guuu Yield. Outside pastures begin TO
show thD want of rain. Cattle and
sheep sim iu fine condition. aud every
| thing promises a good season. Highest
temperature. lul. lowest a., no rain
Dixon Otio Arriba county n, q.
! Whitney Wheat is just heading out
| Corn ia about i've inches hirh. and is
| rolling for want OF rain. ON account
OF the drought an crops making very
] SLOW growth streams arr very low
| and there is insufficient water Tor igrl.
! cation. Unless rain comes soon an
crops will hp an entire failure
! East las Vegas lno. lhpuhill
! iiot and dry: this has been the hottest
week for four years All field crops
are badly iu mood ui rain. grass on the
! pairics is drying up ana water d.
| getting scarce. Crops recover slowly
from tho effects of the severe hail
storm of the 2lst az June.
! EspBnula-p n. Lcesv--ilot and dry
! vegetation undor bitches looking fine
! The range is drying zap rapidly, Wa
/ Ter getting low in the Santa Cruz
! creek bat the Rio Graudv Htin run.
! ming high a very heavy FIRST cut
ot alfalfa AN finished Wheat pro
| misses the lUft crop In years.
! FuItaud g. 3 Colyor-An eXcgp.
]
nights. uu wind aud ana abundance of
/ water ana sunshine Corn growing
| rapidly whea. is iu thU milk Second
| alfalfa growing nicely. watcrmclons
] ready Go hllafUm ghrrrI. aru sim be.
| iug picEui Tho range needs rain.
GallIuas Spr.nn-lhs. D. Whitmorc
/ -'.np growing week Tor grass and
growing crops ON ths lath hail four
/ inches deep low miles east OF here,
/ hut only trace ut station Strong
/ Winds have accompanied tine rains OF
| tho wHDk Highest temperature, 100;
/ lowest Ib, rain uH'.
ius Aiamua VIM Frank Good
/ rains ou the 2lst and right on the
goth First crop of alfalfa about
ready for stacking. and favorable woa.
/ Their for securing 20 Boo "a day or two.
ShcarIug progresses slowly
Mcailln Park I ID. uufloy Hot.
with considerable moisture in the uir.
/ The showers have boon quito local In
character. The moist hot weather
caused alfalfa 90 improve rapidly so
. that the second cutting which is be-
gun viii bo bnttor than expected Al
| vegetation looking we'll aud thorc ia
till plenty uf Watur ben IGn dtchn7.
. no lu.ll fruit Iu thn ma0Fut nigh.
est temperature iuis lowest lc rain,
uIE
/ Oio yaU.utr Joseph - The
dTUuih continues md " .rIuualy In.
uung crops and thD wa.H on tho
ranges luinEntiun water Boz Frtting
SCARE. Ina Some localities Fruits, cspo.
..H.y IAN fruits. look pr1m.sus Stock
remains in excellent condition.
santa l'.-l 3. weather bureau