Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-15
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
What the Correspondents Have &
say About the Crops.

What the Correspondents Have 20
Say About the Crops.
u. $. Department Of Agriculture, Cli
mate and Crop Bulletin Of tho
Weather Bureau, New Mexico Sec
tion. Santa he. n. NJ. June IL.
Dry weather during the past week
with considerable wind, but vegetation
made rapid progress under the ia
ilucnce OF the bright. warm weather
The streams are still well supplied
with water. even In the CXtrcmc south.
western sections where there la
been little or no rainfall for more than
month. but the uHirrigated field
crops Of that part Of the territory are
suffering severely from the drOuth.
and the range grass Is fast drying up.
In other sections there rs no complaint
Of lack OF moisture a severe rain
and hail storm on May 81 and June
over the country southeast % the Sac
ramcutO mountains caused great dam
age In spots tU alfalfa. orchards an .
| field crops la general, High waters
J in the mountain streams Of the north
east has caused some damage "a
| bitches and dams.
The hrst growth OF alfalfa has beer
| cut In the more advanced section ol
the northern counties, but in general
the cutting will not begin until about
the 18th instant Al reports indicat,
a heavy yield for the FIRST crop, bul
whore the second growth is ON IN.
| way the prospects are not so good
Wheat. oats and barley are makini
rapid growth, and corn has improve,
somewhat under the influence of th,
| warmer weather The earliest chcrric
are turning as far north as Santa Fe
and Strawberries are ripe, Withuu
exception stock is dolng well. and tn
prospects arc for a good yield O.
calves.
Extracts from the reports OF CORES
pondonts:
Alnmogurdo-J. c. Dunn The rain
OF the FIRST OF the week with the sui
sequent warm weather proved Vor
beneficial 10 vegetation. All fruits ar
doing finely.
Albert A Smell Fine weather
moderately warm no rain Tho hr.
cut Of alfalfa nearly all lea stack,
good heavy crop Prospects good IA
the second crop Highest tomporatur
| 81; lowest. az. NO rain.
, Bell Ranch-C. NJ. O'bOucl-G Gras
}, and water abundant on the range a
I Is good crop. Rainfall, Ola.
D Bcrnallllo--B Brother Peter -ceca
1 ional high winds shake on some
! the fruit Alfalfa cutting continue
under moro favorable conditions ar
the yield Us considered very good A
Plies ana pears are doing Well "a,
q are the only fruits uf any consequent
e. n this vicinity this year HIghos
y temperature, ~, lowest a., rain, 0u
u East Las Negas-JuO. ThOrnhill
X Fine and warm weather All crul
n are doing we'll. alfalfa cutting viii b
a "ln about tho 18TH. Plenty of wat
Is for irrigation.
Il Elk Virgil ~ York Heavy rR
i and hail on May ai and June T. sirl
% ping alfalfa and beating corn and az
* er farm products into the ground T
rain was general but the hail only
spots Stock doing finely and so
prospects for "a heavy calf crop.
III Hobart W. a. HouFh Warm
weather. corn. wheat and alfalfa
inE we'll Range In hrat rato con
tiun. Highest temperature. sbi 10
est a.
Los AlamOs Wm Frank-Go
steady rains on the 3lst aud lst. d
generally clear, dry and windy the
after First alfalfa viii be ready
cut by che 18th. Reports from Z
lAmbing camps so far are fully eigl
II per cent.
Mcsilla Park ID Tinsloy Ra
or hot ana dry with some wind fl
| cut OF alfalfa about finished the s
/ ond growth promises to be short
4 other field crop7 ln good conditi
j Peaches prr practically failure fu