Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-05
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
United States Department of AgricuI.
ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin of
he Weather Bureau, New Mexico
Sertion

United States Department of Aqricul-
ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin of
the Weather Bureau, New Mexico
Section.
Santa Fe, N. NJ, July 1.-The past
week has been one of severe drought
in all sections of the ter ritory, with
high, hot winds, most unusual at this
season of the year. In the extreme
northeast the temperatures of the 23d,
Gath and 26th were almos u~npreceden-
ted; at Albert, southern Onion county,
reaching LOG, 10S and 105, respectively.
on these dates. Excep ing in the To-
calities of permanent wa ter supply, as
the dams of the lower 1oecos and the
upper waters of the mou ntain streams,
irrigation water is becoming very
scarce, and in many loo alities there is
none. The Rio Grande is practically
dry from Albuquerque so nth, and in
western and southwestern sections
springs and wells are fall lng. Gardens,
which are given the first preference
for what water there is to spare, are in
very good condition &c morally. but
many Of the fields under ditch are suf-
fering for water and crop S on temporal
lands are drying up. On outside rang
es the grass is getting very short and
water holes are drying up. Cattle de-
pending on general ran ges are in very
poor condition, and on many protected
ranges there is much uffering. Better
conditions obtain " sr northeastern
counties. and in Line DIN, Chaves and
Eddy counties. but in central sections,
and on the Socorro county ranges
stockmen view the co mditions with the
greatest anxiety. Ia some instances
he second growth & alfalfa has been
harvested. AS a rule the yield was bet
ter than the first C. .op. Shearing is in
progress in norther N sections. Reports
oil the WELD and quality of the clip
vary considerably. but are generally
FAIR. In many Sc ,chions the ~ripening
fruit will be sma II unIess early rains
come. Grasshopl bers are reported as
doing considerable e damage in some To-
calities, especial Iy in the upper Rio
Grande valley alad the valleys contig-
uous, but even in these localities the
damage is not g enc raj.
The following enlarks are extracted
from the reports OF correspondents:
Albert: II. IA. Hanson: Remarkably
cool on the 21sf, i'm mediately followed
by an almost phenomenal spell of hot
weather, accDmpa' nied by hot, dry
winds which gave the country bleach.
ed n dusty aspect in less than two
days. AS crops ger orally were planted
late there is no inn Mediate danger, but
a is badly needed. Second crop OF
alfalfa is being cut and is considerably
better than the first. Snearing is in
progress. The heavy storm of last
week O6th) to the north of the STA
ton, accompanied by hail. killed q
lumber of sheep in its path, as many
as a hundred in one small bunch. High
est temperature. l0S; lowest, AZ; ne
rain.
Arabela: A. NJ. Richardson: Dry anC
hot. and crops suffering badly.
Bluewater: j. S. Van loren: The
continuous hot. dry winds are having
serious effect on all pastures and out
side ranges are suffering. All irriga
ted crops, however. are loo king well
corn In particular. First cutting OF al
falfa is finished. with a 6, god yield