Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-05-17
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN,
United States Department Of AgricuI-
ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, New Mexico

ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, New Mexico
Section.
Santa Fe, New Mexicc. May 6. 1902
The dry weather continues and is he
coming very serious In the east central
sections. Some planting il being done
on temporal" land. but as a rule. this
work Is delayed awaiting rain. While
! the drought Is most severe in east cen
tral and northeastern counties IL is be.
coming quite serious throughout the
| territory. especially as regards stock
| interests. AS a rule stock Is doing
fairly well. especially cattle. excepting
in the sections mentioned but the rang.
es everywhere are extremely dry and
outside water holes have dried up AS
yet irrigation water is sufficient in all
but the northwest counties. hut the
streams are very low Tor the season
and the snow is nearly all gone from
the haadwatcrs. Landing is well be-
/ gun In northeastern sections and re-
/ ports indicate that hardly % per cent
of the lambs will be saved in many OF
the large nocks.
Corn planting is about finished in
southern counties. and well begun In
northern. Not much late planting has
been done as yet on unirrigated lands.
Where irrigated. field crops. as wheat
oats and alfalfa. are doing very well
and are we'll advanced Throughout
the territory fruit at present promises
an excellent yield.
The following remarks are extracted
| from the reports Of correspondents;
| Arabela-A. NJ. Richardson-Pant.
| ing finished, but little corn up on ac-
count of dry weather. There is no sur.
face water and stock look badly es-
pecially cattle. Highest temperature,
81. lowest, IS: no rain.
Cast Las Vegas. Thornhill-Dry.
windy weather continues, and farmers
are doing very little planting. Neither
oats nor corn has yet been planted as
the ground IL too hard and dry to plow.
| Irrigated alfalfa looks well Water is
| getting very scarce.
Espanola-P. II. Leese-Dry and
windy. Wheat Is being irrigated as IL
needed water badly. Snow in the
mountains decreasing very fast and
wa: getting scarce although still suf-
ficient. The range is very dry and there
is no new grass. Fruit Is in very good
condition; orchardists will begin
spraying next week.
TT. Stanton--E. w. Halstead-Fine
weather for the growth OF vegetation.
and planting Is well under way. Alfal-
ia growing we'll Water plentiful as
vet but shortage Is looked for unless
rains begin early as the snow in the
mountains is practically gone. High
est temperature. 81. lowest, 20, no
rain.
Frisco Clement Hightower-With
strong south winds during the day and
cold nights. vegetation has made
scarcely any growth the past week.
| Corn planting has begun on temporal
| lands Weather continues dry and the
water In the streams Is falling. Stock
holding up fairly well.
Gallinas Sprngs-Jas. T.. Whitmors
Dry weather continues with wind ev-
cry day. No temporal planting as yet,
awaiting rain. Cattle doing very well,
but lamhing turning out very poorly.
Fruit still all right. although some of
the blooms wasted by the winds. High.
est temperature, 81: lowest. "a; no
rain.
Los Alamos-Wm. Frank-The un-
favorable droughty weather conditions
continue. Almost all the lambs drop
ped die for lack of nourishment Lamb
ing will begin in earnest about the 9Th
instant, and all hope for rain about
IIlNI liIut. No TnOIt SttulUk btllik
done Alfalfa holding its own.
Mesilla Park-A. NJ. Sanchez--Warm
weather; cloudy but not rain. Rain is
badly needed, especially for the ranges
Alfalfa is beginning to bloom wheat
Is doing Well: nearly all the corn is
planted. There Is still plenty of irriga-
ton water. Highest temperature. S.
| lowest. SO; no rain.
Ojo Caiiente-Antonio Joseph-The
unprecedented drought continues. To
the great dismay and disbursement
of farmers and stockmen. Added to
this the yrasshoppers have appeared
and are considerably damaging grow
ing crops. There Is little grass on the
ranges, but there Is still an abundance
of water for irrigation. Highest tenn
perature. rs: lowest. 40; no rain.
Red Rock--Louis Champie-Some
corn has been planted, spring vegeta-
bles are rather backward. Peaches
promise a full crop. There Ii plenty of
water for irrigation purposes. but the
river is quite low for this time of the
year. Out ranges are badly In need OF
rain.
Santa Fe-U. s. Weather Bureau
Fruit trees and gardens are well ad-
vanced. Irrigated alfalfa Is knee high
and growing we'll. There seems to he
sufficient irrigation water but the river
Is quite low for the season. Highest
temperature. ~; lowest. 3s; no rain.
Teel-Hugh A. Teel--Warm weather
with no frost or rain. Fruit prospects
continue promising; crops growing
well. Corn IL planted, Oak brush Is
growing and cattle thriving.
Watrous--M. G. Needham--~Drough
continues. Irrigation water il scarce