Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-11

IIOm Tue reports Oh
Albert: II. NJ. Hanson: Dry and
rather windy; rain is BABY needed.
Live stock, however, is doing well.
Shearing in full progress and will
probably be over in another week.
A fair second cutting of alfalfa is in
stack. Grasshoppers are beginning to
appear. and unless We have a good
soaking rain to start a quick growth
they will keep back the third crop to
a great extent. Highest temperature,
95; lowest, IS; no rain.
Arabela: A. NJ. Richardson: Ex-
tremely hot and dry, and crops greatly
injured. Highest temperature, 1.J;
lowest. As; rain. trace.
East Las Vegas: John Thornhill:
All crops suffering greatly from the
continued hot, dry winds; wheat and
oats are drying up and corn looks bad
ly. Grass on the range is very short
and water holes are dried up. Cattle
looks very poorly. The river and
bitches are dry.
Folsom: Jackson Tabor: Dry with
heavy, drying winds. Good showers,
with heavy hail on the 9th. Hail kill
ed 1873 ewes and 80 lambs out of one
flock. No crops in the path of the hail.
and grass will be greatly benefited by
the storm. Highest temperature, S4;
lowest. As; rain. 0.43.
Ell Rito: p. Lopez: No rains and
strong winds. with a severe lust storm
on the 26th and 9th.
Hobart; w. II. Hough: High, dry
ing winds, and water is getting low.
Corn and wheat doing well but grass
hoppers doing considerable damage to
alfalfa and fruit trees.
Gallinas Springs: James L. Whit.
more: Grass for cattle getting very
short, and many herds are short Of
water although there is plenty at my
ranch. The high winds causing apples
to fall badly. Notwithstanding the
drought all vegetables are doing well.
Temporal corn not yet planted, but
will plant before the 18th if rain
comes. Highest temperature, 100;
lowest, SO; rain. OILS.
Geronimo: n. NJ. Nelson: Dry and
windy; corn only shows any signs of
growing. Creeks and most springs are
dried up.
Laguna: Gus Weiss: Good show
ers on the 10Th and o., but the good
effects spoiled to a great extent by
the hot, dry winds since. Nights quite
cold. Dryest summer for six years.
CiNiihS pay 4 " III
La Luz; Ernest S. Swift: Slight
sprinkle on the 80 tn. Crops not yet
injured by the drought, but grazing
getting poor. Water supply is decreas-
ing, and gardens are beginning to suf-
fer.
Los Alamos: William Frank: Con-
ditions remain unchanged and the
drought is accumulated by high, drying
winds. Grass is fast drying up. and re-
ports from sheep camps getting des-
perate on account of the scarcity of
water.
Lower Penasco: II. w. Cresswell,
Jr.: Good showers on the Goth. Corn
doing well and growing fast; second
crop of alfalfa being cut. Peaches
and apricots are ripe. Cattle looking
much better.
Mesilla Park: r. II. Hart: Some
rain but not enough to do any good.
Threshing shows q good yield of
wheat. Second alfalfa being secured,
but a poor crop. A good crop of peach
es but understood on account of the
drought. Highest temperature, 100;
lowest, ga; rain, 0.07.
Ojo Caliente: Antonio Joseph: The
terrible drought continues, and streams
that have not been dry in a hundred
years are dry now. Wheat and oats are
badly damaged and will not average 80
per cent. Corn is more promising.
Fruit will be about haif a crop. All
stock has been taken to the mountains
where there is some grass. Highest
temperature, 92; lowest, 60; nc rain.
Miera: Francisco Miera: Hot and
dry but grass is still good although pc.
ginning to dry up somewhat. The little
farming here is doing nicely. Shearing
in progress, with a light clip.
Mimbres Grant county,: c. Den.
) mis-: Good showers on the 30th, but not
enough to raise the river. In many
places crops are suffering for water,
/ Cattle are still in fair condition and il
? we get rain soon all will be well, but
there is no grass now. Also crops and
fruit is dry here; cattle men are cut
ting bitches to water the stock.
Santa Fee: United States Weather
Bureau: Cool. with high, dry winds
Second crop of alfalfa growing well
, corn is now growing slowly on account
OF the cold nights and dry, day winds
and some fields are slightly curled
Ripening peaches and apricots would
be greatly benefited by rain. Wheat
and oats growing fairly well. Irriga
ton water generally still sufficient, but
the river and reservoir quite low. High
est temperature, 50; lowest, AS; rain
0.05.
Socorro: Prof. A. Jones: Very
dry and crops beginning TO suffer fol
want Of rain, and fruits to wither
: Wheat all harvested and threshing in
/ progress. The yield will be about ay
? erage. Second crop of alfalfa rather
short. Highest temperature, 81; low
est, 50; rain, 0.09.
Teel: Hugh A. Teel: Light showers
on the 30th, but of very little benefit
and drought getting serious, Many
bitches are dry. lnere is no grass anC
stock water is short in many places
5 Woodbury.: A. j. Woodbury.: High
? est temperature, 80; lowest, 81; NJ
r rain.
r. NJ. HARDINGE,
2 Section Director.