Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-05-17
AND CROPS.
United States Department Of AgricuI-
ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin Of
the Weather Bureau, New Mexico

part of the past week have, greatly re-
lieved the long and serious drought.
While the rains thus far are quite in
sufficient in many places for the needs
of vegetation, there has as a rule been
sufficient moisture to start the range
grass, and the heavier rains in noun
famous districts insure a fair supply of
water in the streams for some time to
come. Showers have been quite gener-
al over northeastern counties, where
the drought was most serious, and
while large losses have already been
sustained during the first days of the
lambing season before the advent of
the rains, the conditions now are de-
cidedly more favorable and the season,
as a whole, may bring a fair average.
The drought has also been very severe
in southern Rio Arrloa county. and
sheepmen lost heavily during the first
part of the Landing. Elsewhere the
season has been fairly successful, and
in the southwest the yield of lambs
has been up to the average, and above.
Cattle continue in good condition in
southern sections and are rapidly i'm
proving. In central and eastern Sec
tons there is slow improvement, and
also in northeastern counties, but be-
fore the rains there was some loss.
Planting has been resumed with re-
newed vigor in northeastern counties
since the rains, but it probable that
the acreage on temporal or u%nirrigated
lands will be much under the average,
owing 70 the %lateness of the season.
Growing crops made rapid advance
ment during the week. Barley Is head
ing in the extreme south. and first al
falfa is about ready to cut. Corn is
making a good start, and wheat is
growing rapidly. Nothing has occur
red to lessen the hopes of IN unusual
ly large fruit yield.
The following remarks are extracted
from the reports of correspondents:
Albert-H. NJ. Hanson-Continued
hot, dry and windy. Some thunder and
lightning, but very little rain. Lamb
ing has begun with only Indifferent
success thus far. Hardly any blowing
or planting done this season. Highest
temperature, SO; lowest, AZ; rain,
trace.
Arabela-A. NJ. Richardson-Corn is
growing very well considering the dry
weather. Highest temperature, Sc;
lowest, SO: no rain.
East Las Vegas. Thornhill-The
long drought is broken. and farmers
are beginning to plant in earnest. AL
falfa is growing finely. Irrigation wa
ter is still scarce.
Espanola-P. II. Leese-Very favor
able week for all crops. Water in the
bitches keeps up. Good showers, with
heavier rains in the mountains; range
grass is getting a good start. Fruit
promises the best in years; orchard
icfc ara about fhra,uh uu;th eprox,;,r
Hobart-W. H. Hough-There is
plenty of water for irrigation. Corn is
mostly up; wheat doing well. Fruit
promising fairly well; very dry on the
ranges.
Folsom-Jackson Tabor-First of
week dry. but good showers the latter
part have broken the drought. There
are reports of heavy cattle losses on
the lower Dry Cimarron, near the bor-
der line. Alfalfa is looking well; grass
much ~freshened since the rains. Fruit
promises a good yield.
Fort Stanton-E. w. Halstead-Irri-
cation water still plentiful. but dimin-
ishing; good growing weather for
planted crops. Alfalfa is doing we'll;
other crops mostly in. Thunder show
ers have begun in mountains. High
est temperature, rs; lowest, SO; rain.
O.O2.
Fruitland-C. j. Collyer-Irrigated
crops are growing fast, but the ranges
are dry and bare. The soil was unus-
ually dry before the first irrigation. All
fruits are most promising. Wind and
dust storms, but no rain. Highest tenn
perature, "a; lowest. 81.
Gallinas Springs. Z. Whitmore-
Local showers in all directions the lat
ter part of the week. All garden truck
is very backward. Considerable fruit
falling, but sufficient left so far. Cattle
are improving; lambing so far as heard
is very poor. highest temperature, 81;
lowest, 43; rain, OIL.
Los Alamos-W. Frank-Fine show
ers the latter part of the week, with
highly beneficial results.
Lower Penasco-H. w. Creswell, Jr.
Farmers are about through seeding:
all crops doing we'll. Alfalfa is about
ready to cut. Fruit indicates a bigger
cut than in many years past.
Mesilia PaTk-A. NJ. SancheZ-In the
afternoons threatening rains but little
has fallen so far. There is plenty of ir-
rigation water, and with the favorable
weather all vegetation progresses rap
idly. Wheat is doing well; alfalfa is
beginning to bloom; in few cases bar
ley is beginning to head. Highest tenn
perature, So; lowest, 40; rain, Dol.
Ojo Caliente-Antonio Joseph-The
~protracted drought was broken on the
Sth by an inch of rain. followed by
lighter showers. Farmers and stock
men are now hopeful. Growing crops
now look well; fruit is very promising.
Irrigation water is abundant. Highest
temperature, so; lowest, As.
Roy-A. ID. Bush-First of the week
continued dry, with grass killed by the
drought and very little water in the
river and water holes. Sheep are poor,
and farming operations very back
ward. The first three days of the
lambing season almost proved a total
failure in places, about 25 per cen be-
ing saved. Light showers on the eth
brought slight relief and the cloudy
weather promises more.
Sapello-M. A. d. Riyera-Good
showers the latter part of the week;
alfalfa aud other crops are looking