Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-08
WEEKLY CROP
BULLETIN

/ United States department OF Agrlcul
! ture. Climate and Crop Bulletin r
the Weather Bureau. New Mexic5
/ Section.
/ Santa Fe, n. NJ August A. 1903
| The weather of the past week contin-
I ued hot and dry, with high drying
winds unusual at this season. lrriga-
ton water is beginning to fail in some
localities. hut as rule II Is still sufl.
Client for all needs. Unirrigated crops
are suffering greatly. corn especially
/ being badly dwarfted and wilted; but
under irrigation corn is growing rapid.
ly and will soon he generally in silk in
northern counties. All kinds OF stock
/ are reported in very good condition,
and improving, but the prairies are
beginning To look brown, good rains
being needed 10 insure fall and winter
! feed. Threshing is In progress in the
upper Rio Grande valley; the yield
and quality of the wheat Is very good.
The second crop of alfalfa Is generally
secured ~ northern counties, with
tair yield. Peaches. plums pears and
early apples are ripe In northern or.
chards; the yield Is very Irregular. but
as rule the quality is good Grass
hoppers are doing considerable dam.
age In the valleys Of northern coun-
ties, damaging corn and alfalfa. A Sc
we're hail storm in the vicinity of Las
Vegas on the night of August 1, con.
siderably damaged vegetation. On
some northeastern ranges the calf
crop OF the season was far below the
average.
The following remarks are extracted
from me reports of correspondents:
Albert-H. NJ Hanson: Hot and dry,
and vegetation considerably wilted
One light rain during the week hut the
relief afforded was of brief duration.
Third alfalfa has made a good growth
and with little rain would make
good crop. Highest temperature, 101
lowest SO; rain, GAL.
Arabela-h. NJ. Richardson: Dry aad
hot and everything is drying up. Sur
lace water .or the stock has nearly all
dried up. Highest temperature. "a:
lowest 60; ram, 10.
Bell Rancho. NJ. ODonel A hot
and dry week; rain is needed on the
range as the grass is drying up. July
mas been a dry month, and the sum
mer so far drier than usual. Old alfal.
lal has yielded two crops but newly
sown has had no chance excepting
where well irrigated. Rainfall for the
month. O.1S; for the week, trace.
Lorsey-Will c. Barnes: A hot and
dry week; grass on the prairies is dry
ing up fearfully, and the ranges are
getting very yellow. Stock of all kinds
is fat at present, but we must have
rain soon and in plenty Calf crop
mere mas not averaged over 80 per
cent. f.rT
Folsom--Jackson Tabor The past
week has been hot and dry ard grass
on the range is almost as dry as in
iali. Water Is drying up; all but the
best springs are falling. All kinds of
stock are looking wen and getting fat.
ter every day. Unless we get rain II
second cutting of alfalfa win be short.
Highest temperature. 80; lowest go;
no rain.
Fort Stanton-Ernest w. Halstead:
Dry and hot; no rain excepting a light
shower on the 2Sth. Irrigation water
again very short. Second alfalfa be-
Ing cut. Highest temperature, SO; low.
est. ~; rain, 0.06.
Gallinas Springs-Jas. Il. Whit.
more: We are having very hot wealth.
er and the grass is getting very dry.
me grass is breaking of but cattle are
looking very well. highest tempera.
ture, lOl; lowest, SO; rain, trace.
Golden-R. NJ. Carley: Dry and hot
and grass and crops suffering. The
prairies are drying rapidly and all the
grass VIII dry Up unless rain comes
soon.
Hobart-W. H. Hough: High, dry.
ing winds during the week. Corn and
Alfalfa being managed by grasshop.
pers Wheat threshing in progress.
Las Vegas-Lou j. Thornhil: Hot
and dry, with considerable wind the
last Few days. and few light show.
ers, A good crop of second alfalfa is
all secured in good condition. Unlrri-
gated corn looks poorly. Twenty-Five
minutes of hail on the night OF list
managed corn and vegetation consider
ably.
Redrock-Louis Champie: Corn and
cane made good growth du.ing the
week, and the second crop of alfalfa
secured in good condition. Mountain
rains renewed irrigation water. which
continues to answer AL demands.
santa Fe-U. $. Weather Bureau.
weather continues hot and dry but ir.
rlgatson water Is sumcient. Unirriga.
ted corn looks very much wllted. and
early rains are needed to make apy
sort OF crop of II. Early peaches are
scarce hut of very good quality. Irri-
growing crops, especially alfalfa are
growing rapidly, Highest temperature,
81 lowest, Sc; rain, Dol.
Watrous-M. c. Needham: Drought
is still unbroken and range and crop
conditions are not promising. High.
warm winds have prevailed through.
out the week. h,gnest temperature
20; lowest, AZ no rain.
X. NJ, HARDINGE.
Section Director.
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