Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-09
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.

tsre, Okpate and Crop Bulletin of
The weether Bureau, New Mexico
Section.
The past week has been generally
unfavorable. General showers over
northern counties on the goth were Of
not much benefit on account of the
cold weather following. The cold of the
29th and seth caused frosts almost to
the southern border Of the territory,
killing peaches, apricots and cherries
orchards, and proving somewhat injur-
ious to these fruits as far south as the
Mimbres valley. In the extreme north
east the freeze was sufficiently severe
to cut down the alfalfa. Reports indi.
cate that the frost killed all the fruit
in the famous Mills orchard on the
Canadian river. Grass is not coming
fast, although in general it is well
started
Landing progressing rapidly, with
generally fine prospects. Cattle show
slow improvement. Water is generally
abundant excepting in a few localities,
notably in southern Lincoln county,
where the severe and protracted
drought still exists.
The following remarks are extracted
from the reports of crop correspond
erts:
Albert: J. W. Hanson: Cold nights
and high winds and insufficient moist
49, I'm lgav hapIvr Auatatfn S1npt
and snow, especially IN the mesas on
the 29th. followed by heavy frost, kill.
ed what garden truck was up and prob
ably also killed the fruit. Grass com
ing slowly and stock not picking up
much in consequence. Landing will
now start quite generally and pros
poets are fair. Rather a cloudy week.
Highest temperature, 80; lowest, &c;
rain, 0.42.
Arabela: A. NJ. Richardson: It Is
still very dry and no chance for farm
ers to finish planting. Threatening for
several days and a light shower, but
not enough to do any good. Grass on
the range is drying up. Highest tenn
perature, 81; lowest, 81; rain, trace.
Andrews: A. S. Warren: Dry and
windy. Alfalfa in fine condition and
all vegetables doing well. Stock is
suffering somewhat for want of grass.
Bell Ranch: C. NJ. O'Donel: Country
lying below the mesa generally green.
Several good showers during the week
and range conditions are good, though
the Red river is very dry. Prospects
1ambing very good where water Is
not scarce. Prospects for fruit, none;
peach trees cid not bloom. Total rain
fall, GA.
Captain: Clement Hightower: Week
generally unfavorable to crops. A
thunder storm, rain and sleet on the
26th, and heavy frost and extreme cold
on seth. water plentiful in Rio Bo-
nito and tributaries. Stock doing fairly
well. Lanhing well under way and no
losses of consequence.
Carlsbad: H. F. Christian: Week
started with light rain owe the county,
which in a few places did a great deal
of good. Thursday morning (30th) the
THERMOMETERS reached 33 degrees but no
lioft "oS S1uhA6ta IA inns tOuhty ~
rigation water not yet turned into the
new canal but o will be. Highest
temperature, So; lowest. SO.
Dorsey: ". C. Barnes: Another very
unsatisfactory week. The rain of the
26th was a very fair one, but not gen.
eral in extent. Water for irrigation
still very scarce and farmers are anx-
ious. 1t Sc ems the heavy SHOWS of last
winter have not made so much water
after all. No green grass to speak of
and range prospects bad. The ex-
tremely sold nights of the last ten days
are almost unprecedented, and On the
morning Of the goth temperature fell
to IS degrees and cut down all early
garden stun and frosted the alfalfa.
Too loon TO say what effect it had on
fruit, but II is believed it was not far
along to be hurt much.
Folsom: Jackson Tabor: The past
week has been dry and very windy,
and on the 2sth we had the ~severest
dust storm. except one. that l have
ever e IN this country. 1t was fol-
lowed during the night by a cold, dry
and falling temperature all next