Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-15
Weekly Crop Bulletin

United States Department of Agricul-
ture, Climate and Crop Bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau, New Mexico
Section.
Santa Fe. N. NJ, May IL, 1903.-The
continued cold nights retard vegeta-
ton. although light showers and warm
er days have made conditions more
| favorable. Later advices in regard to
| the frost of the night of April 30, in
dictate a heavy loss in early fruits, as
| apricots, cherries and peaches. Many
| orchards of the northern counties suf-
| fered the loss of almost the entire fruit
| crop. The warmer weather Is bringing
| out the grass on southern ranges, and
stock is beginning to show rapid i'm
provement, but on northern ranges
| grass comes so slowly that but slight
Improvement is noted. The weather
has been quite favorable for spring
| work and much planting has been done
| in northern counties. In a few locali-
| ties it is almost too dry for working
the ground. but in general the soil is
still in very good condition. Corn
| planting is finished in central counties
| and in some places it is already above
| the ground. Alfalfa and spring wheat
| are making a good, strong growth. Al
| falfa is in bloom and wheat is begin
ming to head out in the lower Rio
| Grande valley. Landing is now well
under way in the most northern coun-
| ties. All reports indicate that both the
lambing and calf season has been a
| very successful one. Excepting In a
few northern localities irrigation water
seems to be plentiful.
The following remarks are extracted
from the reports of correspondents:
Albert: H. M. Hanson: Unusually
cold and chilly weather for this time
| of year and grass, although green,
| makes little progress. Rain and warm
| err weather is needed. Some planting Is
| being lone but the ground is most TOO
! dry for satisfactory work. Landing
has started and sheepmen consider the
| prospects fair. The calf crop also
| promises to be quite satisfactory.
| Highest temperature, 81; lowest, 81;
rain, 0.05.
Andrews, Sierra county: A.. s. War
rem: Warm weather with light show
ers; vegetation improving.
Dorsey: Will c. Barnes: No change
in the drought conditions and rivers
and bitches remain dry. Pastures and
ranges show no green grass. High
winds and abnormally cold nights.
Showers during the past week have
been entirely local and too light to do
any good. Cattle are still poor, and
the young calves coming makes it hard
on the old cows.
Folsom: Jackson Tabor: Cloudy and
cold. Heavy hail in the vicinity on
the 5th. Grass is coming slowly but
stock shows some Improvement Crops
of all kinds are almost at a standstill.
Fruits blooming after the Both do not
seem to be injured by the freeze. High
est temperature, 20; lowest, 81; rain,
0.60.
Gallinas Springs: Jas. E. Whitmore:
Good weather this week. Grass is COM
ing up nicely and cattle and horses are
showing rapid improvement. Corn Is
starting through the ground. There
will be very little fruit this year. High
est temperature, 70; lowest, "a; rain,
0.09.
Glencoe, Lincoln county: Annie e.
Coe: The heavy frost of the first kill
ed most of the apples and pears. DC.
casional showers during the past
week.
Golden: r. NJ. Carley: About 0.02 OF
an inch of rain last Monday greatly re-
freshed the grass, but it still grows
slowly. Landing of goats and sheep
reported very favorable in this vicin-
ity.
Hobart: w. H, Hough: More favor
able week for crops; corn and wheat