Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-21
THE WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
lsaUED eY THE NEW MEXICO
SECTION CLIMATE AND cRoP
SERVICE.


hleher ,nt.rnrca and little wind |
Il s.m. 'o.a't So principally over the
s1g.hesst.ru range In the vicinity Of
Roswell auI boz wost.cntnl sections !
scar ur Continental divide. the rains
were ssneIgut 70 fairly relieve the
drought but over the territory gen.
orally aud boz che vicinity OF me
white and sacramento mountains in
terticuiar tle showers were too light
e, 90 uulch good A. rule the rains
have MT been aumcIont 60 Increase
tho water supply materially A. al
uhuls lweycr. conditions have bees
rr,at,g improved New grass has al.
r,.dy f.n we'll started ln many lo-
eal.uts aud. although lamiing is al
mnu finished. the showers and war
NOR weather viii likely prevent fur
cher las Tho latest reports Indicate
av8it irregular yield of lambs Tho
hor' fHd campssayr 4 about CITY
~ a.U while others losl nearly an
g.. smHs and many old shcnp ON
southern ranges and ln The northeast.
r ..r hal Deruu 90 fan on very rapid.
D bet Boo general "a rapid Improvement
hooked lor
ere water wac ohtaIuablc crops
di.b made rapid PROGRESS dur.
I.. . ntter part 81 the week. but
tHe YtN acreage pat In this season
u Jesse than usual Wheat ard
ulH AZ sr1Wing RAPIDLY Tho dut
rmr oi alfalfa De- being made iu
southern counties. but excepting in
On, ~ favorable localities. the yield
l. Y.D Hsht Early fruits. as peach.
col. op lts and cherries sweet cher
r..s u arilcular-pr0misC very Boz.
roeular yield. many trees bearing
scarcely any whiIc others have fair
crop.
The following remarks are extract
ca from the reports off correspond
ugtss
Albert IT, 10. Hanson Drought
o.utinu,s aud 81, now sosioug. Lamb.
ms reported aD absolute failure and
some lossDs Zoo cattle. Stock of al
Linda falling on rapidly Rain OF linz
ned cxtont ioll ou the eastern border
~ the county.
Awbc'a--A. 49, Richardson sun
dry. vegetation makes mo- progress
and stock % dying
Bloomfield w A. Balliugor Alfal.
"a ls a little late but not damaged
much by freezing Early potatoes
coming up nicely. FIRST planting Of
corn last week The San Juan river
n san high
Carlsbad d. g. christian Tho
fruit crop ls now certain. No scarcity
uf irrigation water as yet and farm
,rt are busy putting Boo their crops.
first cutting ot alfalfa boInE made.
HAnEy cattle iu poor condition, rain
is badly needed lu the range
El Mto-P ioprz-Nory dy mo-
Snow iu che mountain and water 90
very scarce Alfalfa i dylug from The
drought
Ea1anola u. j. Lcoae- Warm
weather. vegetation ls growing wen.
Wster for irrigation purposes I7 stll
scarce Grass Ga starting nicely on
che rango from me showers of thc
18Th.
Folsom Jackson Tabor-A dry and
cold week Grass grows slowly Stock
uurth Of Folsom is doing well but on
the plains 90 the south there Is some
tsa. especially 10 sheep and lambs.
The first cutting OF alfalfa viii be- late
and light Fruit on my ranch Oh unin.
lurCd and promises abundantly
Fort sauton-Gcorgo Buntin-Vcry
tght showers night OF the lith, but
not enough to measure.
Fort NIugato-John WOoigatc-
Two light showers during the week
started The grass growing a little. but
lhe o1dnlTy s sdll very dry sheep.
eaitlc and horses ON The range arc Toe
ing weight every day
Hobart w. a. Hough Warmer
weather. corn and wheat grow slowly
Thoro Be- no grass on the range Fruit
prospects are not guod. GraashUppera
have pat u anappea rance.
IaFuua Gus. WoIEs-Good rala
falling today Uithl First heavy rain
90 the season THE rain viii go thou.
sands of dollars good iu this ueIEhb0r
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stock losses from starvation Will grad.
Ially reaae
la i.uz Ernest 3 Swift somc
light showers during the hrst Of The
Wook. but everything is stiIl very dry.
I.as Verus- Dr. w. C. nailey-A
Fair shower on the 18Th. which viii
boz of proat benefit 20 vegetation. end
start me graHs 90 the range Rain,
u1g
Miea Francisco Mipra - TAG
drought .a worse Landing u about
finished and the BOSE estimates give
ton per cent saved, besides a loss Of
Ave pcr coni Of old sheep Cattle
keep up very well on the old grass.
Oio Callcuto-A Joseph long
and terrible drought has ended ths
oOpIUus rains of the last two days
have changed tho whole appearance
81 tho country stock 10 90 good con.
dltiOh; the lamb cWp viii ayerage
nfty per cent Streams are bank FUN
Rogwoll--N M NIL INST Drought