Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-23
new MEXICO IS
FARING WELL
Wheat and Oats Make Good Show
ing. While Meadows and Pas
lures Are in Fair Condition.
Fruit Crops Promise
to be Large.

Washington, June 23.-The crop re-
porting board of the bureau of statis-
tcs of the United States department
of agriculture finds. from the reports
of correspondents and agents of the
bureau, that the crop conditions in
the United States June / are as fol-
lows
Spring wheat-Area sown to spring
wheat is estimated to be 81 per cent
more than the area sown last year,
indicating a total area of about H.
10000 acres, or $4,000 acres more
than sown last year. The condition
of spring wheat on June / was 50
per cent of a normal, as compared
with SS.7 on June /, 1907, 93.4 June
], 1906, and s32, the June average
OF the past ten years.
Winter wheat.-The condition of
winter wheat on June l was Sc per
cent of normal, as compared with
SO on May /. 1908. TIA on June l..
1907, S2.7 June 1, 1906, and 81. the
June l average of the past ten years.
Oats.-The area sown to oats is
estimated to be 0.6 per cent less than
total area of about 1854, 900 acres,
or $4,000 acres less than last year.
The condition of the oats crop on
June ] was 92.9 per cent of a normal,
as compared with Sis on June /,
1907, $50 on June l, 1906, and 8S.9,
the June l average of the past ten
years
Barley-The area sown to barley Is
estimated to be 3.9 per cent more
than the area sown last year, indi-
eating a total area of about 6.697,0 900
acres, or $4,000 acres more than last
year. The condition of the crop on
June / was S9.7 per cent of a normal,
as compared with $40 on June /,
1907, 93.5 on June l, 1906, and 89.s,
the June / average of the past ten
years
Rye.-The condition of rye on June
was 9l.3 per cent of a normal, as
compared with 903 on May /, 1908,
SS.1 on June /, 1907, S9.9 on June l.,
1906, and 80, the June l average OF
the past ten years.
Meadows.-The condition of mead
ows (hay) on June was 96.S per cent
of a normal, as compared with 93.5
on May l.
Pastures The condition of pas
lures on June l was 97.7 per cent of
a normal, as compared with 926 on
May /, sos on June /, 1907, and 91.3,
the June l average of the past ten
years.
The area planted to cotton in the
United States this season (190S), in
cluding that already planted and ex-
pected to be planted, is about one
tenth of l per cent (0.D greater than
the area planted to cotton last year
I90O, thus indicating an area OF
S2,0S1,0OO acres as compared with
$4,000, 900 acres planted last year, an
increase Of $1,000 acres.
The condition of the growing crop
on May 20 was 1871 per cent of a nor
NAL, as compared with 705 and S4.6
per cent al corresponding dates in
1907 and 1906, respectively, and 1913
per cent, the average of the condition
on May % the past ten years,
Crop conditions in New Mexico are
summarized as follows: Spring wheat,
41,000 acres, condition 80 June l as
compared with SIS in 1907; oats H.
900 acres, condition 50 June I as COM
pared with 95 in 1907 and 90 for the
ten-year average; barley 1000 acres,
condition SO June l as compared with
% I'm 1907; tame hay, condition SO;
clover, 100; alfalfa SO, as com pared
with rs a year ago; pasture, SO; sp-
pies 65, as compared with 10 In 1907;
peaches SIS. as compared with 10 in
1907; pears, SO: cantaloupes, so; Ca
madam peas so; cabbages, SO; onions,
Ss
The condition of crops in Arizona
s. given as follows: Spring wheat,
1000 acres. condition 80, oats 1000
acres, 90 barley, $4,000 acres, 95;
tame hay, 90; clover, so; alfalfa, 90;
pastures So; apples, 81; peaches, 10;
pears, SO, cantaloupes, 90; water
melons. 95; Canadian peas, 80; cab
hageS, 81
German Westing House Merger.
Berlin, June 23--The West rhOuse