The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-11
NEW MEXICO WILL
HARVEST MILLION
i BUSHELS OF BEANS
Report on Crops Shows State win
Raise 6,000,000 Bushels Of Corn
and 100000 Bushels Of Grain
sorghums This Year.

LAS CRUCES. n. A., Oct. IL
Ihe New Mexico crop export for Oc-
tober I follows.
condition of crops and live stock
eNcellent all over state. Estimated
p~roducuGn OF over 5000. OOO bushels
OF corn. 10000 600 bushes Of grain
and nearly i.o0o, zoe bush
els OF beans.
weuthcr Conditions.
First week OF month cool and dry.
CLOSING warmer and rainy.
Second week warm with general
rains over the state. heavy In eastern
Third week continued general
rains over state. with floods In east
crn portion.
Last week cold all over state with
killing frOsts In high attitudes.
Excessive ain aid considerable
damage To beans ana fodder crops
but ranges greatly benefited. Frost
did little damage as most crops were
mature.
This crop Shows splendid condi-
ton all over state with the exception
OF small acreage in southwestern
portion that suffered from August
drouth.
"a condition Of 100 per cent for
tne state forecasts a yield 81 6,a7s,-
bushels from tho 10000 acres
planted.
Spring wheat.
REPORTS subsequent to threshing
OF the spring wheat SHOW an average
Yield OF 20 bushels per acre, The
$4,000 acres planted In the spring
have produced e.fT4 600 bushels.
compared 10 2,0Gi, 900 bushels last
year.
Reports on the yield Of ats for
the state show AN average OF SO
bushels per acre. or i.S0O, 900 bushels
ON the 10000 acres planted in tie
state this year.
AN average yield or 80 bushels
per acre Is reported FOR the state.
This means u production OF $4,000
bushels on the r. one acres planter.
Putn,ocs.
There has been Il further ami
marked decline in the condition Of
the potato crop this month. This Is
about the only crop grown In the
state that shows a low condition FIG
ure. New Mexico has only 10000
acres Of potatoes and only "A small
part 81 these are grown commercial
~ During the month o. August tho
crop was affected with blight. and ;hc
condition dropped to so per cent
October l. from a condition ~ 90 per
cent August !, and 6S per cent SER
TENDER /.
"only 650.O0o busnols are forecast
cd for the state On the present con-
dition.
S'.ccs I'Utntocs.
y condition Of the sweet POTATOES
Of 81 per cent forecasts "a production
OF i32Q0O bushels compared 20 ESQ.,
600 hLshels last year.
A--tlcS.
This crop u, reportet at asoondl-
ITO OF No ner cent compared 70 last
months condition ~ 7g per cent.
Iicuns.
Reports on the yield show that
tho state has averaged $50 pounds
pcr acre. ar $50 600 bushels an the
i2t.GDo acres planted. Last month :
Ultimate. based ON condition was
$4,000 bushels. The estimated pro-
duction Inst year was 100. 600 bushels
The acreage planted this year wis
only 50 per cent of last years acre
age.
AIfaifa So,d.
"rhe production uf alfalfa sec'l
his year averaged bushels per acre
or So per cen ~ the normal produr-
tlon. only about u per cont of tho
usual acreage Of alfalfa seed was har'
vested this year.
Pastures.
"Cundiuon OF range excellent al
over state. Rains were late In some
localities. hut fcl H. plenty ~ time -
make abundance Of winter grass IN
al sections of the state. Condition
october I Of tN5 per cent.
Grain SurglnnS,
"kHfrN. maize u an sorghum
Irons arr In Inc condition, \ condt-
ton ~ 100 per cent forecasts q pro
durtiun Of 1370.OOO bushels 81 grain
Sorrhums In the state this year
scarcity uf live stock IN the sectiuu'
800. aANHN A.aA
thar u large part Of this crop will u.
marketed.
IirIUm Corn
"a yield per acre ~ 400 pounds or
the ri NnO acres harvested La the stat
forecasts u yield 81 i2O0 tons u
lrnom corn In Sew Mexico this year
Though England In q heavy i'm.
porter of wool. but half the world'i
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