The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-01
CROPS IN STATE "
MAKING PROGRESS
The Warm Weather and
Showers Of Past Week
Benefit all Grains

SANTA FE. July 1.-weather and
crop conditions in New Mexico for
the week ending June 80:
The week was mostly warm show
cry and favorable; crop and range are
making excellent growth, ekcept in
southwest counties where more rain
Is needed. stock continues in good
to excellent condition. The harvest
OF winter wheat is practically finished
in southern counties and rs becoming
general III eastern. while the harvest
OF oats II beginning IN southern.
Spring wheat and oats are heading
well In central n northern districts.
The cultivation of corn II beans,
milo, kufir, n canc in general ana
further planting OF fodder crops con-
tinues. Corn * tasscling In southern
counties. The second cutting OF al
falfa has begun in southern valleys
and the first continues In northern;
second crop proving heavier than
first.
Vance-Conditions ideal, just
enough rain; corn doing well; range
fine.
Ione-Moderate temperature and
rainfall: corn doing finely; range
good; vegetables fair; milo and cane
In fair condition.
Mountain Park-High tempera-
AuNth anu llEHA NAluN fAN AhAAAAh't
corn growing nicely. Apples making
rapid growth, with rains and warm
weather.
Hobbs-Good acreage OF corn aud
in, good condition; range rather dry.
Pearl-COrn making good growth;
range rather poor; vegetables good.
Puebio-Week generally favorable.
although more rain would help. Al
falfa cutting general; slight damage
by showers. Vegetables and fruit do
Ing well. Beet thinning well along
toward completion.
Willard-pinto beans ahead of
normal condition: corn growing fine
ly; cultivation general. Range Is in
fair condition.
El PasG-Fine growing week for
cotton. which IL beginning to bud.
Second cutting OF alfalfa In progress.
with heavy yields; corn In tasscl;
good crop OF wheat being harvested.
Ranges benefited by rain Of sunday.
Roswell-Crops making excellent
growth. Wheat harvest finished and
ohts beginning. along with second
cutting of alfalfa. Range good to eN-
cellent and good rains have made
range over eastern plains uniformity
excellent.
Observation-Disclosures %ripening, APP
pies IN good condition. Nearly all
farmers have first cutting Of alfalfa
in stack and second starting nicely.
Range good, but needing rain. \
good calf crop. Vegetables mostly
poor, too many bugs. Corn good, al
50 barley: potatoes blooming.
Cnstllla-Corn looks good: oats
good, spring wheat good to fair: bar.
ley good and beginning to head
Vegetables normal, beans good.
Range good.
Tres picdras-Heavy rainl and
. conditions eenerally good, includinp
range.
Taos-Heavy showers Saturday an,
Sunday, which assures good crops
Spring wheat stooling nicely; corr
growing well: winter wheat mostl,
headed, with good stand: range, al
falfa, oats good, vegetables doinl
} well.
Chimayo-Crops under irrigation
fine. and recent rains helped the dry
lands. Alfalfa a little late. no one
cutting yet. range good.
Espanola-Spring wheat headed
and promises good yield; corn grow
ing we'll; range very good; pinto
beans planted In the mountain val
leys doing well. Cherries ripe, but d
small crop; apples !. NAL.
Albuquerque-corn doing fairl!
well, but grasshoppers troublesome
Second cutting Of alfalfa starting
nicely; spring wheat doing well.