Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-09
CROPS IN STATE
ARE DOING WELL;
RANCE IS GOOD

Especial Correspondence to The Journal)
Santa Fee, July S.--The week
ending July 6 was warm. partly
cloudy and generally favorable,
| says the weather and crop condi-
| ton report issued by the state
| weather bureau here.
Heavy local thunderstorms oc-
Cured in the mountain areas and
| lighter elsewhere, although a few
| districts in east counties and also
some in west are needing rain.
| Ranges continue in fair to excel
! lent condition, and stock is gener-
| ally in excellent condition. The
harvest of winter wheat continues
in eastern counties and of spring
wheat and oats in southern, along
with the second cutting of alfalfa;
good yields being obtained. Fodder
crops, corn and beans are doing
well, and cultivation is general;
corn in tasseling in southern val
leys. Reports also show cotton in
good condition in southern valleys,
and field peas and beets in north
ern. Picking of pears is under way
in the lower Rio Grande valley.
with light crop indicated, Cherries,
currants and gooseherries are be-
ing marketed in northern counties.
pueblo: Plenty of water for irri-
cation, but rains needed on other
lands. Alfalfa mostly cut and
stacked; hay of good quality. Prac-
tically all beets thinning. Spring
wheat and barley ready for har-
vest scNn.
lone: milo maize, cane and corn
arc doing fairly well, also range.
Vance: Some late planted feed
crops not up. A dry week ana
while range is good II IS gettliis
dry. Corn and feed crops generally
doing well. .........
Ventenas: All crops growing
finely; corn excellent. Pastures are
good and stock continues In excel
lent condition. Beans good :,
Roswell Crops growing wen:
Oats harvest and second cutting OF
alfalfa under way. Some corn tas-
selling. Range fair to good, put
good to excellent over the plans
eastward and range stock in good
condition. !.
Lakewood: The country is In
very good, shape, everything doing
we'll. Second cutting of alfalfa un-
der way, with good yield; range
medium; cotton good.
Pearl: Range short but cattle do
ing well. Corn and vegetables are
good.
Bloomfield: Showers caught
quite a lot of alfalfa down, but
gerally little damage Other crops
good. including barley, corn pota-
toes and range. Cherries ripe,
other fruit fair. Vegetables fair.
virsylvia Alfalfa being cut.
Barley rather short straw put
heading. Corn mostly short, but
good color and growing finely;
winter rye ripening. Fine stand OF
oats; spring wheat good Range |
very good; field peas good.
Tres Piedras: Range very good,
stock doing well. Rye headed, and
will be cut for hay during the
week, Corn, oats potatoes good;
plenty rain.
Questa: All crops doing well;
alfalfa almost ready to cut; winter
wheat heading. Range good; po-
tatoes and corn doing finely
Taos; Moderate rains and crops |
are doing well; corn very good;
barley, spring wheat, oats good;
winter wheat headed Alfalfa cut
ting under way Cherries ripe; APP
pie crop promises well. Range and
stock good.
Bland. Rains of the week did a
lot Of good to crops and range; !
plenty Of water in the creeks. |
Grasshoppers and bugs too plenti-
full, causing damage and some |
crops look bad; winter wheat poor;
oats and spring wheat fair.
albuquerque: Grasshoppers dam
aging alfalfa somewhat; corn fair.
Weather favorable for gardens and
truck crops. Spring wheat near
harvest.
Mountainair: Heavy rains and
warm weather have advanced crops
finely. Beans heavy stand, with
splendid Indications: corn, oats,
winter wheat and gardens good;
range fair; spring wheat fair, some
ys,ty