Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-15
CROP AND RANCE
cQND|TD ARE
. GENERALLY GOOD

| Especial Correspondence to The JournaiA
Santa Fe, July IA. - The week
ending July 10 was warm. largely
clear and dry, says the weather and
crop condition report issued by the
United states weather bureau here,
although some local showers &C.
Cured, mostly east of the Rio
Grande. The conditions were gem
orally favorable for corn, beans,
gardens, fodder crops. range and
the maturing of spring wheat and
, oats Harvest of these continues in
central countries along with second
cutting of alfalfa. Ranges continue
good to excellent, although needing
rain in some western districts;
stock is in excellent condition. The
cultivation of late corn and beans
in general and early corn is tasSe,-
/ ing, with excellent prospects, and
beans are unusually promising Tho
season continues highly favorable.
/ Truchas-Oats and barley good
spring wheat not very good corn
good but small thus far. Range
good and stock doing we'll,
Ione-Fairly high temperature
with moderate showers. Range con-
| tinucs fair to good corn, garden
truck, milo maize and cane fair.
Vance-Range was getting dry
but timely and heavy showers have
revived 1t and it is now excellent
Corn and feed crops doing well.
PearlZIIigh temperatures and
only light showers, and range is
drying up somewhat. Corn and veg
etables good. but rabbits and grass
hoppers bad,
Costilla Light to moderate
showers, with high temperatures:
favorable. First cutting of alfalfa
under way. Range very good. Win
ter wheat and rye ready to cut and
mostly good. Spring wheat, barley
field peas, gardens, beans and corn
look good. Fruit wen set and as yet
no blemishes.
Jemez Springs High tempera-
lures and light showers. Pastures
and range fine, Most of first crop
of alfalfa cut Corn and oats doing
we'll and early vegetables plentiful,
Rather less fruit than usual, hut
some of each kind.
albuquerque Summer apples
are ripening. Range average, corn
fair Second cutting of alfalfa doing
we'll and will be. heavier than tho
first.
some local hail damage northEa"d
on the 10th. Corn ana pinto beans
doing finely; range good.
rmosa-Rather high temporal
lures ana light showers. Corn being
cultivated; vegetables doing fairly
well, but range needs more rain.
Puebo-Cutting of spring wheat
begun in low lands alfalfa cut and
stacked; beets all thinned. Grass
hoppers causing some damage,
Springer-W Wheat fields ripening;
first crop of alfalfa in stack and a
good yield. Corn. oats and beans
growing well. prospects of big
yield.
Roswell-Tcmperature and sun
shine normal; good showers. Rain
caught some alfalfa in field. Corn
developing finely tomatoes, beans
and garden truck making rapid
growth. Ranges good both sides OF
valley and plains.
Tres. Piedras-Oats, barley, corn
and potatoes good; ranges excellent
Taos--Crops could not be better:
winter wheat turning; light show
ers.
Chimayo. First cutting alfalfa
completed. Corn, oats, spring wheat
generally good, also range. Little
fruit left in the valley.
FL Paso-Threshing wheat and
oats about completed, High temper
atures have caused rapid Develop
ment of all crops; cotton in bloom
and looking fine. eXcept for some
grassy fields. Picking of pears con
tinues and shipment Of cabbagos
f. ON upper valley. Eain would help
ranges -. a..