Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-08-26
STATE CROPS IN
FINE CONDITION
FOR HARVESTING
Rain Has Been Almost Gen.
eral in State; Harvesting
Continues in Northeast
and East Sections.

Crops throughout the state are
in fairly good shape and the out
look is excellent according to the
weekly weather and crop condi-
lions report received yesterday
from Charles p. Linney. meteor
ologist at the weather bureau Of
flee at Santa Fe. The report fol-
lows:
1.-THE week was partly cloudy and
mpderate in temperature, although
hot in some southern districts, with
frequent showers and thunder
storms. These were heavy in many
northwest districts, with some
damage by flooding and washing
of fields. On the other hand, some
southeast districts are needing rain.
Generally, however, conditions con-
tinue highly favorable, with range
and stock In good to excellent con-
dition and crops making wonder
full growth, Corn Is maturing
rapidly in northern counties; cot-
ton is unusually good; beans, cane,
milo, kaffir and fodder crops are
good to excellent. The harvest of
spring wheat. oats and barley con-
tinues in northern counties and
threshing in northeast and east.
Shipments of pears and canta-
loupes from the lower Rio Grande
have passed the peak, while ship
ments of apples from the lower
Pecos are increasing--good quality
but light yields as a rule. Garden
truck and sweet corn are plentiful
and excellent; potatoes doing we'll
in northern districts.
Lakewood: Week has been warm
and dry and rain is needed. Range
and stock continue in good condi-
ton. Most crops doing well.
Pearl: Dry and range grasses
short; crops need rain.
Bloomfield: Days not so hot but
seem sultry, nights cooler. Second
cutting of alfalfa in stack and third
cutting started by some with good
yields. Corn ripening fast, much
too ripe now for roasting ears; po-
tatoes fair, garden stuff doing we'll.
Hermosa: High temperatures
and good local showers with more
than an inch for the week. Corn
doing finely, also cane, Sudan grass
and beans, Range in fine condition
on account of the rains.
lone: Crops are looking good.
We have had nice rains during the
week. Corn ripening fast, kafir
and milo heading. Good growing
weather.
Black Lake: Rather too much
rain and it is doing damage to the
crops No harvesting OF any kind
has been possible.
Roswell: Stock good to excellent,
range fair to good; crops generally
excellent. Week was hot and dry
in localities, rather unfavorable to
range, crops unaffected. Little
alfalfa being cut because of low
price and poor market. Long
staple cotton exceptionally good.
Tres Piedras: Wheat, oats and
barley growing too rank because
of continued rains: barley mostly
cut and wheat heads well filled
and beginning to ripen. Corn In
milk with sweet corn ready for the
table. Potatoes are excellent. Rye
almost ready for second hay cut
ting.
Cundiyo: All crops good, stock
fine and range good. Alfalfa get
ting better steadily. Wheat and
oats ready for harvest.
El Paso; Temperatures mostly
high, with scattered showers
Ranges continue good to excellent.
Shipments of pears and cante-
loupes are decreasing. A fine crop
of corn matured.
Deming: Stock and range are
excellent. There were local show
ers every day during the week.
Las Vegas: Rains have continued
in this vicinity, a heavy rain visit
ing the mesa Saturday night. Crops
and range are excellent.