The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-29
RAIN IS NEEDED
/ IN MANY AREAS,
\ REPORT STATES
Threatening Weather
Prevailed During Lat
ter Part of Week


B SANTA FE. June 29.-Thc state
weather report says that warm.
partly cloudy threatening weather
prevailed during the week ending
June %. with light thunderstorms.
especially the last half Of the week.
In east and north counties. Rain.
khowevcr. In SIN urgently needed.
especially in sounh and southwest
districts. Dry land crops In
many districts are nj n Htandstiu.
while irrigated crops generally are
doing well. the heat favorinE them.
Range IL reported fair 20 goo. In
eastern counties. with stock IN
rod condition and improving. but
In central and west districts range
a. fair to very poor. with stock
thin and losing. creeks low OF dry.
and stock water scarce. Corn,
which started a little late. IN grow
ing steadily In dry districts; beans
are struggling and some replantlng
Il being done. Harvest OF winter
ewheat oats and barley continues
fair In southern valley. along with
beginning OF second cutting 81 al
falfn. while first cutting IN being
finished In north. Some early ap-
. Pies and piums are coming TO mar
ket In south, and sour cherries and
cnrrants In north. the report states
Stead: No rain for more than
two weeks and range getting dry.
Crops still doing very well: plant
ing nearly finished.
Springer: Hot and mostly dry
weather. although good showers
have occurred northward and n
hail storm passing along the edge
OF the station the first of tho week.
Alfalfa being cut.
TT Stanton; Weather continues
hot and dry. poor for range and
crops. Gardens ard fruit doing
well where irrigated. Cattle on
the range just fair.
Lakewood; Weeks has been warm
and dry: range and stock In fair
condition. All crops under irrl-
cation doing finely. Second cut
ting Of alfalfa under way. More
rain needed.
Chama: Rain IL needed. gardens
and ranches doing fairly well.
Blackjack. Weather OF the week
favorable for growing crops. light
local showers. First cuftlng Of
alfalfa under way.
willard: The showers though
Hight are doing much good; tenn
perature above normal. but cool
nights. Corn coming slowly; pas
ture and range benefited by the
showers OF the week.
Reserve; High winds and very
warm. dry weather. Corn at n
standstill. wheat and oats suffer-
ing from dryncss; first cutting Of
alfalfa a short crop from dryness:
n getting very dry.
Erlaaalfsss ftlN....a &C., -
ling Of alfalfa now rendy. and har-
vest OF wheat. harley and oats I'M
der way. CantRloupes in bloom.
Shipments u cabbage continue;
corn IL well along.
III PasO; A hot week. with no
rain. Range continues very urr
The second cutting Of alfalfa In
proRreeL under favorable weather
conditions. and the harvest Of
wheat and oats continues. Some
csrlv apples and plTms coming "a
market.
Roswell: Week about normal
temperature, but with n mere
sprinkle Of rain and excess sun
shine. Irrigated crops doing well
especially cotton. Range generally
good. with livestock fair to good
and improving. Grasshopper in.
fesfatioH in Dexter district.
Chimayo. Crop suffering from
~dryness and some dry land CROP
lost. Alfalfa IN better condition
and being cut. Few apples ant
peaches left. Cultivation Of beam
and corn continues; some repiant
Ing beans. Very warm all week
bland; Hot. dry week, frcquonI
slthnnder but no rain. Crops a
q standstiii; grazing very poor ans
rain urgently needed. Creeks low