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Hay production well under wayNew Mexico During the week ending June 17, there were 6.9 days suitable for field work, and farmers spent the week cutting and bailing hay, irrigating, cultivating, planting and harvesting crops, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, New Mexico Field Office, June 18. Topsoil moisture was 8 percent very short, 23 percent short, 67 percent adequate and 2 percent surplus. Wind damage was 22 percent light and 3 percent moderate. Alfalfa was reported as 6 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 50 percent good and 23 percent excellent with 63 percent of the second cutting complete and 12 percent of the third cutting complete. Cotton was reported as 16 percent poor, 48 percent fair, 26 percent good and 10 percent excellent with 17 percent squaring and 1 percent setting bolls. corn was reported as 2 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 44 percent good and 37 percent excellent with 95 percent emerged. Irrigated sorghum was reported as 29 percent fair and 71 percent good with 98 percent planted. Dry sorghum was reported as 47 percent fair and 53 percent good with 80 percent planted. Total sorghum was reported as 40 percent fair and 60 percent good with 87 percent planted. Irrigated winter wheat was reported as 33 percent fair, 62 percent good and 5 percent excellent with 22 percent harvested. Dry winter wheat was reported as 55 percent fair, 33 percent good and 12 percent excellent with 9 percent harvested. Total winter wheat was reported as 46 percent fair, 45 percent good and 9 percent excellent with 14 percent harvested. Lettuce was reported as 15 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 60 percent good and 5 percent excellent. Chile was reported as 5 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 44 percent fair, 25 percent good and 13 percent excellent. Onion conditions were reported as 7 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 30 percent good and 46 percent excellent with 61 percent harvested. Apples were reported as 25 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 37 percent fair and 25 percent good with 44 percent light fruit set and 56 percent average fruit set. Pecans were reported as 16 percent fair, 32 percent good and 52 percent excellent with 1 percent light nut set, 65 percent average nut set, and 34 percent heavy nut set. Peanuts were reported as 86 percent fair, 12 percent good and 2 percent excellent with 15 percent pegging. Cattle conditions were reported at 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 13 percent fair, 62 percent good and 21 percent excellent. Sheep conditions were reported as 8 percent very poor, 14 percent poor, 9 percent fair, 67 percent good and 2 percent excellent. Range and pasture conditions were reported as 4 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Ranchers are finished branding cattle, culling herds and hauling water.
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