August 3 Comments from County Extension Agents on drought conditions.

From:

R. Craig Runyan, Program Coordinator
Extension Plant Sciences Department
NMSU Cooperative Extension Service
Box 30003 Dept. 3AE
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0003
Phone (505) 646-1131 Fax (505) 646-8085
email: crunyan@nmsu.edu
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Rio Arriba County

Comments: No drought conditions as of now. Earlier conditions effected grazing on pastures and public allotments.

Lincoln County
Range condition (4.0 scale) 2.5
Comments: Lincoln county range land varies from very poor to good, due to spotty rain. The east side of the county is still pretty dry.

Union County
Range condition (4.0 scale) 2.5
Comments: County doing good with forage and dryland crops growing. Adequate moisture county wide. Minor grain sorghum losses earlier. Earlier livestock reductions now being re-stocked.

Quay County
100% grain sorghum
Range condition (4.0 scale) 2.0
comments: Many ranchers have been supplemental feeding for several weeks.Many farmers have used up irrigation allotments. Recent rains have grasses and weeds greening up. Long term outlooks contingent upon continued rainfalls.

Curry County
dryland grain sorghum approx. % loss 95%
Range condition (4.0 scale) 1.0
cattle approx. % loss 10%
Comments: extremely dry and burning up

Guadalupe County
pasture grass approx. % loss70%
feeder cattle approx. % loss10%
Range condition (4.0 scale) 2.0
Comments: recent rains have improved conditions of county in certain locations

Harding County
grass approx. % loss 60%
Range condition (4.0 scale)1.5
cattle approx. % loss 25%
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