Re: [CH] NPR

danceswithcarp (dcombs@bloomington.in.us)
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 09:46:04 -0500 (EST)

On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Dave Hendricks wrote:

> Cruces County Extension office in Las Cruces, New Mexico, about the 
> combination of environmental factors which has ruined this years chili 
> pepper crop for New Mexican farmers.

Durn, we just got back from a 9100 mile road trip in a rented car. We
visited New Mexico as a drivethrough on our way to Amarillo, Texas from
Grand Junction, Colorado. I picked up a newspaper in some little dusty
town out in the southern part of Colorado and read about the crop.  At the
time, this was around June 25, the ag agents were just estimating 30% of
the crop hadn't matured to the point of fruiting.  I can't follow this
link in PINE so can someone fill me in on the current status?

Oh, yeah, in Martinsburg, W. Virginia we found El Paso brand green chiles
in the Big Lots for $.69 for a 28 ounce can.   Big Lots is the Wal-Mart of
West Virginia.



carp