Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-08-20

week ending August -
The past week has been moderately
cool with partly cloudy weather. Ere
quent showers have occurred and In a
few cases accompanied by hail, winch
did some damage.
The frequency Of rain has made Il
difficult TO harvest crops Of grain and
alfalfa. Corn has grown rapidly and is
looking very we'll. Fruit Of all kinds IL
in splendid condition and the yield Of
apples win be large. fs.
The stock ranges are in.the best pos
nble condition and 10 many places q
good crop Of gramma grass can DO cut
tor hay. Stock ~ IN good CONDITION and
IN a few weeks win DO TAT.
The following extracts from a few Of
the reports received at this Office will be
found Of interest.
Bernahllo-Heav thunder and light
ming with high wind and rain on the 9Th
and 9Th, doing some damage to crops,
causing them to 'lodge down." Apples
this season are very large IN this locality
some measuring twelve and one half
inches ia circumference
Engls-This week has been cool and
dry on the plains, bus there have been
thunder storms IN the mountains nearly
every day.
Gallinas Springs The past week has
been very favorable for corn ard ell
other crops and grass on the ranges has
not been 20 good since 1880.
Las Vogas-This week also has been
damp, therefore crops are maturing
rather SLOWLY. There has boen some
damage 10 alfalfa from the excessive
moisture. Irrigated crops are excep-
tionally fine.
Las Cruces-The weather has been
somewhat cloudy and uniformly warm.
We had light rams but no hard winds.
Plants are not making so rapid growth,
az they are now maturing. Grapes are
ripening, some varieties rive indication
Of being troubled somewhat with black
rot.
Monero-Crops have made excellent
progress during the past week. The po-
tato crop will be considerably better
than was expected. Oats and other
small grains are being harvested.
Ocate-Tho week has been n COOl,
cloudy and wet one. Wheat in the low
level places ia 30 tan that it is beng
lodged BY the light winds which strike
il. Corn IL very backward, IN fact, we
have too much rain.
Ranches OF Taos-And still it rains.
Retarding haylng and not doing much
good to crops. We have had about
enough for awhile. On the 9th we had
a hail storm which lasted about two
minutes, the hailstones beng worry large
and 1t did some damage in places, al
though the area affected was not very
large. II the rains would now cease
wheat and oats would be ready TO har'
vest in 10 or 10 days.
Rincon-The week has been warm
a0d some cloudy, with an occaslona
light shower. The temperature hal
been remarkably uniform, particular,
at night. Plant growth Of every kline
10 very good.
Santa Fe-The past week has beer
very favorable for the growth Of al
crops. With the exception Of peaches
the fruit crop will be the largest "
grown IN the county. Corn in splendiC
condition. Frequent showers makes
harvesting difficult.
SpriEger-Generally cloudy and waru
with frequent showers. Heavy rain anC
hail on the 10th doing considerable dam
age 10 garden truck which had attaine'
excellent headway under the refreshing
showers.
Watrous-Hailstorms have been fire.
quent, doing but little damage to stand
ing crops, The temperature has bOeI
unusually low ana crops are suffering
from too much rain. llsG