Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-25
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
DRY, UNUSUALLY COLD WEEK
IN TERRiToRY-SNoW IN
EXTREME NORTH.


Frosts General Over Central and
Northern Portions-Winter Feed Of
Good Quality.
The past week was dry and unusu.
ally cold, averaging several degrees
: day below the normal. In the north
central section a light cold rain and
snow, the first or the season, fell early
In the week and was followed by un.
usually cold weather and destructive
frosts. Light frosts 70 freezing tenn.
peratures were quite general In the
central and northern districts of the
territory. In tho upper Pecos valley
the corn fields were frozen. In the
northeast portion II is believed that
late pears and peaches viii hardly
ripen before killing frosts come; grass
Is curing and haying Ii late and some
will probably be caught by the frost.
Winter feed on the ranges Is very
short, but Of good quality; cattle are
fat and are still doing well. Tho
third crop Of alfalfa has been cut and
where irrigated was very good, but
In the lower Rio Grande valley II wal
very much delayed on account OF the
water. Late fruit, such as pears,
plums, peaches and apples. are being
gathered and r fairly plentiful.
The following remarks are extract.
ed from reports OF correspondents and
will be found or interest:
Albert: II. M. Hanson: still no rain
and range water getting scarce. Al
though much growth could not be ex.
pected during the next three or four
weeks, a rain would still freshen UP
grass and do some good. No frosts
have been observed IN this vicinity
yet, but we have had unusually cold
days this week, closely approaching
freezing weather. Highest tempern.
ture, 30: lowest, SO.
Arabeln: A. NJ. Richardson. Con.
tlnued dry weather, high winds and
dusty days throughout the week.
Highest temperature, 30: lowest. IS.
Dorsey (val Verde Rnnch): VIII q.
Barnes. A very good week for curing
up the grass on the ranges. Haying
IL late this fall and some will be
caught by the frost. Cattle are fat
and still doing well.
Folsom: jackson Tabor; Tho past
week has been dry anil cold, with
frosts every night In the mountains
west Of here. Late pears and peaches
will hardly rlpen before heavy frosts
come. II this cold weather continues,
Winter feed on the range Is very
short. but will DO OF good quality.
Maximum temperature. IS: minimum.
20.
Galiinas Springs; Jas. Il, Whltmore;
The week has been very dry and
cold and without rain. The o~orn1elds
below have been frozen. Highest
temperature. so: lowest. IS.
Las Vegas: VIM Curtis Bailey: The
winds continued high on Sunday and
were windy and followed by quite
low temperatures during the remain
der Of the week. A few fakes Of
snow. the FIRST OF the season. pre-.
coded the rain on the night of the
18th. Highest temperature. ~; low
est, 81: precipitation, 0.3g.
Las Vegas tMora Road Leon j..
Thornhill: Tho first days OF the week
were windy and followed by quite
cold weather. A cold rain and snow
fell Tuesday night and the three Z
ceedIng nights we had very heavy
white frosts, The third crop Of al
falfa has been cut, and where lrri-
gated was very good.
Mesllia Park: r. II. Hart: The
weather Is beginning 70 get colder.
There has been no rain and n Is very
dry and dusty. The third crop o. al.
falfa has been very much delayed
on account Of drought and deficiency
of irrigation water. and Is Just being
secured. There Is no water In the
canals. Apples are being picked AMI
marketed. Highest temperature, 90
lowest. AZ.
ojo calIcnte: A. Joseph A light
frost occurred on the might Of The