Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-10
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
WARM DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS
DURING THE PAST WEEK IN
NEW MEXICO.
Shortage Of Grass on Fall And White,
Range Threatened. stock Now
Ii Fins Fstsie.

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SANTA FE. ". NJ. Sept. 10, 1907
The weather during the past week
VA characterized BY warm days and
cool nights, with scattered and genor-
ally insuficient showers. Over the
northwestern quarter Of the territory
the showers have been copIous and fre-
Quent, and present conditions are quite
rood. with prospects for fall and win
ter feed for stock. The rains have
been infrequent and insuficient over
other sections, there are many locali-
ties where grazing 10 scant and stock
water dried up. All reports indicate
that 1t present all kinds Of stock are
IN very good condition, but In many
places, and on the northeastern rang
q In particular, water and grass are
scarce, and q grass IL curing rapidly
weather there may DO Z shortage Of
good fall and winter feed. Irrigation
water Ii still generally s%uficient owing
to rains about the h~eadwaters Of the
streams, but In some localities the wa
tar IL scarce for this season Of the
year, and good rain are badly need.
cd to insure . continued supply. Corn
u maturing rapidly: the crop will be
usually very good on irrigated lands.
but unirriEated fields are greatly
dwarfed. and generally will be At only
FOR fodder. In the colder valleys Of the
northeast the crop will BE- short owing
to the continued cold weather Of the
early spring. Third alfalfa II gener.
ally quite promising, Latest advices
Indicate that fruits In northern or.
chards are very irregular, but as ! rule
the quality will BIO exceptionally good.
The following remarks are extract.
ed from the reports Of correspondents:
AbiQuiu--Henry Grant-Warm days
with cool nights. The long continued
drought was broken on the 30th by q
c~loudburst. Third alfalfa will pot be
ready TO cut. Cattle and sheep are In
good condition.
Albert--H. Nj. Hanson-Hot, dry
weather continues. One or two light
showers but not enough TO be Of ap'
prcciabIe benefit. Grass IL dry and
crisp, ana the season is now so far
advanced that Improvement a hard
IL be expected. All crops arc light
this yenr. and tho supply Of winter
feed for stock Is none too liberal, Stock
generally In good condition, Highest
temperature. 90: lowest, rs. rain, o.33,
Andrcws~-A. 8, Warren-Hot and
dry; wells and springs drying up. I'm
less rain comes Don there will be
much suffering.
Arabcla-A. M. Neutrality-suspicious.
cry the past week but not enough
TO make outside stock water on the
prairie. Vegetation, however, was re
vivcd. but the ground IL so dry that
does but little good. The season Is
now 70 late that the showers are Of
little benefit to the stock range as far
o. making grass Is concerned. High
eat temperature, 90; lowest. So; rain
O.70.
Folsom jackson Tabor-Local
thunder showers In vicinity. but yery
little rain here. To the south and
east the rains have been copious. Sec
ond growth Of alfalfa promises a good
Yield. and with continued showers
there will be good winter feed on the
range. There Is little fruit this sea
son but what there Is Is Of good quail
ity. Highest temperature. 30: lowest
90: rain. 0.35.
Fruitland--Cyril j. collyer-sbow
cry with cool nights. Bartlett and
Flemish Beauty pears and Crawford
peaches on the market. Third alfalfa
d knee high. Corn hardening and Il
Z good crop. Range and pastures stu
fresh and good. Plenty Of water u
the river. Highest temperature, rs;
lowest, 80; rain, trace.
Gallinas springs-Jas. y. Whitmors
-Dry here but showers In vicinity
Stock doing well although rain Z
needed TO make surface water. Most
Of the u~nirrigated corn is being cut 70
for fodder as It will not make a crop.