Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-10
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
For Week Ending Monday, Aug. 4
DENVER. Colo, Aug. 4, 1903.

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and rain is beginning 10 be needed
over much OF the eastern slope. II
rigation water Is INCREASING. streams
are low anu some late eastern prior
tiles are without water, soils, now
ever, are mostly in Iair condition an,
lall piowing has begun in san Lul.
valley.
The harvest of winter wheat ant
rye continues, anu that Vi carry sprInl
wneat. oats ana barley is beginning
Yields are generally large and gram
IN good condition. Thrashing has be
gun IN the arkansas valley, with large
yields. In the higher attitudes small
grain is heading and filling well.
Corn continues to make rapid
growth and some report 1t at normal
height The heat. while favorable in
most Instances, is causing some dam
age in eastern counties; cane is also
affected. Potatoes are growing tne-
ly and the outlook in the Northern
district is still very promising. SUI
gar beets are in excellent condition,
and large yield is i'll prospect. Gar
dens continue good; melons, canta-
loupeS ana tomatoes are thrifty; ship
ment OF cantaloupes will begin from
the Arkansas valley in about ten days.
Fruits are doing well and large crop
is promised; pears also are plentiful
on the western slope, while peaches
are proving a fair crop.
Native hay and second crop alfalfa
harvest continues, the weather favor
ing successful curing, and much has
been stacked i'll fine condition.
Ranges are browning rapidly and
stock is doing nicely.
Extracts From Reports by Counties.
Larimer: Arkins-Rye cut, wheat
and barley harvest beginning; insects
destructive, grasshoppers numerous; +;
some apples blown OF. Loveland-
Fore part of week very hot; winter
wheat harvested. yield fine; spring
wheat about ripe, somewhat forced by
hot weather, sugar beets doing well,
potatoes look good; raspberries in
market, very light crop
Weld; Berthoud-Hot and dry;
winter wheat mostly harvested;
spring wheat ripening, some rust in
lodged grain: second cutting alfalfa
begun good yield; beets making rap
id growth; no water tor irrigation
excepting reservoirs; little corn or
oats. Greeley-Harves in progress,
potato prospects still good, recent
cooler weather favorable; water plen
tiiul; second cutting alfalfa begun,
yield good; beets doing finely. New
Windsor-Spring wheat harvest will
begin last OF week, crop fine cond-
ition; potatoes doing well; second
cutting alfalfa under way, good yield;
beetS growing finely; reservoirs being
used
Boulder: Winter wheat and early
varieties spring wheat being harvest
ed, generally heavy yield; corn nor
mai height; potatoes and garden truck
doing well; orchard fruits promising.
range brown, stock tat; good supply
OF winter wheat stored; creeks low
poor outlook tor second crop alfalfa;
large crop clover and timothy being
stacked.
Adams: Brighton-Warm, no rain;
rye and barley cut and about hall
through with wheat and oats crops
growing finely, especially sugar beets
water scarce; many hoppers.
Arapahoe: Melvin-Hot and dry;
range drying; water getting scarce;
second crop alfalfa ready to cut; corn
not doing well.
Eastern Section.
Logan: Sterling-No rain: high
damaging wind 2Sth; second crop al
falfa being cut, good yield under old
bitches; corn, potatoes, beets, gardens
doing well; winter and spring wheat
mostly in shock; native hay in stack,
good yield apples fine; stock fat,
range good; some hoppers.
Adams: Harrisburg-Rye in shock.
wheat harvesting mostly done, light
yield; oats failure; corn, miIlet, and
potatoes improving; some rain very
high winds and some hail, causing
damage. Thurman-Very hot, injur
ing corn and cane, and rotting pota-
toes; severe hailstorm damaged stand
ing crops: barley cut and wheat most
ly in shock; some haying done, light
vie d; range good, stock fat.
i>it Carson: Wallet-Hot and win
Wy Nh'i', ~ anu bhii'y Gut,
age yield, corn and cane growing
fairly well; range good, stock doing
nicely
Washington; Platner-Heavy show
ers the 29th, with hail in some local.
lies. damaging growing crops.
The Divide.
Ebert: Elizabeth-Dry, windy
week second crop alfalfa growing
slowly: potatoes good; rye cut, heads
well filed where not damage by hail,
some oats will be cut this week: wa
ter for stock getting low.
El Paso; Husted-No rain, every
thing suffering; crop outlook poor.
Pike View-Range grass burning;
oats need rain; native hay in stack;
fine yield.
Arkansas Valley.
Pueblo: Pueblo-Clear and dry,
rain needed; cutting second crop al
falfa, fair yield; melons, tomatoes and
gardens thrifty; range fair but brown
ing; water scarce in some bitches.
Prowers: Lamar-Wheat thrashing
well under way, yield large; beets
very promising; cantaloupes ready for