Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-27
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN,

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AL KINDS or LIVE STOCK STILL
IN GOOD coNDlTioN-RANGE
GRASS VARIES.
Local Showers do Good 10 Some Loca.
tiona-Wheat and Dat Harvest On.
Third Alfalfa Doing Well.
SANTA FEs N. ". Aug. T.-The
past week has been rather favor
able to growing crops and stock inter
ests than the three weeks immediate.
iy preceding, but the showers have
been Of d local character and the i'm
proyement consequently Irregular. In
places the ranges are In very fair con.
dition. and promise good winter feed,
but In others the grass and winter
prospects are not promising. All re-
porte Indicate that all kinds Of live
stock are III very good condition at
present. As q rule there will be com
paratiyely little wild hay cut. Where
irrigated corn has made q very fair
growth, but unirrigatei fields are very
irregular, some Of the fields will be
at for fodder only. A fair third
growth Of alfalfa viii soon be ready
to cut In northern counties. Wheat
il generally harvested in northern
counties. and some oats has been cut
The recen showers will prove Of
great benefit TO pears. plums and late
peaches. but while the quality Of
these fruits Is very good. the yield Is
irregular, Grnsshoppers and chinch
bugs are quite numerous In northern
valleys but as yet no particular dam.
age ID reported.
The following remarks are extract
ed from the reports Of correspond.
ents:
Albert4-H. NJ. Hanson--Cloudy At.
ternoons with thunder and lightning
every day. A brief but heavy rain,
with some hall. on the 18th. Third
growth Of alfalfa Is cut; yield moder.
ate. Some Wild hay n also being cut
but the yield is light. and only in
favorable localities. Highest tempcra
ture "a; lowest. 81: rain, lis.
Arabela-A. NJ. Richardson-Still
dry and hot: grass is dried up and
there Is no surface water for the stock.
The highest temperature. 81; lowest,
Sc; rain, oil.
Dorsey--Wm G. Barnes-Anothcr
hot ana dry week. So far during this
month the rains have been very light,
giving a total for the month Of $50
inches To date. Grass Is very irregu-
lar. some places having a good stand
hut the general average IL only fair.
Irrigated crops are doing well. Third
cutting Of alfalfa now progressing.
Corn In general IL a total loss and will
only make fodder. Fruits are turn
ing out better than was earlier expect.
ed.
Folsom-Jackson Tabor-Dry and
hot with cool nights during tho past
week. Only local rains have fallen.
and II seems TO do but little good,
South OF this station, however. the
rains have been copious, ami the lakes
and water holes are full. The upper
Dry Cimarron has not been 10 dry
since the country wal settled. There
have been no floods above Folsom
this year. While al stock are fat now
the prospects for winter feed are very
slim. Highest temperature. 81 low.
est. ~; rain, o.sl.
Fruitland-Cyrii ]. collyer-Owins
to damp and rainy weather chinch
bugs and grasshoppcrs are becoming
numerous. A good yield Of wheat has
been harvested. Irrigation water
abundant.
Galllnas Springs-Jas. Il. whitmore
"A ine week Cor grass and growing
crops. Unfortunately some orn fields
are too far gone 10 recover. Fruits
will be . very light crop. There will
be very little Wild grass 10 cut. Stock
Is in very fair condition. The rains
have been local. Highest tempera.
ture. "a; lowest, 81; rain. 0.60.
Las vegas-wm, G. Bailey-crops
continue In fair condition on account
Of local showers. Highest tempcra'
ture, 90; lowest. As; rain, o.1o.
Las Vegas mora Road)-Leon ].
Thornhill-Continued warm weather,
with a good rain on the 18th. Corn IL
growing nicely. and there IL promise
OF q fair crop. Oats are nearly all
harvested. and third alfalfa is prom
Using.
Mesilla Park--R. H. Hart-Alfalfa