Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-24
WEATHER AND CROPS
Killing Frost on 13th-vegetabIes Ad-
vancing SIowly-Plenty
of Water.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, April 81, 1903.
The past week has beer cold and
windy, with very little precipitation.
The high winds have dried out the
ground rapidly, but not sufficiently to
interfere with the rapid progress of
spring work. Owing to the cold nights
vegetation is coming forward slowly.
Peaches, pears. plums and cherries
ties. but in the north. excepting in
the warmer valleys, the buds are not
yet bursting. A killing frost on the
morning of the 18th injured much OF
the earlier fruit of the central high
LANDS. but further vegetation was not
sufficiently advanced to be damaged.
Corn planting is progressing rapidly
in central and southern sections;
wheat and oats abou, all sown in
northern. A warm rain is badly need
ed 9th for planted grains and for
range grass. AT present stock is thin
on some northeastern ranges, but a
few warm days will bring forth the
grass. Present prospects for the ap-
preaching lambing season are very
encouraging. The Rio Granie is high,
and about at a standstill. In general
streams carry an abundance OF water.
The following remarks are extracted
from the reports Of crop correspond
ents:
Albert-H. Nj. Hanson-Ground
dried out considerably during the last
two weeks. Grass is well started, but
grows slowly for want of rain. Stock
is thin. but there are little losses in
this vicinity; more feeding being lone
than usual, however. "A good season
for planting is quite generally expect
ed and considerable cane, etc, will
be planted. Very little blowing as yet,
but will soon begin in earnest. A
good rain is badly needed. Highest
temperature, 70; lowest, 20; no rain.
1911 Ritp-P. Lopez-A windy week.
All crops are planted; alfalfa is COM
ing up nicely. and a good season Is
expected. Twice as much acreage
planted this year than formerly. Stock
doing well.
Espanola-P. H. Leese-In general
a favorable week; grass is beginning
to start on the ranges; fruits budding
out and plum trees in bloom. The
Rio Grande is slightly higher than last
week and holding its own.
decentralization Tabor-A week OF
nigh winds. On the 18th a drifting
snow storm, accompanied by thunder.
Frost on the 14th killed fruit that was
in full bloom. but where the blossoms
jury. Grass is coming on slowly; al
falfa is loking well. Think all dan
ger of loss Of stock is past. Highest
temperature. 6S; lowest II; rain, 0.30.
Gallinas Springs-Jas. E. Whitmore
Cold and backward week. Planting
of corn and some garden truck begun
All fruits are backward. Highest tenn
perature, 20; lowest, IS; no rain.
Glencoe Lincoln county)-W. F..
Coe-Fine weather. Wheat sown,
planting corn and sowing oats pro-
crossing. Range stock Is a little thin.
Plenty of irrigation water.
Golden-R. NJ. Carley-Frost on the
morning of the 18th killed all fruit in
this section. High winds have pre-
vailed. Grass growing slowly on ac-
count of the cold weather.
Laguna-Gus Weiss-No rain as yet.
but the ground is moist. Wheat is all
sown and fruit trees in full bloom.
Les Alamos-Wm. Frank-Unfavor-
able conditions; high winds ars dry
ing out the ground, and the river is
low since last week. Farmers are put
ting IN oats and alfalfa.
Lyons ranch Grant county)-Chas
II. Lyons-Late spring apples only II
bloom. Cool nights and frequent
frosts, but a promise of a fine frul'
crop. Range in better condition thar
usual at this time of the year; cattle
doing fairly well: plenty OF water II
. the river tGila).
MesilIa Park-R. H. Hart-Soh II
still moist and crops growing nicely
In sorne gardens peas are in bloom