Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-28
CROP REPORT.
CONDITIONS IN THE TERRITORY
iMPROvING-MoRE RAIN
NEEDED.
Good Reports Coming from Stock
Ranges-Prospect Of a Big In
crease Of Lambs.

SANTA FEE, N. NJ, May 2S.-Cold.
dry and unusually windy weather con-
tinued during the week ending May
Is, with several light frosts over all
the colder sections of the territory
ON the morning of June 18TH. Grow
ing crops make slow progress n are
much b%ehindhand, but although late,
seem to be in a fair condition. Sc
we're drought conditions exist in the
extreme northeastern counties n IN
narts of Lincoln county, while
throughout the territory warmer
weather with q good, warm rain is
badly needed. With the exception OF
some eastern localities, however. irrl-
cation water is still sufficient, but on
unirrigated lands crops are suffering
from the cold, windy, dry weather.
On the ranges grass is making very
slow growth, and on some northeast
ern ranges the prairies are as are
almost as in winter. In these sectlons
stock shows but slight improvement.
In southern sections, although rain IS
badly needed there also, the general
conditions are much better. Grass Sc
cnred a start before the dry. WINDY
weather set in, and stock are gener-
ally in very good condition. Crops
also had a bad start, but are now max
ING slow progress. In the lower MO
Grande valley wheat Is well headed
mt and the first cutting OF al1alIa
has been secured. 1t will probably be
a year off for fruit excepting IN some
Of the extreme southern valleys. In
the fertile San Juan valley the crop
of peaches, apples, plums and cner-
ries is expected to be considerable
below The average. Cherries are ripe
in the Mesilla valley.
The following remarks are extract
cd from the reports Of crop CORE
ypondents:
Albert-H. M. Hanson-Very windy
weather throughout the week. In this
immediate locality the drought is get
ting quite severe. Conditions are
somewhat better toward the north
and east, owing to light local show
org Int a good general rain is anxious
,v locked for. Stock in fair ono
zion and lambing is progressing satls-
~factorily. Highest temperature 49,
lowest 43, no rain.
Arabela-A. NJ. Neutrality-suspicious.
finued dry weather; corn needs ram
badly. but is doing quite we'll consid-
ering. Highest temperature 10 low
est 40, rain trace.
rolsom-Jackson Tabor-Dry and
very windy; only n day when the
wind did not blow a gale. Heavy dust
storm on the 21st. The winds have
dried all the moisture out Of the
ground: alfalfa has stopped growing
J and unless rain comes shortly Il will
not be worth cutting. Water is get
ting scarce. Highest temperature ~
lowest 80, no rain.
Fort Stanton-E. w. Halstead-
Fairly favorable weather excepting
che freeze of the 10Th, which damaged
tender growth to some extent. Range
10 short. Irrigation water is plentiful,
hut diminishing. Highest temperature
78. lowest 81, no rain.
Fruitland-C. ]. Collyer-unfavor-
able weather; all vegetable growth
not nipped by the frost at a standstiil
owing to the cold and winds. Winds
almost amounting to gales. Gardens
had better not have been put IN.
Fruit crop greatly reduced. Hignest
temperature 81, lowest 81, rain O.1O.
Golden-R. M. Carley-Grass begin
ming to dry up. Only a trace OF rain
during the week. Corn and wheat
hook well as yet, but need rain badly.
Glencoe-Annie E. Coe-Dry and
windy. First cutting of alfalfa Will
be made in about two weeks. Corn
and small grains growing nicely.
2 Hobart-W. II. Hough-High drying
winds with frosty nights retarded the
growth OF crops somewhat. Corn and
wheat looking well. Fruit prospects
good.
Las Vegas w. Hanson and VIM.
C. ~Bailey-High winds continued
throughout the week, and the nights
have been quite cool. Ground getting
quite dry and conditions generally are
unfavorable for crops. Grass Is short
and range stock in poor condition.
Highest temperature n, lowest 30;
no rain.
Silver City-Chas. II. Lyons
Weather cool and vegetation grows
slowly. Fruit seems 60 be developing
all right. Quite a severe frost morn
ing of the 10th, which did considerable
damage.
Santa Fe-U. S. Weather Bureau
A cool, dry week with unusually high
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