The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-04-21
Weather and Crops


ly mild and quite favorable to stock
interests. Stock Of all kinds wintered
we'll, with much less feeding than
usual.
The precipitation during February
and March was above normal in north
en- and western sections. with a
marked deficiency throughout the
eastern central and southern districts.
April to date has been warm and
pleasant, with the exception of a few
days the latter part of the past week,
when the temperature fell to freezing
and killing frost occurred In several
localities, doing considerable damage
to easly fruit bloom in the western
and southwestern sections. Flowing
and seeding Is well advanced in the
seeding has been completed. Over
the greater part Of the state the soil
is in excellent condition for putting
in crops. In the lower half of the
state the conditions are not so favo a.
BILE on account of the general absence
o. storms during the winter months.
Range grass has started nicely and
feed for stock Is fairly good in most
sections. Alfalfa is growing rapidly
and the meadows are reported in ex-
cellent condition. Fruit trees are
blooming in the southern and western
sections; in the southeastern portions
they are in bud and much advanced
for this time of the year.
CORRESPONDENTS REMARKS
Northern Section
Winnemucca - Warm weather DUR
.ng the past week has started the hay
to growing and trees have begun to
bud. Water supply in all localities
promises to be excellent. Tempera-
ture du ing the week averaged about
ten degrees above the normal. C.
Hayden.
Battle Mountain After several
weeks of copious rains the weather is
now fine and warm. Vegetation of
all kinds growing rapidly. Range
stock doing well-B. f. wilson.
Beaver - Flowing in progress; the
weather mild. Vegetation of all kinds
growing rapidly; water plentiful.-L
f. Bello.
Rebel Creek - The weather during
the past week has been very favorable
for far ming operations. and the growth
of alfalfa, range feed and meadows
Stock doing we'll: some fruit trees In
bloom.-R McLeran.
+ Bullino A week of warm. spring
this season so far. Grass growing
nicely.-F. j. Frank.
Wells - Fine growing weather and
very hot the fore part of the week for
his time of the year; maximum So
on the 18th. good rain of 81 inch
on the 18th. Water coming down fast
from the mountains.-A. II. Wiseman
Beowawe-Weather fair. with warm
south wind. very beneficial to grow
ng grain and vegetables of all kinds.
IF. e. Walters.
Deeth-The weather has been very
pleasant throughout the week. and
everything is beginning to look green.
We had a heavy rain during the night
OF the 18th. Farmers are all busy
putting in grain. No frost; range
feed good; plenty of water. u. HI.
OBrien.
Elko-Ground in fine condition and
hill tops soaked. Grass growing nice
ly sunshine ard warm days needed
Prospects are better than for many
years.-John NJ. Morrow.
Eastern Section
Illipah-Unusually warm weather
was experienced in this section during
the fore part of the week: latter part
much cooler. Alfalfa growing nicely:
stock w.ntered well without much loss,
sheep from outside counties returning
home.-W. NJ. Moorman.
Ely-April to date has been warm
and pleasant. Grain sowing well ad
vanced. All live stock have wintered
well-H. A. Comins.
Western Section
Fallon Unusually warm weather
for the middle of April. but the week
closed with a cool wave and a light
frost. Grain up and looks promising.
Alfalfa four inchts high; Strawberries.
caches. pears. apricots and prunes in
bloom plenty of asparagus and rhu-
barb for the table: garden truck COM
ing up.--J. w. Ferguson.
Reno - The warm weather of the
past week has brought the fruit trees
into bloom. especially peach. pea
and plum trees; apple trees not yet
I'm bloom; alfalfa becoming green
s. B. Doten.
Carson City - The week opened
warm and closed cool: no rain: high
est temperature 70. on the l2th; low
est 80. on the 18th. Flowing and seed
ing in progress; fruit trees blooming
and shade trees leaving out: pastur-
age good and stock looking WE'LL
]. III. Smith.
]. H. SMITH.