Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-24
Crop Conditions.
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dckeu moisture carrier anu Is be
low standard in quality and quantity
Fort Wingate-John Woodgate-Ar
other excellent week; good prospects
for winter feed for the range stock;
sheep are fat and cattle and horses
are improving fast: highest temper,
ature 81 degrees, lowest 60 degrees;
rainfall 0.40 inch.
Folsom Jackson Tabor Very
stormy week, especially south OF
here. The town was flooded on
18th and 18th and many left their
homes and took refuge In the school
house, out of reach of the water.
Grass on range is fine and winter feed
assured. Highest temperature Sc
degrees, lowest So degrees. rainfall
1.53 inches,
Galiinas Springs Jas. Il. Whit
more Fine growing week; cattle
getting In better shape, and outlook
good for winter range; more rain
needed to bring out all the dry spots;
highest temperature 90 degrees, low.
est 81 degrees. rainfall OTIS inch.
Hood - F NJ. Cook Weather
continues rainy, temperature nearly
normal: wheat and oats harvest alb
out W and grain saved in good con.
dition: melons, tomatoes and ripe
onions going to market. also large
crop of ummer apples in ear load
lots, and some pears; farmers well MP
with work and all busy.
Las Vegas -Wm. Gurtiss Bailey
Very little rain during the week;
vegetation in fair condition, but more
moisture needed; highest tempera-
tnre 80 degrees. lowest So degrees:
rainfall 0..OS inch.
Luna j, ]. Hale Corn growing
nicely; some little wheat doing we'll;
rains continue every day; grass fine.
stock Of all kinds getting fat.
Los Alamos - VIM. Frank Jr.-
heavy rain Sunday afternoon reliey-
ed dry spell of past two weeks:
wheat harvest begun. yield very light:
corn in favored localities looks good
sSit other fields are in poor condi-
tion.
Maxwell City VIM. French ~
Some good local showers this week:
worms still destroying grass; crops
look good. plenty OF water for irri-
cation; highest temperature SO de-
grees, lowest 40 degrees; rainfall
0.36 inch.
Mineral Hill w. M. Nelson -
Several light rains during the week;
crops progressing rapidly; range ~
good.
Mogollon w. irwin Moore Fire.
anent showers during the week:
grass fine and stock In excellent con
dition; watermelons and vegetables
coming to markets by the wagon
load.
Pinos Altos IL. Is. Robinson -
Showers every day during the week,
and very heavy rain afternoon OF
18th: grass on range promises TO be
better than for some years, fruits
look good.
Questa Antonio ]. Gomez Fire.
quent rains, crops in good condition,
harvest under way, plenty Of grass.
Rowe Samuel Dean Dry dur
ing the week, not enough rain TO lay
;ae .nst. grass browning and crops
up stock still doing fairly
well.
Russia u y. Curtis EARLY sown
grain heading potatoes In higher
ground seem TO be doing well, bur
In valleys worms are running them;
considerable more sunshine and less
rain the last few days.
San Rafael - Charles M. Grovef
Country one mass Of verdnre; stock
getting fat and lazy; crops growing
very fast; old settlers and Indians
state that grass Is growing this sea.
son In places that II has not been
seen In years: highest temperature
80 degrees, lowest 50 degrees; rain.
fall 0s8 inch.
Santa re II. $. Weather Bureau
Almost daily showers gave average
amount of rainfall; temperature
two degrees d day above nor.
NAL. Red plums, pears and apples
.ripsning and becoming fairly plenti.
full In markets. Gramma grass IL
growing nicely on foothills and sheep
and goat herds continue 70 improve.