Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-14
LIGHT FROSTS
IN THE NORTH
Fine Fruit III The san Juan
Country. Ranges IN Excellent
Condition and Water and
Grass abundant
SANTA Il. N. NJ. Sept Is. 1905.

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The conditions during tho week aa
4 rulo were favorable for maturing
crops and curing grass on ranges
The temperature In tho north Was
normal but In tho extreme south por.
tion tho deficiency was marked, aver,
aging nearly ten degrees a day. ia,
cesslve precipitation and elondlness
wa reported from EI Paso. elsewhere
no rain or only light scattered show.
ors fell. except in Union county,
where q heavy rain, with hail. did
some damage to gardens.
The light 10 killing frosts. the first
of the season, occurred IN the Bird,
4th and 9Th over the eastern slope 81
the mountains of tho north central
district and in southern Lincoln Y
". inJuring or destroying late ear.
dens, and crops and causing much
loss.
In the San Juan valley tho fruit II
grading better than usual; winter
apples are coloring and will be an
excellent crop: bean harvest IL on.
with large acreage and fair yield. the
best in years: ranges are good and
stock IN fat.
In central districts wheat harvest
ii over and quality fair: corn matur.
ing and alfalfa doing we'll: range IN
excellent condition and feed and wat.
or abundant flor cattle. sheep and
horses. tomatoes. cantaloupes and
water melons are ripening. early fall
Apples plentiful and Of good dual.
ity.
In southern portions ranges and
stock continue In good condition. IN
Lincoln county stockmen claim there
Is sufficient grass TO carry cattle
through tho winter but In otero conn-
" the prospects are not quite as
good and In Grant county the range
Ii falling slightly and moro rain Il
needed 10 assure safety To the we'll
stocked ranges.
The following extracts are taken
from reports OF correspondents:
Aibert-H. NJ. Hanson-Ranges and
stock In very good condition. haying
continues; severe hall storm on "a did
som damage TO gardens.
Amarillo. Toxas-U. s, Weather Blu
reau-Crops IN splendid condition
some being cut and show good yield
Grazing above average: cattlo looking
well. Highest temperature IS. low
est 81. no rain.
Angus-G. L. B~radford--A heay,
froat on nlght Of Eth damaged lh''
gardens. stockmen clatn theis u
enough grass TO ca ! CATTLE th1bahi
the winter.
ArabeIa-A, NJ. Rlehadson- DurinI
latter part OF Angus. and until afte
The rain uf tho Sd. II was 70 10
thu II made sugar cana look like
fl. had run thro isn u. ltighest tari
porature 20, lowest As; rainfall. aG
Inch.
Aurora y. G. Lucero-Frosta o
tho third and 9th instants injured .
killed nearly everything and cause
much loss as crops weer nearly rip
Potatoes did well this year: feed Il
winter III now assured.
Rloomfield-W. A. HaH ingor~La
fruit grading better than earlier
plums. peaches. etc, coming Into ma
Let: early eorn being cnt. No shaN
era. wator plentiful Highest ten
pcratute sat lowest Az,
Catskiil John H. Lane. Jr-plcni
Of rain up to Sept lat. since then
has heen cool and dry, With frof
Crops are light, caused by ear
drouths
Chacon~E N. IMcoro~~A light fro
first III week; continued dry wealth
and crops aud grass are drying o.
and there viii In scarcely any ha
vest. 49, Vi" .
chIeo-H II. Masten~~A few sho'
ers during the week: grass on fanl
beginning % cnrei hnying has cot
menced, crop less than that Of In
year; cattle In fine condition.
vi Rito-P. L~opez~The wealth
has been very pleasant, with no rail-
there will be an abundance Of hay
III Paso. Tcxas-u Weather u
rcau-An excessively wet and "a
week; temperature averaged near
ten degrees q day below normal r.
rain fell slowly and gradually saak
into the ground. Highest tempefatp
81, IoW Isl; rainfall ao' inches
FORT winEai. John WooasaFe