Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-07

Conditions

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ist and 2ds good growing week; rain.
fan, 1.33 inches.
Mineral Hill: w. N. Nelson: Heavy
rain 2eth. and heavy rain and hail
storm two miles north on Both, ieay-
ing ground white with hail; cattle
picking UP rapidly.
Mora: z. s. r~ongueEan: Beneficial
showers, revived grass and alfalfa;
formers sowing oats during past
week; first planting coming up; If
showers continue will have good crop
OF late oats.
Pecos: A. Bustamante: Frequent
rains since Sunday. some hail Thurs
day t30thl. causing slight damage.
Silver City: chas. II. Lyons; Good
local rain close previous week. grass
stating a little, but much more rain
needed before marked improvement
III stock; Irrigated crops doing well
water plentiful in river, NJ fruit.
+ mised.
Iruchas s. Martinez Very ary, no
aater; Light shower close III 1res.ons
week.
TwinIng: A. Rfend: seserai 600
rains have improved crops bus mofc
reeIed.
Albert. III M. Eanson Local .toA
er continue, vegetation fiouriebing;
clearing III fun progress; showers
mostly LIGHT and high winds dr. ont
soil quickly, rainfall OH inch.
Bloomfield ~. A. B%alIinger. Fsne
rain 2sth; first cutting alfalfa in
stack, very good yield crops making
fine progress: San Juan river falling,
but much more water then can be
used.
Dorsey. VIM. c. Barnes No rain
during week: hot weather dried out
grass some and more rain would be
acceptable crops look good: first
cutting alfalfa In progress, yield
heavy cattle doing well, calf crop
large.
I'll Rito: q. Lopez; Good showers
and grass growing nicely; more rain
indicated.
Gallina: Gayino Chavez: Heavy rain
Sunday. but hardly enough to keep
grass growing long: range improved
and water plentiful in lakes south 81
station; sheep still suffering from
lack of feed.
Maxwell City: VIM. French Good
growing week; first crop alfalfa being
cut. fair yield; rainfall, 0.56 inch.
Miera. Frank Miera. No rain dur.
ing week but grass very good and
stock improving fast: grass turning a
little brown; light showers In vicinity
Oh LIST: shearing In progress. with
light clip.
0jo Cailente A. Joseph: copions
showers, immense benefit to crops and
range: stockmen jubiiant as recent
rains insure feed on range for winter,
Questa: Antonio J. Gomez: Plenty
Of rain. crops look good.
Rowe: Samuel Dean Light show.
efs first Of week and heavy toward
last. grass and oak brush badly kill
ed out: stock IN bad condition the
little planting done just coming nj
Santa Fe; NJ. S, Weather Bureau.
Gramma grass growing nicely: heavy
showers IN canyon AMI water supply
somewhat increased; prospects i'm.
proved rainfall 01G inch.
vcrmoio; III W. Adams; Heavy
rains last Of previous week, and good
showers last or this: vegetation max
lng good growth some hail the Goth.
yallecitos: a. c. Giron: Insufficient
rain. but grass growing nicely; no
grain.
Watrous NJ G. Needham: Heasy
rain and hail afternoon OF "a lamount.
ing 70 zoo inchesl, destroying gard.
ems. orchards. etc.
Wagon Mound i. Il Gum: Heavy
rain, with some hail, the 1st:: range
IN good condition, stock doing well;
vegetation only making fair growth
Il. T Macs Heavy rain LIST. some hail.
but no damage; lakes and water holes
full stockmen well pleased; good
grass In this neighborhood.
CHARLES II Kinney.
Section Director.
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