Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-06
WEEKLY CROP
BULLETIN
No Breaking Of The Drouth *,
cept In the Northeastern
Part u the Territory
LOSS TO sHEEPMEN
Heavy Loss III Cattle Occurring
III Southwestern New Mex
leo. streams Running
Low and Crops Back
4@&ES
LOSS TO sHEEPMEN

s Gan II VI ~
lief from tho protracted drought dur.
~ the past week excepting In the
Extreme northeastern part Of the ter
ritory, and a fall OF d few inches OF
onow on the 18th over the northern
mountain ranges. The lack of mois-
ture combined with the unusually high
winds and cold nights Is retarding the
s~easonal growth Of all vegetation, and
d lambing " we'll under way 10 all
central and southern camps these un.
favorable conditions entail great loss
10 sheepmen. In the most favored 10
caiities hardly so per cent OF the
lambs and some OF the yves are lost.
on central and southern ranges there
Ii NO new grass. and the old grass Is
practically all gone, either grazcd on
or rendered unfit for feed By the al.
most daily sand and dust storms. On
northern and northeastern range cat.
tie are still In fair condition as a
rule, hut toward the southwest large
losses have already occurred. Al
though the Rio Grande Is carrying a
fair volume Of water In Its upper
course there Is hardly an ~appreclable
amount reaches below Eocorro. Other
streams in the territory are extremely
low for the season. ana excepting In
the most favored localities farm work
" almost at d standstili for lack OF
water. Early fruits have been greatly
injured By the late frosts and the
high winds and drought. II Is repor,
ed that many OF the south central and
southwestern orchards, in particular,
win have hardly any peaches. apri.
cots. pears or cherries. and apples
also have been badly damaged.
The following extracts are taken
trura the reports Of correspondents;
{ Alamogordo: Jas. G. Dunn. Season
abcA two weeks IN advance as far as
fruit ia concerned. Apricots ana
peaches as lrage as waInnts. First
cut of alfalfa will May 10. No
grass and cattle are very poor.
Albert: II. NJ. Hanson: Drought.
high winds and excessive dust con
tinue. No green grass and ranges re-
ported very closely cropped on every.
where. Landing about 10 start under
very adverse conditions, Calf crop
70 far very fair. and stock generally
in fairly good condition as yet.
Andrews Al \. Warren. Vegetation
and stock suffering from tho cold
nights. hiah Winds and drought.
Arabela: Al NJ. Richardson: II Is so
dry that no blowing has yct been done
Bloomfield NJ. A. B~allinger. Slight
showers not sufficient 20 benefit ranch
or range. But little annual yegeta.
tIon coming up On the prairies, and
unless rain m soon the range will
be barren this season. Range stock
Will soon he moved 70 the mountains.
Gardens and fields growing slowly.
Captain: Clement Hightowcr: No
rain: no snow In the mountains; very
little water In the streams. All springs
failing. No prospects for crops and
fruits mostly killed. Stock Of all
kinds dying. Landing a failure ex.
cepting whore ewes are kept on hay
or allowed TO range on alfalfa pasture.
Chico tcolfax County: II. u. Mas
ten: Unusually high winds and nc
rain as yet. Gardens only have beer
planted 80 far. and the severe wind,
have greatly damaged what was up.
Espnnola; J. +. Ieese: Wind con
%tinues, but no rain, About four incheI
or snow In the mountains on the Goth
and 4 slight frost in the valley.
Estancia: r. a. Speckman: Drough
continues. exceeding all past records
Settlers preparing 10 plant truck an
" ipAakt tuuA'ifat ia sdrt Va ram WI
Ing The coming month. Less tina
80 per cent Of the lambs are bein
saved. and sheepmen are more ds
couraged than for years.
Folsom: jackson Tabor: An er
~couraging week. snow storm Of tn
gath was very wet, and although a,
companied BY the heaviest wind eve
known here did a Visit amount Of goot
Our fruit promises a heavy crop, A
1alfa and grass are growing wel
Stock IN this vicinity ii believed
be out Of danger. Precipitation, Os
inch.
Fort wingate: John woodgatt
Continued drought, htgh winds m
cold nights ~ gr3
slowly.