Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-10
THE OUTLOOK
STILL SERIOUS
Showers in North During Past
Week But Little Wetness
in Southern New
Mexico
SOME RANGES
IMPROVING
Heavy Losses In Growing Crops,
In Stock and Also
In Timber
Santa Fe. II. NJ. juno 10. 1901.

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The temperature has averaged
somewhat below The normal, the
nights especially being cool, causing
slow growth even where situation 9th
erwiaa were favorable. Good IocaI
showers occurred the latter part u
tho week. over the northern hall
OF the territory. greatly improving
farming and range conditions. else
whore light showers or entire ab
aence Of rain are reported and tn
outlook continue serious Hall nc
~companIed the showers In some parts
damaging crops In small areas.
In the northeastern counties, range
n greatly improved, streams are flow
Ing and stock water available for If
rlgation; in the southern districts
however. no material Improvement 4
reported. barring small Irrigated
areas, and farming and stock condi
lions remain grave. Wheat Is turning
yellow from drouth and heading very
low: stock losses from starvation arc
great, blowing and planting have been
impossible and timber losses continue
heavy.
Alfalfa harvest lis beginning In
northern counties. but the crop u
Night even on irrigated Iands.
The week closes with mor fav'
orable shower conditions ana en-.
couraging outlook for the northern
half or The territory.
The following extracts are taken
from the reports Of correspondents:
Albert: II. NJ. Hanson; One or two
light showers but moisture still IN.
auficient, and grass extremely scant
Stock generally in poor condition
lambing owe and increase has been
slight, probably Offset by loss In old
sheep: better conditions reported
from the extreme north end of the
county. Rainfall 0,3s.
Arabela: A. NJ Richardson sim
dry. no rain since the small showers
OF last week. no vegetation starting,
Deming; G. y. Boswiek: Weather
continues 10 be very dry, and little
prospect for showers: cattle reported
suffering.
Fort wingate John Woodgatc. A
dry windy week; light local show
ers west and southwest of hore have
freshened up Tho grass a little. but
wAter II scarce and the country very
dry.
Gallinas Springs Frank II Clark.
Not enough rain 70 do much good:
some planting done this week. corn
and beans.
Glencoes ANNA Coo: Dry, windy
weather prevails,
Hobart. w. II. Hough Very dry
with high winds; corn looks fairly
good; wheat heading very short:
frnit falling badly: vegetation looks
good, where sufficient water Il obtain.
ed.
Laguna. Gus Weiss: sim dry, mol
rain since last report wheat about siy
inches high but turning yellow from
lack Of moisture. Very strong Vest.
erly winds blew during the week, dry.
ing out the soil rapidly The wool
clip Is light. losses OF cattle. horses
and sheep BY starvation VIII b. very
heavy; water for stock getting short
Las Vegas: VIM cnrtiss BAILEY
the latter part of week with
HIGH winds and dust storms. show
sunday. cooler the night of the
sth.
Iii coin Geo. n Peter ntpufh can
stock dying, no grass 10 plow
YET done Oh the dry ranches.
III the Captain mountains are
last nor timber dying each
high winds prevail during midi
lie Of the week
Los Alamos WIN. Frank condt
continue unfayorab,e good
come up, but are dlssipated
ONE high. cold winds. On the ann
very heavy rain fell during the ID.
ernoon, Milling he water holes.
maxwell City: Vim. French: water
D. irrigation still scarce; grass start
liz nicely. bHt growth slow, owing rs
BID nights; stock now doing well.
Miera: Franco Miera The showers
/ The latter part OF May did some
BOD. grass has made a start bnt III
sry slow, sheep begin 10 pick L; cat. \