Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-05-27
DAILY LOSSES
OF STOCK
Many Of the Ranges Still Very
Dry. AS High as Seventy Per
Cent OF Lambs Saved Iii
Some Quarters
Santa Fe, n. NJ, May q, 1904.

with light, scattered showers, suffi
Gent to start the grass in some local
tiles and refresh vegetation generally,
but as a rule the water supply of the
streams has not been materially in,
creased, the farm work remains prac-
tically at a %standstill excepting in linn
tied areas where water is obtainable.
In the more favored localities the
Warmer weather and showers have
caused vegetation to grow rapidly,
and, on the whole, conditions are con-
s~iderably improved, but the drouth is
still very serious and daily losses of
cattle and sheep occur Latest advices
are that good rains fell during the
21st and 22d in scattered districts, in
surfing sufficient grass on some Of the
ranges. Landing is finished with
varying results; weld generally being
very poor, but in some localities run.
ming as hight as 10 per cent. Where
water can be had wheat, oats and corr
have made good growth. First alfalfa
has been cut in southern sections, but
the yield was very poor. Fruit pros
poets have not changed; some or.
chards will have a fair crop of early
fruits, as ~apricots, peaches and cher
ries, while others will have scarcely
any. Apples generally are quite prom
ring.
lei following remarks are extract
" from the reports of correspond
entsa
Albert-H. NJ. nanson-Seyeral
light showers, too brief to offer
muek relief from the drouth. Some
hail On the table lands. Still there
is no grass; stock is fallingR lamb.
ing is practically a failure More
losses in sheep at presents. than
throughout the whole winter. sAbso-
lutely no farming has been done. Rain,
O.32.
Arabela-A. NJ. Richardson-A trace
OF rain, the first of the season
Drouth continues more severe; rain
threatened every day but none comes
CarIsbad-H. +. Christian-Scatter
ell showers during the week have
helped the range some. Few cattle
men have sold but no deliveries made
yet. a light local hail storm but nc
damage. Fruit and crops are doing
well. Corn and cotton have nearly ali
been planted; cotton is well up.
Estancia-P. A. Speckmann--Ths
drouth was broken by a good rain
the afternoon OF the 21st, accompan
fed BY some hail. The mountains te
the west have had several good show
ers recently Landing Is about over;
the per cent saved is small, in some
Instances as low as 10, out where ex
ira care was taken and plenty Of food
given The results Were much better
in some cases as high as 10 pr cent
being saved.
Folsom Jackson Tabor Rather
cloudy, with a good gentle rain 81
the 10th. Grass is good and stock q
all kinds doing well. Irrigation wat
er Is very scarce and crops conse
quently backward. Fruits, especially
cherries, promise abundantly. Rain
G.36.
Fort Standardized. Buntin-Only !;
trace of rain here on the 10th, bu
good showers in neighboring sections
possibly enough 70 start the crops
and encourage the farmers to resum,
their work. The range Is short ant
cattle are dying.
Fort Wingate-John Woodgate-
Vegetation makes little or no prog
ross owing 10 the drouth and high
drying winds. All springs n water
holes are very low. Cattle and horses
are ~perceptibly falling off every day
sheep III poor condition and some dy
ing.
Golden-R. NJ. uarley--Showers
have fairly started the grass on US
plains and in the mountains. South q
here lambing was very unsuccessful
and many of the old ewes were los'
also.
Hobart-w. II. Hough-Wafme'
with occasional showers. But ii'ti'
water in side streams. Corn grows
slowly.
Laguna-Gus Weiss-No rain; IN
good effects OF the rain Of the iitf
will be lost unless rain comes soon
L.ambing about over, only ten per cen