Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-17
STOCK SLOWLY
IMPROVING.
Loss In Grain Crors, Vegetables
Gaining, No Peaches And
Few Apples

ne temperature mas averaged near
" normal, warm, bright days prevail
ing with considerable wind. and soms
sand and dust storms, especially Ii
southern counties. Good local showers
occurring at the beginning and ending
Of the week over the northern half 81
the Territory, further relieving the
drauth, but southern counties remain
dry. and stoclsmen and ranehmen are
greatly discouraged.
Northeastern counties are still the
most favored, q little planting Is being
done, stock Is slowly improving. loss.
es have practically ceased and shear.
ing Is beginning with prospects much
more favorable. Other northern coun.
ties are slowly improving, but irriga.
tion water Ii very scarce, Or entirely
lacking, little Or no planting has been
done and the outlook Ii gloomy; first
crop Of alfalfa is being harvested, with
light yield. On low lands fruits con-
tinue in fair condition, sustained BY
the nnderilow.
In southern counties, especially the
southwestern part OF the Territory,
conditions remain disheartening, high
winds and dryness prevail, little or no
water is available for irrigation; stock
continues poor and losses are still
large; some raiichmen are shipping
stock to northern ranges: no peaches
are promised and but few apples.
In northern districts corn and yege.
tables have been improved by the
showers. but wheat and oats. we're too
far damaged to be. much relieved.
The following extracts are taken
from reports Of correspondents:
Albert-H. NJ Hanson Drouth con.
ditions still In evidence. no general.
soaking rain, but country begins %
look green; grass very short, and cat.
tie. especially, find II difficult grazing
further losses IN sheep not looked for.
A little planting being done but much
less than usual; rainfall 0.5s inch.
Aurora. G. Lucero Good rain
first Of week with some hall; much
benefit to crops and grass after the
long drouth: cattle and sheep look
good 50 far: lambing nearly over but
Increase small, those saving 80 per
cent think they have done well.
Bloomfield A. Ballinger Nights
continue cool but plants making fair
most Of the range stock taken
o the mountains.
Cleveland Daniel Cassidy Light
showers, not sufficient To start grass,
wheat and oats have nearly died out
llfalfa promises about one.third crop;
streams dried up
cuchillo-Rob't Martin Very high
Winds, water for irrigation low; range
md stock In very poor condition.
Domingo. r. Bosworth- Clear,
warm week, without rainfall.
FL Rito-p. Lopez Good showers
Turing the early part or the week.
Estancia--P. A. Speckman Good
w0-hOur rain here afternoon of the
9th, and still raining at 9 D. M; !;
Iome hail accompanied the shower,
sreat value TO ranchmen and stock.
men. Showers have also fallen sur.
ounding country: sheep fed during
ambing doing well under The circum.i
tances.
Folsom jackson Tabor Cool and
Loudly with several good showers:
ange good and stock doing well: al.
alfa which escaped damage by hail
eady % cut, Yield light; irrigation
sater scarce: rainfall orc Inch.
Fort WingateJohn Woodgate
high winds and lack or moisture have
,ilted all vegetation. stock in poor
Hermosa Philip Zoelier -Drouth
little water and no grass
,ss q stock heavy: not enough rain
J lay the dust for the past nine
lonths on the eastern slope of the
lack Range; stock In very poor con.
ition; streams mostly dry and high