Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-02
NOVEMBER
WEATHER
Reports From Various Parts of
the Territory Show Month
Was Ideal.
ST0CKCENE
Range Short in Some Localities But on
the Whole Conditions Are Not
Bad.

mild, dry month throughout the Teri
tory, favorable for finishing harvest
baling hay and other fall and earl
winter work. Some seeding has beel
done and the soil is generally in goo
condition for later ploWing and seed
ing. Range is short in some northern
counties, notably ColfaX, Mora AM
parts of San Miguel, but generally owe
the Territory it is fair to a good condi
tion and stock is in good condition, wa
ter plentiful and the outlook favorable
for winter
The following extracts are taken
from reports of correspondents:
Aurora. c. Lucero-Very nice
weather so far this fall in this vicinity
no snow, very cool nights. Cattle and
sheep look good, although there is very
short grass on the range.
Brice-F. B. Schermerhorn - Fall
rains made the range good, although 1t
has been damaged somewhat by frost;
sheep, cattle and horses are in good
condition.
Chacon-E M. Lucero-Little raised
in this valley this year.
Chimayo-Jose P Trujillo-A very
dry month.
Cimarron William French = Both
hay and oat crop light in this section,
owing to dryness in early summer;
winter feed short.
Deming-C. B. Bosworth-Beautiful
weather; stock in good condition.
abethtown-George E. Beebe-
Crops all harvested, hay less than one
half crop; potatoes full yield; range
good; stock in fine condition.
Fort Wingate-John Woodgate-A
nice lot of black gramma grass on the
hills, but flats are very bare indeed;
cattle, horses, sheep and goats on
range in good condition and should win
ter we'll, except that range is rather
over-stocked and feed will probably be
short later in the winter.
Hillsboro-J. M. Webster-Feed on
range good and stock in good condition
for winter. small section in northern
part of the county is short of feed. AL
falfa made about one-half crop.
Hobart-W. H. Hough-All crops
rather below average and fruit poor.
Stock at present in fair condition;
grass short near to water; floods de-
stroyed pastures in the valleys.
Laguna-Gus Weiss-Only enough
wheat and corn harvested for home
consumption; winter sowing not begun.
Las Vegas-William Curtiss Bailey
Weather most favorable for harvesting
crops; ranchmen well satisfied with
the season; stock in good condition
and range grasses are promising for
winter.
Los Alamos-William Frank-Con-
dition of cattle, horses and sheep poor
and range is poor in this vicinity; wa
ter PLENTIFUL no snow to amount to
much yet.
Los Lunas-Charles F. Jones-Fall
rains left alfalfa and meadows in fine
shape for winter and also placed fields
in good condition for January plowing.
No grass on nearby ranges and stock re-
moved to the ranges east and west.
Manuelito-W. A. L. Tarr-All ten
der vegetation killed by frost some
time since; sheep in good condition,
cattle and horses fair; no snow, and
~ ,oi,, foy copoo 1uookc mast
Mora-Z. S. Longuevan - Grazing
good throughout the mountains and
valleys; stock of all kinds in good con-
dition; very little grain or hay saved
from the flood. Unless we have an op-
en- winter stock may suffer from lack
of feed later on; prospects good for
next years planting.
Mountainair = John w. Corbett -
Practically no crops raised here;
range fair, except where tramped out
last winter; stock in good condition
and outlook generally favorable.
Ocate-N. Weil-Dry and windy,
range rather short but stock doing well
SO far.
Alamogordo-J. G. Dunn-Late rains
and SHOWS in the mountains have made
conditions very favorable for the wioter
stock looks good. Crops nearly an aver.
age but owing to early SHOWS they Will
be late in harvest; frost also came about
30 days earlier than usual.
Carlsbad-H. F. Christian = Cotton
crop, In spite Of early frost and unfavor-
able weather, is very good; corn. alfalfa
ETC., excellent; range and range cattle
in fine condition. This Is the second |
year that cotton has been raised here
with good results, and large acreage
is promised for next year.
Mescalero-J. W. prude- Early snow
caught oats before maturity, and
weighted them down; some being cut
for hay; wheat crop light. Probably
four inches Of snow have fallen in White