Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-29

BETTER CROP
CONDITIONS
Shswers Throughout Territory
Have Been Especially Ben.
encial To Stock
GENERAL
IMPROVEMENT
Small Irrigated Areas Doing
wen. Sliearing In Progress
With Light Clip

4AHEAAE&E
SANTA FE, N. NJ, June 29Ihe
temperature has averaged consider
ably below normal. the closing days
being quite cool Beneficial showers
occurred at the beginning and ending
81 Inc week. these were heavy In ~.
~caiitles, principally IN the northeast
districts. Southern counties we're
again favored With Hight showers but
the Western parts d Mckinley. valen.
CID and socorro counties remain dry,
ana forest fires continue IN the ella
reserve causing the loss Of much val
liable timber. Considerable timber
has also been lost through the drouth,
small irrigated arcas are doing
quite well, and there Is generally \
slight Improvement IN the condition
* corn, wheat, oats. beans and pens.
!. tuuber planting ii reported IN IN
,~jxrtsatsd. distrftg which have been
a9aSMen by rains. especially IN north
eyn.and central counties. and tho gen4
serai tone u reports Is more cheerful.
!. AsSfa harvest continues IN The high
er districts.
The showers have been especially
hsucficlal ID stock and range; north
sastern counties report grass grow.
iAg nitely and stock improving rapid'
III. other districts generally report
Improvement. and slow growth o.
grass. while stock losses continue %
decrease. Hhearins Is progressing in
the northern counties. with light
clip. owing 10 the poor condition OF
shcep.
The following extracts are taken
| from the svoorts Of correspondents:
Abiquiu: Henry Grant: Good rains,
grass beginning to look very favor.
/. able for stock; some crops in vicinity
look good; warm days, cool nights
U:AIbcrt. Hanson: Frequent
<hrd { the week and
kfaM vrc~sd aWuth conat
tions II = 5Sq. sHhoush rain. have
been local and IN some places scant;
ahearIng well under way: light first
crop 81 alfalfa being cut; rainfall 2.oi
= isthss.
Amarillo. Texas. ". ), Weather
bureau: seseta,ion aoing WA; sailn
faif q thu wyeAA 100 .neAes, a,u
intcn good. :. ~
Angus: u. 3. Hraafola ses, II.
sooa snoscss aafaig pas, Mesa. s4a.s
pesiLiilns 20 ssoe ald seosa a~ooAlns
better.
Afapeias a. IA. Richardson. oui.|
dry. Dul showers ii vicinity, nlua|
vegetation yet; about a Iourti. oi
scrub OAR budding, probably one.hall
dead.
Aurora; J. Z. Lucero: Good showcs
first q week. with some hail. setllngI
w again, but grass and crops some.
what improved; good range Id iimbc.
u The mountains. but poor In spea
places.
cerro: u, y. Leon: No crops in
this vicinity; little water Tor domestic
purposes.
chscon: r. an. II. Lucero. Light
showers. bur not sufficient 10 start
wheat and oats, which have nearly
died out; cattle In good condition in
m~containss water IN streams very
low.
Chico. H. u Masten. Almost daily
local showers IN this part; cattle put
ling ON flesh and gardens growing
chiinayo: Jose Il. Trnjillo: show.
'rs iirst Of week; alfalfa good III this
iicinity and wheat and oats look nice.
cooney: A. g. Morrow. No rain the
'ast week; range stock IN poor o
luoni light crop of fruit promised
Deming: G. H. Bosworth; Few
hcwers reported in county. insufn.
lent for range, and stock suffering;
o.ao inch.
Elizabethtown; George i, peebe,
rains first u week; stock IN fair
considering long drouth;
rops poor.
~ Rito: p Lopez: Good rains -
fountains previous week an1 wa,e,
! acequla Increased somewhat: s,nl
e on plains and in valleys; little
ioft Wingate: John woodga,e.
mother dry. windy week. wIthon,
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