Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-17

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Of week did not extend far; improves
corn and vegetables somewhat. bu
came too late for wheat. alfalfa doins
4 we'll.
Lagnna Gus Wiess-No rain since
Hast report; cloudy md threatening
1 but rain has not fallen, conditions
! however, continue favorable for show
ers.
Las Vegas Wn. Curtis Bailey
Two light showers during aek and
heavy rain Saturday afternoon, total
la6e inch
| Los Alamos Nm Frank Good
heavy rain the 18th; with sunshine
everything that il planted viii grow
4rapidly.
Lllcero Mary Lodge Beneficial
showers first ~ week; erops and range
slightly improved; good showers III
adjacent country
Miera Franco Miera Good heavy
rains during The week, drouth broken,
lprairies look grain and grass adsanes
ing rapidly conditions on range
changed; shearing time At hand and
beeinning made. information from
surrounding country indicates That
rains have fallen and stock has begun
10 improve.
Mimhres- chas Dennis No rain
and water low; cattle poor some
ranchmen have 10 feed 10 keep them
alive and many cattle dying. outlook
serious, none III condition to ship, and
great distance from feed to water
causes many n drop hi The way ex.
haustei !: first crop of alfalfa harvest
ed.
Mountainair John M Gorbett
Grass starting nicely III localities. hi.
clnding this vicinity, hut general rain
badly needed,
ocate n. i, Nell Very dry. some
rain IL narrow strips but nothing gem
eral; grass starting but more mois,
ture needed lambing over and in
crease about fifty per cent
0jo Caliente Al Joseph Good
showers first Of week; Irrigated crops
4 i :
look promising; streams bold out we'll,
and grass on range beginning to grow.
Stock m fair condition. everything
considered.
Pinos Altos Il. b Robinson Dry
and windy. cattle very poor and dy-
ing: angora goats doing gell In noun.
tain ranges; fruits doing very well;
no vegetation starting.
San Rafael chas, NJ Grover Men
returning from lambiiig camps tell
same story. sheep very poor and IN.
crease from 10 % 60 per cent; rains
Of past month, while not ample, have
kept considerable number of sheep
from dying and general tone Is hope
full; calf and colt increase consider.
ably better than that o. lambs.
Santa Fe U. s. Weather Bureau
Temperature nearly normal: light
shower first of week, refreshing vege.
tation, frequent sprinkles since with
good showers In vicinity; some early
cherries coloriug and other fruits
making fair growth. first cutting OF
alfalfa being made on the low lands;
slight increase IN water for domestic
purposes, bnt none available for irri.
cation. precipitation a.2O inch.
Silver City Charles II, Lyons No
rain vet and condition Of range could
hardly be worse: river still has water
for irrigation; first crop alfalfa har.
vested, almost continuous high west.
arly winds.
Tnlar0sa John Al Shyrock No
rain and little prospect for future;
sheep and goats have done very poor.
Y, small per cent of lambs and kids
saved. some cattle dying, but not 10
many as In other parts 81 the country
ranchmen are shipping some stock
D northern ranges.
Vermejo II. w. Adams weather.
,ool and vegetation making slow
growth. heavy rain first Of week.
Wagon Mound -. 4. Gum Some
what warmer: rainfall slight: alfalfa
md gardens doing better; but little
green grass on range In this vicinity.
Watrous M G. Needham Past
week not favorable for vegetation,
,wing to high winds and sand storms;
range conditions not improved and
stock In weak condition; very light
showers. Chas. II. LINNEY,
Section Director.
D. ahndv Summoned