Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-29

lntN IaA NiNFs bA6 WILL Wy ooAiN ios
age feed, rainfall LAP inches
Glencoe-Anna -Coe-Good heavy
rains; crops and range improved
greatly,
Glorieta-Geo. A. Viles-Nsry heavy
rains during week; grass coming nice
ly: cloud burst in few instances, but
no serious damage.
Gallinas-Gavino Chavez-First cut
tnig of alfalfa being made and much
less than usual yield; surrounding
country has been having rains, but
grass is starting slowly, and sheep
camps are still without much pas.
ture.
Hobart--W. .ougn-Frequent
showers: wheat cutting began, quail.
ity better than expected; corr grow
ing finely; also alfalfa, vegetables,
etc: fruit prospects better: grass
hoppers doing some damage
Hood-F. NJ. cock-Light rains ear.
" in week, but not enough to do
much good; fair stage of water IL
river: early potatoes good yield. late
promise well; corn doing nicely; far
mers well up with work; early
peaches on market, light yield; apples
making nice growth and promise good
yield, also plumbs, but pears will be
light.
~Laguna-Gus Weiss-seyeral snow
ers, and favorable prospects: grass
growing nicely. winter feed now as.
sured. stock losses will stop and
everybody correspondingly pleased.
La Luz-Ernest S. swift-Good
heavy rainfall on 2lst, also several
light showers. a
Los Alamos-Wm, Frank, Jr.-
Good daily showers, grass on range
growing fast and water holes filled.
cattle and sheep improving; shearing
delayed by rains.
Las Vegas-Wm. Curtiss Bailey
Two hard rains and several showers;
vegetation, and crops look much bet
ter; a cool week; rainfall 2.96 inches.
Luna. ]. Hale-Weather cloudy
and favorable for rain; crops mostly
ruined, and little grass. but no loss
of stock yet: with good rains cattle
will come out ali right.
Los Lunas-Chas. +. Jones-Good
local showers. Wheat cut and being
threshed. Grain is plump and heavy
and yield better than expected. Good
second crop alfalfa assured.
Maxwell City-Wm. French-Nice
rains this week: grass starting every,
where; rainfall 1.o7 inches.
Mescalero = g. w. prude - Good
rains almost daily; drouth seems
broken: crops are late because of dry,
ness; probably % per cent Of cattle
Enu TE.| or.
and 10 per cent of sheep lost; call
crop may be over 30 per cent, lamb
crop about 40 TO so per cent: pros
poets for good hay yield, but very lit,
tie grain.
Miera--Frank Miera-Good heavy
rains during week; grass growing
nicely; shearing done, with light clip;
all kinds of stock getting fat; crops
doing well.
Mineral Hill--W. NJ. Nelson-Good
rains throughout TIE week; some hal;
two miles west on the 10Th.
Mogollon-W. Irwin Moore-Good
showers latter part of week: grass
coming slowly; gardens doing well.
Mountainair-John W. Corbett-
Conditions greatly improved. Cool
damp week, with steady %downpour af
ternoon and night Of oath. Heavy rair
on 2fst from Chupidaris, northwest tt
Willard and good local showers
throughout this section. Rainfall %.
inch.
Ojo caliente-A. Joseph-Consider
able rain has fallen in this section
during the week and crops are looking
quite promising: fruit yield will be be
!. low average; grass on range growing
nicely and outlook is good for stool
feed next winter: farmers and stock
: men jubilant.
Pecos-Aniceto Bustamante- Goot
rains every day the past week.
Bedrock Louis Champie Goot
rains first Of week, and light show
5 ers since; corn and vegetables making
{ good growth, corn beginning to tas
sci: ella river has been high for sey
J eral days, indicating good rains Il
J mountains.
Ribera-R. Ortiz-Light shorer
during week: corn, wheat, alfalf
and grass In good condition.