Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-24
Crop Condition
in New Mexico

some extreme eastern districts report
heavy rainfall and considerable dam.
age has heen done both in the south.
western aud northwestern counties
BY floods. The water supply Ii still
abundant aud the soil Is in excellent
working condition.
The weather has been especially
favorable for field crops and they con-
tinue to do we'll, Harvest nf small
grain II quite generally finished, eS.
cent III few higher districts. Iii
the San Iaan valley wheat of fine
quality Is being marketed Corn iii
caring and filling we'll. Melons. to.
tmatoeF onions. curly potatoes and
other garden fruits ami vegetables
are generally plentiful n local mar.
kets. also orchard fruits. Farm work
fis wnlt In hand, ana i general feeling
Eof satisfaction has replaced the dis
eunfaging outlook Of The first Of fha
aeason.
Grass on the ranges continues rapid
growth. and quite generally through.
| ont the territory winter feed Ii aRf
sured. worms are, however. still cans,
| ing damage In Colfax county. lii
portions Of Grant and Sierra counties
grass ON the range ii better than for
several years. Considerable native
HAY II being cut. Stock af all kinds
continues 70 gain and Is In good con,
ditiun
The week again closes with eonal.
tions favorable for showers and flne
growing weather.
I The following extracts are taken
from reports III correspondents:
Albert FL NJ IIafse heavy
trains II vicinity and some at station;
grass growing finely and fair pros
poets for hay, second cutting 81 Al
falfa in stack and vega hay beinl
eut. highest temperature 95 degrees;
Invest 81 degrees; rainfall o42 inch
j Amarillo. Texas-~U. S. Weather
bureau Crops In splendid condition.
cattle doing we'll; highest tempera
iture 80 degrees; lowest GA degrees,
rainfall 2.s7 inches.
ArabeiaA. NJ. -Previ
tons week hot and dry; grass begin
ming to brown, rains have been yer.
/ local in character.
i Bloomfield W. A. Balllnger-
Showers continue; the San .Iual
reached the highest point Or the ven
on the FIFTH; cIoudbursts In the hill
seriously damaged bitches and som,
alfalfa and wheat which was cut bn
remained In the fields. The firs
! wheat was marketed the 9th. fin
lquality, testing Ga lbs To the bushel
Watermelons on the market: corn 1
roasting ears.
Benham Frank Miera -tia0
heavy rains throughout tho week. ii
drouth can be mentioned HI this |,
cality; stack oi ill kinds In fine COZ
ditiun: the few patches ii crop
RroWlng rapidly; hay cutting begn
and Yield 81 native hay Will be vef
good
Gerrp Il. ii Leon No rain III
ipreyfous week but sufficient wats
! n ite aeequia.
cooney a. q, Morrow presel
outlook good fin wiuter pasture: nit
rains ID The mountains every III
lnaring the week
I DemIng q D. Bosworth Gral
i reported greatly benefited hy reecl
! rains.
ri III paso. Texaa y. 81 Wealth,
1 Bureau Temperature slightly belo
!, normal: highest ~ degrees, loves
Ga degrees. rainfall 0.45 inch.
], Elk Boyd williams Freque
showers IN vicinity and Rio Penas,
has had many rises, but rains d
n
mostly confined 10 higher land
erase fairly started on range and
Z little more rainfall will make iii
:. pasture for wlnetr; hay short Vie
= on account Of pasturing 20 late: co
only fair; small grains In the high
y districts practically failure |
rs cause of early drouth.
ie ~ Rito n Lopez--Good rain I'll
e 81 week ID valley but none on |
II. mountains: moro needed.
ElizabethteWn George y. bee
Rain every day for The past wee
4, range looks fine; potatoes Will mn
ID d fair crop.
ia Haywood n. e. McDermott
cr Raina are plentiful and regular 80
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