Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-07
CROP CONDITIONS
IN new MEXICO
Generally Favorable To Crops
and Grass Continues To
Be Luxuriant
COOL NIGHTS
QUITE
Poor Prospects For Winter Feed
III several Or The Counties.
Corn Doing Well
santa Fe. n. NJ. Sept. 8. 1901.

santa TN Mr. SUD-, p l3uHs
Tho temperature has averaged
about a degree n day above normal,
although the week closes rather cool.
Local showers continue quito gener.
ally over the territory, mostly light
and somewhat less frequent. but
heavy In q few localities. Hall with a
heavy rain storm Mt white Oaks on
tho End, did considerable damage to
houses and destroyed gardens and
fruits, Al a whole the weather con-
ditions have been very favorable and
crops and grass continue In excel.
lent condition. Cool nights have be.
come quite common and aomo north.
ern and higher altitude stations bare.
" escaped frost. especially on satur-
day and Sunday mornings.
Grass on the ranges. as 4 rule, N
fine and stock Of ail kinds Ii thrifty.
"A few localities, however. report dry
ness and short grass. which Is drying
out rapidly and gives poor promise for
winter feed. this III especially true In
parts Or colfas. San Miguel. Lincoln,
chaves, Otero and Grant counties.
Haying continues and tho harvest Of
the third crop ~ alfalfa Ii beginning
in northern counties. with geod Yield
Drynrss has caused some firing BIZ
late cane. corn and beans In parts Of
Lincoln county. but generally these
crops are growing finely. Corn Ii fill
ing we'll and even whore planted too
late for ears. viii make m abundance
Of fodder. Considerable smut ii III.
ported In northern Valencia Fruits
and vegetables have been much bene
fitted by the frequent showers and
are plentiful In the markets.
Tho following extracts ARC takcn
from the reports Of correspondents:
AbiquIu Henry Grant Frequent
rains during The past ten days and
grass Ii the bost even aeon III this
section: crops ARE very good and
yielding better than for d long time
past 81 tho chnmas all our people are
cheerful over tho prospect.
Amarillo, Texaa-U. s. Weather Hu.
rcau-crops In splendid condition,
above the average yield; highest TEN.
peratnre % degrees. lowest 81 Dc.
grees, rainfall Lac inch; latter part
Of week rather cloudy. with good
showers.
AraboIa-A. NJ. Richardson-pres.
ious week hot and dry. grass grown
Ink and some Of tho late sugar cane,
corn and beans showing effects Of tho
dryncss and heat.
Aurora-J. e. Luccro~No rain the
last week: except light shower: ycry
hot days: cool nights: crops look good
barley. oats, potatoes and hay ar,
principal crops III thia locality.
BloomfIold-W. A. nallinger-Twe
good showers: vegetables. corn. ctc.
doing finely: only danger now Ii from
early frost: third crop o. alfalfa soor
ready for harvest,
Captain Mary Ssehan Nights
cool during past week. showers nigh
Of the ist; grass good in places
stock Ii fine condition
Domingo. n nosworth Reporit
from surrounding country inlicat.
thar crops, grnss and stock are IN TAT
condition Dry week. hiehest temper
ature rs degrees. lowest On degrees
mostly clear skies
Eiisabethiown Geofre u Raobe
Showers during the past week
Eraaa On range roodi stock III fine con
dItion hayiug begun. light crop
El raso. Texae " s Weather hi
reau Highest temperature rs. low
cst sa degrees departure about j dc
grccs daily above normal rainfall. i,
inch.
~ Rito-P Lopez Beautiful wealth
cr and people contontcd; sheep own
err feeling good and say their sheet
are fat and have abundance ii pas
ture.
Estanela--P, A. ~speckman LighI
showers during week. but not enough
20 be OF much benefit: cool nights att
IN maturing growing crops stock ans
cattle doing nicely Ms ranges are 81
callent. easf Of here native grass Il
being cut and though short will malee
good feed for winter
Eik-Boyd wiliiams-stoek IN good
condition, but not much grass On
range for winter feed has and corn
crops only fair.
Haywood 4 G. MeDermott Ne
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