Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-12

falfa; rain needed badly as grass on
range Is drying W. The reports OF the
storm south and west Of Folsom. June
-. prove II 10 be the worst In the
history of this section OF the country:
sheep were killed by thousands with
hail and foods, and much hay was
washed away. Highest temperature
81. lowest AZ. rainfall ola.
Gallinas Springs. J. y. Whitmore-
Everything getting dry; first crop OF
alfalfa harvested bu, WELD light.
Garcia, Limo Garcia-Good rain
close Of June: orchards doing well;
grass and grain looking fine and fruit
outlook very favorable; prospects
good.
Hobart. w, II. Hongh-Cutting and
t~hreshing wheat under way: corn
looks fairly well; army worms dying;
water getting low: n very dry.
l.aguna. Gus Weiss-Wheat cutting
begins this week; corn looks fine. bgt
rain Is needed as high winds are dry.
ing land pretty fast; will be lots Of
fruit Of all kinds; stock In good. fat
condition days hot but nights cool:
highest temperature sc degrees, low.
est SO degrees, clear skies.
Los Alamos. William Frank. ST.
Dryness continues but noticeable ad.
vance made In growing crops; river
nearly dry and flow cannot be mea
nred: shower today (sth) measured
l015 inch. shearing about finished and
wool selling at good price.
Luna, j. j.. Hale-Wheat and oats
looking very good. but corn Is a fail.
ure; grass drying up for want OF rain
potatoes and beans injured by frost
morning Of 3rd.
Mora, z. 8. Longuevan--No rain the
last week and vegetation drying up;
all kinds OF stock look well.
Mountainair, John w. Corbett-
Past week very hot and dry, some
damage done 10 garden products and
a little damage 10 corn and other field
crops: grass good. but would be
greatly benefited by rain; stock IN
good condition. Highest temperature
l94 degrees, lowest 4G degrees, cleal
skies.
Ocate. n. Weil-very hot and dry
range and crops suffering and moist
mre much needed; not sure Of grair
crops yet.
Ojo Caliente, A. Joseph-A copiou'
shower at close Of previous weel
ended long period Of dryness an,
farmers and stockmen jubilant; waite
In streams abundant for irrigation
lgrasshoppers and army worm continue
Ito do damage TO growing crops.
Pecos, A. Discrimination, sultr,
weather: first cutting Of alfalfa Il
. progress, yield not large; some CON
plant Of worms doing damage t
J peas; corn, oats and wheat lookin
, fine; grass drying for want Of rain an
rain generally needed stock In goo
condition.
Pinos Wells. B. Salas-Dry weathe
continues, and cor IS suffering; II
sects damaging gardens: stock doin
we'll: days very warm but nights cool
/, grass drying up.
Questa, A. J. Gomez-Weather yer
hot and dry; plenty Of water for iri
!, CATION; crops look well.
. San Rafael, Charles NJ. Grover
i, Watermelons. squash and cucumber
!. blooming, late cabbage set ont an
; early string beans ready for table
sand b,rs getting ripe. Country need
rains; temporal corr standing drynes
= well and looks better and bigger tina
;, the irrigated crop: highest temper
tnre 90 degrees, lowest 40 degrees.
Santa Cruz. j. NJ. Amandt-Ver
/, warm and dry, but nights cool. rive
! running low, but still plenty for irr
!, cation; crops not doing very well, b.
cause OF insects and worms Of a
kinds; wheat and corn good so far
!. first crops alfalfa good, but worn
:, and insects damaging second; fruit a
: SO damaged somewhat.
Santa Fe, u. s. Weather Bureau
n Temperature OF the week average
about 3 degrees daily below normal
highest 81 degrees. lowest As degrees
!. rainfall OIL inch. Valley continue
4 beautifully green apparently not a
: fected by the dryness, but rain wOul
aid greatly; field crops, gardens an
h orchards continue In good condition
Tularosa. Edward Tietze--All kind
of fruit doing well: second crop OF a
falfa coming on nicely: hot weather
4 water scarce and rain needed; highes
: Temperature 100 degrees, lowest Gil d.
. ,grees.
Valley, John NJ. A~rchie--Last wee
O hot and dry; crops doing well. grow
: ing finely; harvest Of oats will begi
soon and fine yield promised; plent
of range grass and stock doing well
lsoil seems to have considerable moi
itnre In 1t yet. and dew appears ever
morning. CHARLES Il. dNNEY,
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