Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-06

age to crops; some hay slightly wet.
second cutting about half over and fair
crop; bugs beginning 10 damage
beans In places; all other crops look
well; highest temperature " degrees,
lowest 81 degrees, rainfall o.0i Inches,
Captain, Clement INSTRUMENTATION,
dry week Fastening the ripening OF
corn, beans and other crops; range
needs more rain to I'LL surface lakes
and ponds; thunder storm In vicinity
night Of S0th and conditions favor.
able for rain.
+ Chimayo, Jose p, Trujillo-Hot and
dry. and no rainfall. some are not
having &C ! crops OF alfalfa; very
high sun temperatures.
Deming. G. d. Bosworth-A trace OF
rain the previous week, with tenn.
perature In the nineties.
Elizabethtown, Geo. +. Beebe-Hay.
Ing continues with fairly good wealth.
er for t.; very light rains interfere
some. but no material damage; high.
est temperature 70 degrees. lowest 80
degrees, rainfall 0,34 inches.
Estancia, p. A. Speckman-Local
showers the last week have helped
late crops; ranchers are putting up
cane and fodder crops, hay harvest
completed and splendid lot Of native
hay cured; range stock Of all kinds
in excellent condition.
Folsom, Jackson Tabor - Hot and
dry: grass on the range about cured;
native hay mostly cut and yield has
been very heavy: stock of all kinds
doing well and prospects for winter
feed good; highest temperature Sc
degrees, lowest 81 degrees, rainfall
0.05 inch.
Gage. p. p. Gray-Range grass en-
ceedingly good; a trace OF rainfall
during the week; clear skies.
Garcia, Limo Garcia-Very hot and
soil drying out; light showers but too
small to be of much benefit, bitches
without water for irrigation and crops
in rather bad condition.
Glencoe, Anna E. Coe--Some show
ers In mountains previous week;
range in fine condition and crops look
well.
Las Vegas. VIM. Cur'iss Bailey
Dry, hot week, without rainfall: high
est temperature SO degrees, lowest 40
degrees, sunshine about SO per cent.
Luna, J. J. Hale-Plenty Of rain the
previous week: wheat being harvest
ed and yield is good and grain of
good quality; oats ready to cut; grass
fine and stock in good condition.
Portales. John Meeker Highest
temperature 80 degrees, lowest IS
degrees, rainfall 0.02 inch but heavier
showers in vicinity; prevailing high
temperatures, but week closing with
showers and high winds; reports OF
crops are generally good.
Bedrock, Louis Champie--A very
warm week with rain threatening In
afternoons, good rain the 30th and
light shower the 31st, amount for the
week 0.4S inch; corn planted on un
irrigated land will make a fair crop
Roswell, U. s.. Weather Bureau
Dry. hot weather continues, rain
would be beneficial; highest tempera
ture 80 degrees, lowest IS degrees
sunshine about 81 per cent.
Santa Cruz, j. NJ. Amandt-Ver!
YARN; plenty for irrigation and crops
doing well, excepting chilli: fruits il
abundance and mostly ripe; insect
dying; frequent showers in the noun
tains that maintain streams; peopl
generally in good spirits.
Santa Fe, U. S. Weather Bureau
High temperatures first Of week, bu
close cool and showery; highest ten
perature "a degrees. lowest 81 dc
grees, rainfall 0.06 inch. Tempera
lures averaged mor than 5 degree
above normal. Crop conditions favor
able; fruits and vegetables abundant
Texico, H. r. Putnam - Weathe
hot and dry; farmers have begun cut
ting corn; sorghum and maize; rang
good; water becoming scarce on az
count of lack Of wind to turn mills
crop yields large.
Truchas, s. Martinez-Crops ar
good, farmers cutting wheat an
cats; alfalfa good; goats and shee
fat and dom finely; hot weather
but with light showers.
Valley, John M. ArcA!e-Last wee
very hot and dry, but good heav
rain the list; range good and all stoc
fat.
Vermejo, H. w. Adams = Highef
; temperature Of the week 81 degrees
lowest 48 degrees, no rainfall.
Wagon Mound, W. H. Tulweiler-
|. Meadow hay about all cut and yiel
generally light; corn ripening NIGEL
i and beans have been pulled In som
fields, with fair yield; range grasse
} pretty well cured, but the feed Is M
} as good as last year; cattle In goo
condition and sheep improved; a
water holes filled; rainfall 1.55 inche
: CHARLES E. LINNEY,
Section DirectO
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