Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-07-20

fall.
FL Rito. p. Lopez-Very hot and
soil drying out; grass browning; rain
much needed.
Espanola, Frank d. McBride-Nc
heavy storms but more wind than
usual, and considerable cloudiness;
wheat doing well; apricots In abund'
ance; more rain needed; highest tenn
p%erature SO degrees; lowest 40 de-
grees; rainfall OPS inch.
Folcom, Jackon Tabor-Dry and
hot, range becoming very dry and un'
less rain comes soon gramma. grass
will be very short; stock fat; native
hay being cut, yield heavy and quality
good; highest temperature IS, lowest
43, rain 0.24.
Frisco, J. r. Milligan-Corn crop
looking fine; oats and wheat ripen-
ing; days warm and rain needed.
Gallinas Springs, Frank Clark -
Crops beginning to fail and rain
much needed.
Garcia, Limo Garcia Days hot,
nights cool; light showers Wednesday
and Thursday; plants looking badly on
account of dryness; little hope of good
crops; grass good and cattle and sheep
doing well; shearing over.
Hobart, w. Fl. Hough--Cutting and
t%hreshing of wheat in progress; corn
looks well; water getting very low;
range drying out fast.
Laguna, Gus Weiss-General hot
weather: crops need rain; highest
temperature 81 degrees, lowest so;
precipitation, 0.20 inch.
Las Vegas, VIM. Curtiss Bailey
Condition Of weather and crops gen
orally favorable; highest temperature
"a degrees, lowest AZ degrees; rainfall
0.12 inch; about So per cent of sun
shine. /
Logan, w. l.. Besse-Dry and
windy; crops still retain their dark
green color; prairie grass drying up;
one good rain would assure a fine bean
crop; stock looking well; no irriga-
ton in this section.
Luna, j. A. Hale--Dry, with warm
days and cool nights; wheat and oats
that have been irrigated look well;
crops without plenty of water, how
ever, are probably lost; grass dry and
stock not doing well; gardens very
much damaged.
Manuelito, W. A. l.. Tarr-Good
growing weather, light shower Friday
and conditions favorable for more
rain; insects damaging vegetation; all
kinds Of stock fat and doing well.
Mimbres, w. f. Moore-Insects de-
stroying garden truck; potatoes af-
fected with blight in some parts; sec
ond crop of alfalfa maturing early be-
cause OF high temperatures; peaches
and summer apples ripe; rain needed
to save grass and corn on the mesas.
Mountainair, John w. Corbett--Past
week very hot and dry, but closes with
light local showers, not enough, how
ever, and all crops In need of rain;
grass beginning to brown; highest
temperature SO degrees, lowest AZ de.
grees; rainfall 0.04; sunshine about
20 per cent.
Ole Caliente, A. JOseph-Dryness
and hot weather continue; ranges and
crops suffering from want OF moisture;
streams quite low but bitches have
sufficient for irrigation; grasshoppers
and army worm doing considerable
damage to crops; highest temperature
SO degrees. lowest 60.
PecOs. A. Observation-Disclosures a little
rain at close of week, but insufficient,
crops doing well, but a good rain need
ed; potatoes generally reported poor
stock in good condition.
Santa Cruz, j. NJ. Amandt-Hot ant
dry; some cloudiness and nights cool
crops growing finely except alfalfa
which is being damaged by worms
garden truck doing well; cabbage in
iured somewhat by cutworms; frui
also damaged by insects, but a large
!, amount left.
t Santa Fe, United States Weathe'
4. Bureau-Valley continues in good con
: dition: field crops and gardens doinl
well; river low and a good rain need
: ed; fruits still very promising; small
) grain heading nicely; temperature 0
( week practically normal, highest 8
degrees. lowest 50; rainfall. 0.04 inch
San Rafael, Chas. M. Grover-Bar
: ley ripe, SOIlt tdIly COIH tdSoCHhS
E sacate azul in bloom; native grass be
: ing cut: alfalfa on higher lands neal
ing second cutting; late peas an
: beans yielding well; early cabbag
heading; good rains over su%rroundin
mountains; highest temperature 81
lowest AZ; rain OH inch.
Truchas, S. Martinez-Crops i
good condition; lambs and sheep fat
fair supply of water In bitches.
Vallay. John NJ. Archie-Last wee
, hot. with some rain; truck patche
!. growing finely; native hay mostly Gu
and good yield secured; farmers Gu
. ting oats, yield good; range grass COZ
. tinues in good condition and stoc
: doing well.
: Wagon Mound, J.. L. Gunn-Cloud,
Z but no rain, and range getting dry
!. stock in good condition; good pro
: poets for hay crop; gardens injure
very much by insects.
: CHARLES E. LINNEY,
Section Directo
4 nEpAaTMENf o. AGRICULTURE