Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-24
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
For Week Ending Monday, July ".

| DENVER, July 18.-The mean TEN.
perature has been about normal, the
opening days having been rather cool,
and the closing days very warm. The
rainfall has been local, with amounts
90 small to he OF material beneat.
rain Is now needed over the greater
portion of the state. notably in the
southern and western parts. Fait
wheat rye and barley are being har.
vested, with about average yields.
Spring wheat and oats are turning.
Corn In In good condition. Early po-
tatoes are being marketed; late
paintings are good. except In . Few
localities. The crop of alfalfa IL rem
orally In stack. condition and yield
being good: tne second crop Ia max.
ing satisfactory progress. Except In
districts affected by drought, pastures
are good The prospects for fruit
continue very promising; small fruits
are plentiful and the quality is good.
| The soil Is being prepared for fall
wheat In the Arkansas valley. and
blowing Is under way In San Luis
Park.
Extracts From Reports, by Counties.
Larimer-Hot and dry: sugar beets
doihg ninety: early potatoes on the
market. crop light: late potatoes 4
poor stand. as rule; winter wheat
oe'hs harvested, crop above the av-
erasei raspberries heavy crop: ap-
pies and plums promise large yield.
fort Coliins-Warm and dry; barley
harvest begun, yield excellent; early
wheat ready to cut; beets doing well:
haying In progress. yield good: SEC
ohd crop OF alfalfa good: cherry crop
good.
Weid-Ali crops good: potatoes
cream and ready for first irrigation:
hrs' cutting OF alfalfa about all in
STACK some grasshoppers; pastures
are green and fresh. New Windsor
Fine growing weather; some fall
wheat ana barley In shock; spring
whe"t good crop, some fields begin
h'he 10 t"rn' beets In good growing
oruer' some heids late, some very
weedy on account OF continued wet
weather ana shortness OF help; pota-
'oes ana second crop OF Alfalfa doing
wei
eouidef-hye harvest begun. crop
'oH nay neihg put In stack In good
eohu''ioh. iaii wheat fair to good;
aplihs wheat below average; macar-
ON "heht STANDING the drought well:
p''"'oes "he' peets heVer better;
,ahses are becoming Drown; STOCK In
''he CONDITION. tree and small fruits
Promising
ram ihuch NEEDED
losah-No rain this week. very
warm hrst cuttng OF a1aiia stacked
IN good cohdition' rail- wheat being
harvested, crop extra good; oafs
turning, corn In good condition; po-
'atoes' pee's ana gardens doing well;
rec ir"it promising; STOCK doing
vel
"''lips-o"mc'eht MOISTURE 10
iaoe' io'oo ihches since March ~;
Sops excellent, excepting localities
visited by destructive nail; harvest
ing begun native grasses good.
Washihg'oh-fo mliiet and
pariey ripehihg rapidly: some rye be-
ing CUT ior nay taii wheat ripe some
cutting oone. HarrispurS-Dry and
warm hayihe besnh' crops growing
Fapi"i! corn looks nhe' some gram
rnsted L'hdoh--favorabie' corn cui
iVa'eo' early p"tatoes 10 Market
wheat c"'uHs IN progress' mesdoWs
larry roma some heids OF barley
'amated py nan
i,loer'-Aiiaha cut ana stacked
moderately good crop; rye ming
"eii' corn ana potatoes good stahd'
crops damaged ny nan last month are
no" recovering pastures Iair 10
good
fro"ers-hot drying winds early
par, Vi week. local showers iatter
par general ram heeded' crops 10
ing "eii' iarse acreage being pre-
pared Tor ran wheat; srasshoppers
are giving some trouble.
Las Ahihias-warm ana dry: no
"aler III ditches'
| Custer-Cohtihued drought inJurins
| crops, some wheat DeluK cut. very