Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-29
Weather and Crops for Past
Week Throughout New Mexico
More Rain Badly Needed in Every Part Of the Ter
ritory- Ranges Nevertheless in Good Con.
dition- Harvesting Nearly Over.

Santa Fe. N. NJ, Aug. rs. 1905
High temperatures again prevailed
during the last week. giving an aver
age Of about degrees daily above
normal. Light local showers occurred
the latter part. but were insufficient
for general relief from dryness and
more rain In needed. Streams are
very low throughout the territory.
In the higher northern districts
harvesting continues. but Is nearing
completion. Threshing Ia In progress
and q few reports mention shrunken
grain. but generally good yields Of
good quality are obtained. The har.
yesting OF peas and beans Ia also nd.
vsncing and late fields are maturing
rapidly. Haying continues.
The heat had a tendency to mature
corr rapidly and the outlook for the
crop Is good, even the upland fields
and eastern border counties. depend.
ent entirely upon rainfall. give promise
Of good yield. Alfalfa, except for
damage BY grasshoppers, continues to
do well and the third cutting Is pro.
crossing slowly In southern and south
central districts. Should normal con.
ditions continue a fourth cutting will
no doubt be obtained. Range grasses
continue good and stock Is In excellent
condition. Some eastern ranges have
grass from twelve to eighteen inches
In height.
Large shipments Of fruit--peaches,
pears. plums. early apples. nectari1es.
and mission grapes--continue from the
Pecos and Rio Grande valleys. and
generally throughout the territory
there Is an abundance OF fruit. with
excellent promise for the late crop.
The following notes are taken from
the reports Of correspondents.
Albert. n. NJ. Hanson. Extremely
warm weather during week. and very
little cloudiness; rain needed: most
planted crops showing fair stand;
highest temperature. 103 degrees. low
est 81 degrees. rainfall a trace.
Arabela. a. M. Richardson. Grass
looks good, also cattle. but more rair
needed; corn growing nicely.
Aurora. j. G. Lncero. Very goot
showers Thursday, a night shower
with hail and heavy electric dis
charges. causing some damage to ha!
that had been cut and shocked.
Bonito. Geo. L. Bradford Goo,
showers the last week: most crop,
mstnred with larger than averag,
yield. .-,.-
!. Captain. Clement Hightower. Mos
favorable week for having and harves
Of late grain. light local showers. TIL
only wheat crop in precinct harveste'
and produced well: corn and bea,
crons coming on nicely and promis
well. Range in good condition. n
native hay TO sneak OF but grass |
sure to be fine for winter grazing.
Chimayo. Jose P. Trn1illo. He
week. people have finished cuttin
wheat, oats and peas: alfalfa In goo
condition: very little water In tn
river.
Deming. G. b. Bosworth. Previou
week, clear and warm. with ligh
showers amounting to 0.12 inch.
Elizabethtown, Geo. r. Beebe. Al
the ranchmen making hay and repor
the hest crop for a number Of years
stock on range fat: highest tempers
ture 80 degrees, lowest, SO degrees, n
rainfall.
Espanola, Frank d Mcbride
Abundance OF fruit, thousands Q
pounds shipped daily: harvesting 9
wheat about over. and threshing. unde
way. Weather continues hot an
dry. although with indications Of raj
and cloudiness latter part Of week.