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Show CROPS DAMAGED BY" LACK OF RAINFALL EN 1" H E VEST, WITH EXCEPTION ' OF TEXAS, SUFFERING FROM DROUGHT. Livestock Forced to Seek High Alti tudes Early in Season, but Feed Has Been Reported to be Ample. I iiiisiiiilly liili icinicni I hits for tlii.-1 tlii.-1 1 j i m - ul' .vi-iir i d'i-i li.-i- wlili rln; .srurcli.v of uiihT li;uc i- -1 1 1 1 I in I li- jin'Sctil I i :i I si I ii, 1 1 inn fur ci iijis mid cut tit; In llii- ucMi-iii nIii ics, iu-conliiiK to J. Ci-ril Allrr, ini-N'i ulo'isl, in cliiirc o( the Sill I. l.iiki- iiffici! of tin: I'nilcil St ;i t i-s wciiIIiit liiwciiii. .Mr. Allcr do. soriliod tin: iro.sonl ciuidil ion .Monday ns fol low s : ".I nno wns i'eo)l ionall v dry ovor I he uvsloni stall's k'ih'I'hII.v, oxocpl int' only on-ly In Toxa.s ami jiarls of New .Mexico. The temporal nro was also abnormally liili diirltiK tin: lallei- lialf of tlic moiilli, and lliese condilions eonpled with a sliorlaKe of snow for irrigation lini'posi'S in Ihc iiiiniiilaiiis 1 1 i i v i liroiifdit about a j-allii'i' neiile ilroiili) siluallon, especially on the lowei ranges, pastures, anil dry land areas. Short crops of alfalfa hay are llireat-eneil llireat-eneil in many localities, and are actually act-ually at hand in olhei-s, due lo lack of water; and nnllvu hay Is not doiiifj very well. There is already some concern con-cern as lo the outlook for winter feed, and rain must runic In the not distant fit I tire to assure a Krowth on the open winter ranges. Livestock, especially sheep, have cone ill lai'f;e numbers lo the higher ranges earlier than usual, where feed and moisture have been ample. Hence the more mature animals ani-mals have put. on flesh In a satisfactory satisfac-tory manner, and are in practically all cases reported In good condition at the close of the month. Lambs have not done so well." |