Arizona citizen., 1873-07-19

UuCeu--E ieid per AmOuLt SoWn"-
 Scarcity of Water--Trish Potatoes
 Successfully Crown-- Decidedly
 Gloomy Outlook for all Interests.
 FLORENCE. July b, 1S73.- The
 harvest being nearly ended, quite
 correct estimate can be made of the
 result of the years labor. It is use
 less for the farmer to take account of
 stock, for as 8 general rule, owing to
 the ruinously low price paid for grain,
 few will have anything left after
 their debts are paid, and many will not be able to reach this desirable re-
 suit.
 The Americans and Mexicans have raised about four millions pounds of
 barley and about half million
 pounds of wheat. The Pima and Maricopa Tn dians have produced about four millions pounds of wheat and half @ million pounds of barley. I am informed that grain does not weigh as heavily as was expected though the yield is an average one. Several informed me that their wheat and barley produced thirty bushels for one sowed; and Pima told me that his yield was quite poor this year, and that he had sown 1000 pounds which yielded 50,O0O pounds, making fifty pounds for one planted. Baron Won Humboldt, in his travels through Mexico, was reluctant to be- lieve that the yield in that country was thirty fold and it was only after the most undoubted proof that he was induced to report 1t as a fact.
 Water Is very low and unless rain soon swells the river, very little corn, beans, or pumpkins will be raised The river has not been so low for many years and at several places is now dry.
 Irish potatoes of 0 superior quality have been successfully produced here this year, and in considerable quanti- ties, too. Except within the past two years, 1t was believed potatoes could not be succeasfuily grown here, but experience in this as in other earnest efforts, shows they can be as just stated.
 Very little money IS being paid for grain. A small quantity has been sold for cash at one cent per pound, and much more could be purchased at that price for cash. Merchants are buying for goods and receiving on old debts at two cents, and at the price charged for goods, they will not lose much money. It is susceptible Of demonstration tha barley and wheat cannot be grown and prepared for market on the Gila for less than 24 cents per pound, and 1t requires little figuring to show that by selling at one cent, farming is disas- trous busiueos Jlis yocr. Fpla effect is visible on every hand. Already farm CTS have left farms which they have sold or offered for sale at tithe of the cost of the improvements. Un- less some great change occurs, very little gtain will be planted next year. In fact, farmers who are disposed, are mostly unable to do so. The low price of grain will cause merchants to lose much and disincline them to again risk much on the farmers, al- though they have got all the farmers nave heretofore made. This is rather , gloomy outlook, but is as true as gloomy.
 No country ever prospered when he producers were destroyed, and Ar\ zona Will not prove an eHception. When the farmers are completely ru- ned, smashed out and driven from he Territory, the non-producars will nave but 8 short job in eating up each other. 4 little more co-opera- 5ion would have made more cash for every merchant and business man in 5he Territory. "Dog eat dog" has been the game, and at the rate things are going the last two dogs will soon close up the feast.
 AN eccentric old fellow, who lives , 1onrci5a of e ,rra vevard WAS asked |