The St. Johns herald., 1897-10-02
Weekly CrOp Bulletin.

The following IS the weekly bulletin of the Arizona section of the climate and crop service of the weather bureau for the week ending September 21, 1897 |: Note-The publication of the Weekly Crop Bulletin for 1897 will be discontinued with the issue of No. 26 on September 2S. The thanks of the section director are due and are hereby teH- dered, on his own behalf as well as for all the readers of the Bulletin, to the public-spirited ladies and gentlemen who have so faithfully, accurately and gratuitously reported the exist. ing conditions of the weather and it's effects upon crops and other interests from week to week, since April last inclusive with no other incen- tive than the predominating love, fostered and cultivated by every true American and pre-emi- nently characteristic of the pioneers of the west, of his fellow man.
 To the end that the last bulletin may contain statements of the conditions existing at the close of the season it is hoped that each crop correspondent will forward his report in the us ual form made brief as possible consistent with accuracy and completeness, so as to reach Phoenix not later than Monday September ? r.
 Lower but comfortable, seasOnable tempera- lures are reported by correspOndentsin all sec tiOns Filling frost is reported to have oc- cured in the vicinity of Flagstaff on the 1Gth and lighter deposits were observed on other dates. Correspondents in Navajo county say the nights have been cool enough for frost but as cloudy sky has prevailed none have oc- cured. In the great valleys of the Gila and Salt rivers and throughout the central and southern portions of the territory the change from summer heat to pleasant autumn tempera tures hes been equally marked, the maximum temperature readings ranging from S5 to g de- grees and the minimum or night temperatures from 5S to 73 degrees.
 Scattering showers have continued in all sec tions, and at a few places heavy rains have fallen.
 With the exception of few local lies on the higher levels, field crops, as a rule, are either entirely ta ken care of or are advanced beyond the stage where they can be benc fitted or mate- rially injured by temperature, rains or lack oi rain. One of the excepted localities is the agri- cultural district of the Little Colorado and its tributaries in the southern parts of Apache and Navajo counties. There threshing has been delayed and corn cutting and fruit drying has been interfered with during the past ten days by the frequent rains. There, also, some late corn and potatoes are not matured and apples and
 
 is being pushed as rapidly as possible, and the crop is reported as being very heavy.
 The potato crop in Coconino county is said to be light on account of the cary and frequent frcsts.
 On the San Simon plains in Graham county the season has been a prosperous one for the farmers. The crops of the varied products of this semi-valley, semi mesa have been generally |
 
 captions have been harvested in good condition | and disposed of at good prices, or are available | to be turned into cash at any time. The news papers, however, publish accounts of great de- 1 struction on farms contiguous to the Gila river, in the eastern part of Graham county. saying: | Some valuable farms were ruined entir1ly, | while on others the growing crops were swept away, also hundreds of sacks of grain just .hreshed, tons upon tons of baled and stacked hay, and countless numbers of COWS, pigs. chickens, etc In some instances houses were quite badly damaged, but for all this there will probably be no great suffering among those iamaged
 Extracts from correspondents reports:
 St Johns-Ihere has been several fine rain torms lately, so much that it has been difficult o dry fruit. There is an abundance of fruit in HIS loNHAVS AS AAPS AAOh. 4AtNA CSIiiiS 4o bout over as far as small grain is concerned - " J. Mallory. springerville- Rain is damaging crops. Cut ing nearly done. Cloudy and cool nights f Irs J. Udal. Alpine Cloudy much of the time during the , week, with rain at night more than in day time Harvesting much interiered with on account of oil being too moist Range better than for fa1 lri de ol-i,, HooJ, apidly. Temperatur lower towards latter part f week HI. R. Burk
 COncho-Rain daily in small showers. Crops harvested in excellen condition Care nearly ipe. Warm and pleas 4nt.-C. l. Kempe.