Arizona republican., 1898-04-27

tion for planting. Farmers are all busy putting i'll crops. Water scarce for spring time-Miss Mary Hansen.
 Woodruff-The weather has been very pleasant during the past week, , cloudy nearly every day. Wheat looks well. Lucern about six inches high Good prospect for fruit this season.-H. A. Hatch.
 Heber-Cloudy, but no rain. Fine weather for the range. Not much sur plus water Snow pretty well gone off the Mogollons, water all sunk into the ground Fifteen or twenty miles west of here Chevelon and Clear creeks are running high-Hans Neil son.
 Linden-Week has been cloudy with light showers making good growing weather. Everything at top notch Of prosperity. Some corn coming up. Wheat looks well. Some potatoes be- ing planted. Grass reminds one of the rainy season.-H. w. Hopen. Snowflake part of the week cloudy and cool; latter part warm, with wind on the 21st. Crops growing nicely; ditches full of water, but will have to draw on storage reservoir earlier than usual. Wool hauling in full blast but no sale. Fruit trees in blossom, prospect of a good crop. Gardening in order. A splendid week for all kinds of crops.-Allen Frost. Pinetop-Windy and rainy in the fore part Of week, pleasant in the lat ter. Gardens coming up. Flowing g for corn Grass on range very good !-Martha Packer.
 humway-Cloudy with some wind. Quite warm. Everything looking well. An increase in the water.-L. L.. Perkins.
 Pinetop-Spring grain being put in. Ground in fine shape for plowing.- H. Hansen, Jr.
 PIMA COUNTY. i Redington-All growing crops have done well the past week. The rain l of previous week increased water for irrigation. Stock on the range is holding it's own.-W. H. Wheaton.
 Crittenden-Many are planting corn and potatoes. The weather has been 1 warm. All farmers are in high spir- it's and buoyant in consequence of the late rains. Stockmen are also jubi- lant. Grass growing finely and crop prospects very bright for fruit, vege- tables and grain.-Robert J. Goode4 alabasas-Crops of all kinds are doing well and stock is improving. Maximum temperature S5, minimum 45.
 FINAL COUNTY.
 Alma-Showers and mild cloudy weather of the week past have been very favorable to vegetation, all grow ing finely. Grain heading out. Cattle improving a little in f1esh.-George F. Cook
 Gro Blanco-Week has been quite warm. Average per cent of sunshine S5. Plenty of running water in the hills for stock, which is looking much better now than last month.-S. F. Noon.
 Arizola-Weather has continued 'unprecedentedly" warm for this sea- son of the year. Alfalfa has made an excellent growth since the first cut ting.-F. J. Jack.
 YAVAPAI COUNTY. Prescott-Very few clouds and one light shower the past few days. Fruit trees give promise of fair crops. Range grass short in some sections and in others fairly good. Nights are get ting a little warmer.-E. c. Payne. Goodwin-No change for the last week, only for the worse. Still dry with no prospect of rain. I suppose we are in for it, but it is useless to borrow trouble. Gardening on 8 small scale is all there is doing around the Goodwin postoffice in the farming line. A few old poor COWS hunting for grass, but very little to be found and water getting scarce.-A. B. Spence.
 Big Bug-No rain in this section. No grass for cattle. Gardens suffering Drought all over this part, of Yavapai county. Orchards in bloom but need , water badly.-M. E. Wheeler. ! Columbia Range drying up very fast. Insects damaging cabbage and turnips. Other garden truck doing well.-C. E. Champie
 YUMA COUNTY. Yuma-MaXimum temperature 1O4 on the 24th, minimum 54 on the 22d Sunshine 79 per cent A trace of rain fell on the 2Oth.-M. B. Devane. ! Harrisburg has been very warm. No rain, but threatening the last two days. Cattle look we'll Grass !, very good. Water plenty for irrigat- ing. Gardens also looking we'll. Fruit trees are loaded with fruit, such as apricots, peaches and grapes. Sand storm on the 19th.-O. B. Boomer. CHA COUNTY.
 Oxbow-A nice little rain on 17th made grass grow. Pleasant and fine balance of week. Farmers busy planting.-B. F. Joslin.
 W. T. BLYTHE,
 Section Director.