Arizona republican., 1898-06-01
Beware of "cheap" bak-
ing powders. Alum makes
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GRAHAM COUNTY

GRAHAM COUNTY.
Eden-Early grain turning. Potatoes
ready for table use. Water in the ca
nails holding out quite well-C. w.
Smithson.
Pima-Good week for all kinds of
vegetation. The binders are working
and the threshers are getting out their
machines ready for work. The water
is on, in turns, but is not scarce.-H.
P. Wightman.
Duncan-Good week for all grain
crops. Nearly all the alfalfa is cut
and 1t is selling for good price,
Nephi Parker
MARICOPA COUNTY.
Mesa-Temperature, highest 81
lowest "a. About the normal temper
allure for this time of the year. Ripe
apricots are in the market Harvest
ing has commenced and the threshers
are overhauling their machines pre-
paratory to starting up. The nights
are very pleasant. A good rain in the
mountains, giving us more water for
irrigating would be very beneficial, but
generally speaking crops will worry
along until the summer rains come
L. Salter. t
| Mesa-Fine harvest weather; both
headers and binders are running. I.ate
apricots are ripening. Peach crop
coming on well where thinned.-J. E..
Better.
MOHAVE COUNTY.
Signal-Temperature. highest IS,
lowest ,54.-Gabriel Levy
| NAVAJO COUNTY.
| Show Low-Fine weather first part
of week turning to cloudy and high
winds, which injured the wheat and
affected all crops. Week ending with
freezing weather, which killed all ten
der plants.-John Mcneil
Pinedale-Weather quite warm,
some wind, but no rain. Range is
good, and crops are looking we'll
James Peterson.
st. Joseph-Windy weather but no
rain. Farmers are busy getting ready
to cut hay. Grass on range looks well.
Miss Mary Hansen.
PIMA COUNTY.
| Crittenden-Week clear and bright
Very dry but stock is doing well. Gar
crops are looking well.-Robert J..
Goode.
Redington-Cool nights and clear
| ".
on range is doing we'll. Water for ir-
rigation is decreasing.-W. H Wheat
on. fiTt
Orc Blanco-Temperatur highest
"a, lowest As. Weather has been warm,
dry, clear and windy. Rain is needed.
IS. F. Noon
Observation-Disclosures highest
80, lowest co. Grass drying fast
E. D.
YAVAPAI COUNTY.
Storm-Fine weather. Grass is
good.-T. w. King.
Columbia-Warm and dry with high
winds part of each day. Supply of wa
ter decreasing very fast. Range in bad
condition.-M j. Nolan.
Personal---very. little warm weather
yet. No showers the past week, and
few clouds. Nights are still cool
Crops are doing fairly well. Some If.
lrigation is going On.-E. G. Payne.
Jerome-First part of week cold and
windy. Rain needed very badly. Wa.
ter is scarce in the tanks. Plenty Of
Strawberries are coming in from the
| Verde valley.-L. A. Hawkins.
Walnut Grove-The past week ha.
teen windy and dry. Alfalfa is being
cut. o. Carter.
Hot Springs-Temperatur highes
80, lowest SC. NJ. Calhoun.
i YUMA COUNTY.
Harrisburg-Warm days and coo
nights. Gardens are looking well. APP
ricots are ripe. Plenty of water for ir
Irisating.-O. B. Bloomer.
Yuma-Temperatur highest lGO
Lowest 56.-M. B. DeVane.
UNCLASSIFIED REPORTS.
For week ending May %, received
} too late for publication in Bulleti1
No. 8.
Fredonia-Light showers during
week, except the goth. Irrigation
stream improved.-Marie Jensen.
Alma-Temperature highest 81, low
} est A. First crop of alfalfa in stack
: also barley hay. Barley ripening ant
wheat looking we'll. Irrigated crop:
) all doing fairly well. Water decreasing
Nights are still cool. Cattle are thin
George F. Cook.
Globe-Weather dry, clear and mod
| erately warm. Ripe apricots in thu
) market. Hay that was fit to cut is al
up. The crop is very light, in fact !;
failure. Grass is short.-James F. Ger
: aid.
Nutrioso-Small grain is up ant
looking well. Potato crop just IN
b. Pace.
Crittenden-Both fruit and vegetable
gardens promise fine crops. Fine stant
: of corn, and all other grain yer.
promising. Stock is still doing wei
: and 1,5OO head have been shipped from
7 this section in the last week.-Ro5er
J. GoOde.
Columbia-Light shower in earl,
| oI0
have been favorable to vegetation
Water getting quite low.-M. ]. Nolan
Rye-Cool nights and warm days
Haying in full blast. Cattlemen gon,
: to Flagstaff to deliver beef cattl,
which are in fair shape for shipping
D. A Taught.
Big Bug-Few light showers on tn,
upper Big Bug, but not sufficient rail-
: to be of benefit to grass or garden
: Fruit is suffering for water-M E
Wheeler.