Arizona republican., 1898-07-06

l reports closed, on Friday, saturday or Sunday. On Monday a slow, steady rain of nearly four hours duration fell in Phoenix and appeared to have ex- tended all over the valley. 1 All correspondents report high tenn perature, but the figures given by ! those having instruments indicate that l the week was but little, if any, warmer i than the normal for this season of the year. The relative humidity averaged higher than usual, however, which, with a clouded sky, caused even nor nal temperature to seem progressively high.
 CROPS. Reports concerning crops of all kinds, including range grass, are gen. erally favorable. The farming district of the Little Colorado river valley, in the southern part of Apache and Nav aje counties, seem to be especially fa- vored. Gardens are in excellent con- dition; wheat, oats and barley prom 1se abundant yields; haymaking is in continuous progress and range stock is doing well.
 The upper Gila and San Pedro farms
 
 from drouth, but heavy crops of wheat. rye and alfalfa have been or are being harvested, and water for irrigating un- matured crops of corn, potatoes, beans and alfalfa is plentiful Coconino, Mohave and northern Yuma counties have received more rain than usual and the ranges are generally good.
 Gardens and ranges are in fair condition in Yavapai county, but rain is badly needed.
 Water for irrigation Is very scarce in Salt River valley. The only seri- ous loss to the farmers, however, caused by the lack of water. is the slow growth of the additional alfalfa crops and but little complaint is heard about that, since it amounts to a loss | only because it is not clear gain, there having been from one to three crops secured and disposed of at high prices, beside the profits accruing from many weeks of pasturing the fields. APACHE COUNTY. Concho-Temperature, highest 92, lowest 5S. Rainfall 2 inches. Excel lent growing weather. Stock in fine condition Christopher l. Kempe. Eagar-First part of week very hot and dry. Nice shower on June 30. Light showers on the 1st. Everything mak- ing rapid growth. The rain has inter- fered with putting up hay, but not ser iously.-Mrs. J. Udall.
 COCoN1No COUNTY.
 Acknowledgements, highest 96, lowest 45. Crops doing well-C. F. Wilson.
 CHA COUNTY. Globe-Weather continues dry and hot. Rain very much needed. Farmers are cutting second crop of alfalfa and are threshing. Crops are up to the av- erage.-J. F. Gerald. GRAHAM COUNTY. Duncan-Very warm week. Corn and vines making good growth. Second crop of alfalfa being cut. Good rain on the 1st--Nephi Packer. Eden-Cloudy all the week. No rain | in the valley to speak of, but rain in mountains. Heavy rain in the hills on the 1st, doing some damage to canals, and to hay that was cut and laying in the fields. Grain nearly all | cut Considerable water in river caused by rain in the mountains.-C W. Smithson.
 Safford- Temperature, highest 1O4, lowest 73. Rainfall, a trace. Weather intensely hot. Wheat and barley being harvested, with good yield. Some threshing being done. Corn growing finely. Showers in the mountains sup ply water for streams. Early peaches, apples and berries are plentiful. Gen. eral weather conditions favorable for agriculture.-E. D. Futile.
 MARICOPA COUNTY.
 Wickenburg- rg-Temperature, highest 10S, lowest TOR. w. Baxter MOHAVE COUNTY. Signal-Temperatur highest III, lowest 71.-Gabriel Levy.
 NAVAJO COUNTY.
 Pinetop-Very warm during week. Light shower on the 30th.-Miss Mar tha Packer
 Linden-First part of week warm and sultry with light showers of rain, refreshing vegetation. Everything in good growing condition. Grass good but water is scarce, parties driving stock to water at distance. Rye ripe and ready for cutting. Having about over-H. w. Hopen.
 Snowflake-Weather warm with nice showers. Crops doing well. Wheat and oats promise an abundant yield. Reservoirs exhausted, but natural flow of streams continues good. No harm from drought is expected. Having will continue for the next four months. Gardens the best ever known. Range better than for years. Water holes re- plenished-Allen Frost. Pinedale-Weather very warm dur ing the week. Some clouds but little rain. Crops doing well. Rye ripening. Grass on range fair. Water very scarce James Peterson.
 Show Low-Warm days and cool nights. Crops doing finely. Grass plen- tiful. Fall wheat will be ready for har- vest in a week. The land in fine condi-