Arizona republican., 1899-07-06


 gathering will soon begin, and where proper protection from early frosts was afforded, a good crop is expected In the valley of the Little Colorado the conditions have not been favor able, by reason of deficient rainfall and the crops are not making satisfac- tory progress Small grain is heading out and the cutting of the first crop oi alfalfa is in progress.
 APACHE COUNTY.
 Edgar Weather has been warm with a few showers of rain on the mountains and a light rainfall in the valleys. Crops growing nicely where they have sufficient moisture.-Ge0rg H. Crosby.
 COCONINO COUNTY.
 gstaff-The dry weather with high temperature has hod damaging effect on the grain crop during the past week. Potatoes are doing well. Had thunderstoIms in the afternoons of the 18th and 30th but no precipita- tion.-CharleS c. Moers. Flagstaff-Very hot weather with a few local showers. Rain badly need ed. Hay and pota2o crops will fall short as compared With yield of for | mef y6dTS--f1. IT. bdul4. l Tuba-Conditions improved some what since last report. Have had a few showers, which together with warm nights have produced favorable Econditions for growing crops.-Elwin E. Rogers.
 Flagstaff Better outlook for crops. Cattle and sheep not suffering. Heavy shower on July 1st. Water supply more plentiful-Mrs. B. L. Renoe.
 CHA COUNTY.
 San Carlos -Watermelons flourish ing; roasting ears in market; wheat and barley nearly all harvested. Sand tsorms on the 18th and 18th. Apache Indians on the San Carlos reservation speak with a great deal of pride of their progress in agricultural pursuits, this season. The water supply is slow ly dfminishingE. A. Scherrer, Post Surgeon
 GRAHAM COUNTY.
 Solomonville = Very warm and cloudy Showers in the mountains every day-heavy rain on June 24th. Harvest about finished. Second crop of hay is all up, and third is starting well. Barley and wheat crops se- cured in good shape, but the crops are light.-W. A. Place.
 EUGu OpOUQy WOdlAlSI uuI4uS week Hot wind and sandsJorm on the 18th, which did some damage to fruit and tender vegetables.-C. w. Smithson.
 Safford-Cloudy and windy during week. Harvesting in active progress. Apricots and apples ripening. B. Smithson.
 N1ARICOPA COUNTY.
 Mesa-Rain on the 18th came at an opportune time. and has done a vast amount of good in saving desert and range feed. It also increased the sup ply of water for irrigation purposes. Watermelons and cantaloupes are ripe. Grapes will be ripe in a few days. Fruit shipments have been very heavy, from here, during the past week.-C. L. Diehl.
 Cartwright - Weather very hot. Threshing finished with moderate yield. Second crop of hay short. Fruit T.ipening- will be very heavy crop.-J. P. Orme.
 Mesa-Very warm the past week. Grape shipments begun. Second cut ting of alfalfa finished-light crop. Almond gathering will begin in about two weeks-crop good where protect ed from early frosts. No Increase in water from the recent showers. Bart lett pears and Muir peaches promise a heavy yield.-J. B. Bettler.
 NAVAJO COUNTY.
 Linden-Dry and windy-partly thunder but no rain. Corn twisting up, but cane looking good. Small grain not so good. Water getting scarce but stock is not suffering in this locality. The range is good.-H. w, Hopen,
 Shumway-The past week has been warm and cloudy-good growing weather-L. L. Perkins.
 Winslow Weather very warm, cloudy and showery. High wind on the 18th of June with some rain. but not enough to do much damage to hay. The alfalfa crop has produced very uneven yield. Oats nearly ready to cut.-F. M. French.
 Taylcr-Warm and dry. First crop of hay cut. Currants are ripe and some garden truck in market--J. A. Lewis.
 Snowflake past week has been very warm and vegetation is growing very fast Water for irrigation pur- poses is getting low Only light sprinkling of rain during .he week. Early peas are ripe. Small grain headed out Some alfalfa being cut with a yield below the average. No improvement in range and stock in terests-Mrs. Minnie Willis
 Taylor-The weather for the past week has been warm. sultry, and cloudy. First crop of alfalfa being cut Small grain headed cut. Cur rants are ripening. Peas. potatoes, radishes and onions are ready tor use Range is dry Stock doing fairly wei. Miss Amy Hancock.
 PIMA COUNTY Tucson General rain-.66-fell on the 18th of June. A larger amount fell