Arizona republican., 1899-04-12
FROM REPORTS OF
CORRESPONDENTS.
APACHE COUNTY

St, JOhns-Week has been favorable
for planting. ApricOts are in bloom
and some have been injured by frost.
The first wheat planned is coming up.
Sowing in progress. Early gardens
planted. The ground is very dry and
hard. Season about three weeks late
M. H. Peterson.
E3gar-BUt little wheat sown yet.
Water very scarce. Nice rain on the
4th. Alfalfa not started yet.-George
Il. Crosby.
COCHISE COUNTY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. favorable. good
rain on 5th. Grain growing nicely.
Garden truck late.-F. M Likes.
Bisbee-Rain this week produced ex-
cellent results Oh range grass. Stock
is not looking good, although old grass
is plentiful. Prospects good for a large
crop of fruit. w. Stump.
Tombstone - Weather favorable.
Ground in fair condition. Fruits and
vegetables doing finely. NJ Folks.
COCONINO COUNTY.
Flagstaff Flowing has begun IN
less there IS a heavy fall Of snow or
rzin the prospects for feed and water
for cattle and sheep are very discour-
aging.-Mrs. E. L. Renee.
Flagstaff weather has been cold the
past week. No planting being done.
Ground very dry and unless we have
rain shortly the crops will be shor5.
Range stock poor. Grass Just starting
Up.-H. F. Bant3
Fiagstaff-Fery dry. although ground
is in fair condition for blowing No
seeding has been done yet Some gar
dening has been done. No rain Or
snow during week.-Charles C. Moers.
Williams little planting has
been done yet.-Mrs. H. T. Adams
CHA COUNTY.
Globe-Gardens planted two weeks
ago. Good rain on the Attn, and ground
in good condition for blowing, Range
very poor. Fruit trees i'll good cOndi-
tiCn.-Andre Maurel.
OXbow-Weather good and ground ii
fine condition for blowing. Damage to
fruit trees from frost not very great
Very little grass.-B. z. JOslin.
Tonto-BaIley and wheat doing
finely. Gardens not doing SO we'll
Apricot crop viii be short.-G. 0. Scott.
GRAHAM COUNTY.
Pinla-Weather unfayorable. Light
rain during week. Land very dry.
Crops backward and stock not doing
very well. Small grain all in. Truck
gardening backward.-J. K. Rogers.
EIDld- Oldil gram IS III eAC6ueAC
condition. It has been : very cold and
late spring. Nearly iall the early fruit
was killed by fross. \Gardens are now
coming on, and early potatoes are up.
H. Z. Norton.
SaffOrd-Fine weather and nice rain
on the 18th. Crops have made rapid
growth during week. Alfalfa and
small grain in fine condition. Pros
poets for fruit crop are good.-Miss
Burten Snithson.
Solomonville -Fine growing weather.
Wheat and barley are looking better
than for years at this season. Alfalfa
growing rapidly. Feed on the range
very short and cattle are failing very
fast. Water is plentiful-W A. Place. |
Duncan-Small grain dOinE well. |
Water plentiful.-Nephi Packer.
MARICOPA COUNTY.
PhOeniX-Weather warm and fas-
ripening early fruit. Strawberries in
market for several weeks Apricots
nearly half formed and prospect for
good crop. Almonds in lower part OF
valley badly damaged by frost, but /
near foothills little damage was done. !
Nuts making rapid growth Ne Plus
Ultra nuts an inch long. Orange trees
in blossom, and prospects for even bet |
ter crop than last year. Little more |
water in Salt river than last week, but