Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-27

days and cool nights. Fruit nearly all
gone. Cane is Tfpening.-Miss =
SmithSon.
MARICOPA COUNTY.
artwright-Alfalfa doing poorly on
account cf butterflies and worms. Sor-
ghum for feeding has matured. Warm
days and cool nights. A fine crop OF
pears Water very short for irrigation
purpcses-J P Orme
Wards Orange Grovs-The weather
during the past week has been clear
and dry-with high temperature dur
ing the middle OF the day. but the
nights have been cool. Vegetation Of
all kinds doing we'll although water for
irrigation has fallen off considerably.
From present indications the orange
crop will mature earlier than last year
w NJ Ward
Mesa-Still continues very warm
with cool nights. Very heavy crop Of
pears. Watermelons nearly gone; this
crop has been a satisfactory one this
season, and has produced an unusually
large yield. Water is low again in the
canals but corn and pasture doing
nicely. There will be an average yield
of citrus fruits here.-C. L. Diehl.
Experiment Station Farm-Weather
most garden vegetables Some corn
maturing and promises a fair yield.
Some wheat and barley sown for win
ter pasture. Salway peaches being
marketed. Fall crop of pears SO heavy
that trees are badly broken where the
fruit has not been thinned. Olives
ready for harvesting; dates beginning
to ripan; pomeloeS about full grown
Prof. A. J. McClatchie.
Dairy District-Alfalfa not doing
very well-affected by d small butter
fly that injuries it. July sorghum well
matured end about ready to cut. Some
blackleg among the calves.-H. c. Blu
ford
Phoenix-Tnere have been several
rises in Salt River during the past six
ty days, and in consequence orchards
and alfalfa fields have had more water
than usual fer this time of the year,
and are in a very thrifty condition.
Alfalfa now being threshed for seed.
Notwithstanding the heavy olive crop
of last year, trees are again bearing
which cOntravenes the
California theory that a hsavy olive
crop cannot be expected oftener than
alternate years The principal varie-
ties grown here are Navadill0 (oil OIL
ive), Columello, Nanzanillo. and Mis-
sions (pickle olfves) Navadillos com
mence to ripen about the middle of
August, the others follow after in the
order named the Missions ripening in
October and hang on the trees nearly
all the winter The Bartlett pear sea-
son is about over. The crop was heavy,
and the quality CT fruit good. Late
Sa1way peaches ripe. Fall crops of
corn and sorghum doing well.-W. H.
Robinson.
NAVAJO COUNTY.
Taylor-The past week has been
clear and dry, warm during the day
with cold and frosty temperature at
night. Threshing is completed; corn
is ripe and being cut; third crop Of hay
being cut, and it has been damaged
somewhat by frost. The grass on the
range is drying up. Rain is greatly
needed at this time as water IS very
scarce for fall irrigation. Frost every
night this week.. A. Lewis.
Shumway = Clear and pleasant
with a light touch of FROST
L. L. Perkins.
Linden--Dry and warm. Light frost
On the 10th, but not much damage
done. Farmers still busy cutting corn.
Mrs. L. HOpen.
Fort ,Apache-Very pleasant wealth
nights Grass and stock on
range in good condition. Tempera-
ture, highest 80; lowest 43. No rain
fall.-Charles n. Shaw.
Winslow-Warm days and cool
nights No rain. Very clear weather
during the past week. Third crop Of
alfalfa being cut; sorghum crop be
ing harvested. Corn crop all in. Water
very scarce en- range. Stock will have
4 hard time in order to exist this win
ter NJ. French.
PIMA COUNTY.
Tucson Very warm. Nc rain. Very
low relative humidity. Temperature,
highest 1O2; lowest 52.-Angus Nc
Bride.
Greaterville. Sept. 19-Weather
lear during the week-no clouds Wis
BILE The nights are beginning to- get
luite cold Garden truck has been
very plentiful this year-Ed Z.
Oowner
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
Calabasas- Very hot during the day
with cool nights. Water supply fail
rg and vegetation OF all kinds dying.
Beans. corn and alfalfa drying up, root
md branch. The grasshOppers are de-
,troying everything. The food for
1ees is gone and they are dying Of
R. Wise.
Crittenden-The outlook for agricul- |
Te in this section is very gloomy. No /
prospects for farming or gardening. |
The grasshOppers have destroyed all |
-egetation Stock in range appears TO |
,e in good ondition.-RObert j. |
Ioode
Iochiel-Warm and dry with cool t
rights. Corn is being harvested-a /
5Ccd crop and the only one left by the |
Stock in good cOndi- /
iCn.-AIisS c.. de la Ossa
YAVlAPAI COUNTY
Prescott drying up Water
upply diminishing. Stock getting