Arizona republican., 1899-06-21
OUCH1OE OOON IN I I . iMARJCOPA COUNTY


 Mesa-Very warm and dry. Ex- tensive fruit shipments being made Thompson seedless grapes will be ripe in about ten days. Tomatoes, corn and cucumbers added to vegetable market. Very little water in ditches. -J. E. Bettler.
 Cartwright Weather very warm. Grain harvesting about over. Yield from barley good, but very poor from wheat-not over one-fourth crop. Sec ond crop of alfalfa vary short. Full crop of fruit-J. P. Orme.
 Alhambra - Temperature, highest, 10S; lowest, 62 No precipitation Elliot Evans.
 Mesa-weather very warm during past week, which has hastened the ripening of fruits. Prunus Samoni, plums, peaches, pears and black figs being shipped from here in large quan- tites. Second crop of figs are very fine. Water supply remains about the same as previously reported. Second crop of alfalfa one-half crop only; prospects of third crop very poor. Grapes nearly ready for market; crop will be very large.-C. L. Dfehl.
 Phoenix-Weather hot last few days. Grapes beginning to ripen; melons more plentiful In spite of the fact
 
 years the yield of cereals ana fruits is greater this year than has ever been known before in the history of the val ley. and the quality of the fruit Is bet ter.-W. H. Robinson.
 MOHAVE COUNTY.
 Fort Mohave-Warm weather pre- vailed through the week. The high est temperature was 118 degrees on the 16th Crops are growing rapidly on account of the warm weather.- Charles E. Jared.
 NAVAJO COUNTY.
 Snowlake-The past week has been very warm and all vegetation is doing we'll Grain is starting to head. AL falfa doing fairly well, but three weeks backward Water for irriga- and cattle are dying.-Miss Minnie Willis
 St. Joseph-Very warm during week and crops look better. Having has be- gun Cattle on range ii fair condi- tion.-Miss Mary Hansen.
 Linden-Warm days, cool nights. Everything growing nicely except small grain Range is good and stock of all kinds doing well. Second plant ing of cane coming up.-H. w. Hopen. Pinedale-Range fair but water very scarce.-JameS Peterson.
 Shumway-The past week has been dry and warm. Crops looking good. Range very poor-L. L. Perkins. Taylor-Warm and pleasant wealth CT during past week Late vegetation coming up nicely. Planting of late corn and beans in progress. Grain and alfalfa looking good. Range dry | but stock in fair condition.-Miss Amy | 
 PIMA COUNTY.
 TucsoE-Second crop of alfalfa has | been harvested. Average supply of | water for irrigation. Garden truck is doing fairly well. High winds and hot | weather during the latter part of the | week-Angus Mcbride.
 Greaterville-Very hot and dry. | Grass on range is drying up very fast. Rain badly needed.-E. E. Downer.
 FINAL COUNTY.
 Maricopa-Entire week very not highest temperature 107. Fruits grow ing and maturing rapidly with irriga- -ion.-C. w. Wardwell.
 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
 Calabasas- days and nights turing week. Very strong winds. re- sulting in a series of rain clouds. pass ng around with little rainfall-M. R. Wise.
 ittenden-Warm, very dry, and ligh winds. Preparations are being made for planting corn and beans Stock on the range looking better than could be expected, considering the scarcity of water and grass. Vege- ables in abundance and a plentiful supply of water for irrigation pur- J. Goode.
 Lochiel-Warm days and nights, with high winds from the south. Cloudy on the 18th and 16th.-Miss Jlotilde de Ia Ossa Nogales-Warm days, moderately { ool nights Two refreshing rains dur ng the Week.-S. F. Noon. Is