Arizona republican., 1901-04-24

by cold. Water supply better than for several years.-K. c. Miller.
 Globe-Weather dry and cold. Slight shower on 11th. Damage to fruit not so great as anticipated. Garden truck backward owing to cold nights, Plenty of grass on ranges and abundance of water in springs and creeka-G. s. Gerald.
 San Carios-Wheat and barley are In prime condition and only slightly in- jured by the early ,frosts. A larger acreage than usual was sewn this year. Little fruit is grown here. The quan- tity of water about as usual and there is little snow in the Graham range. Cattle are better off than for years. Abundance of forage on the range, though the hills are beginning to look brown. The Indians range horses are fatter than for years.-C. L. Davis.
 GRAHAM COUNTY.
 Central-Unfavorable weather for plant growth. Light frost during week. George Coombs.
 Blue-Weather cold and windy. Very little planted Alfalfa kept back on &C., count of cold.-C. B. Martin.
 Safford-Grain never looked better. Water very abundant. Damaging frosts commenced on March 19. Early bloom ing varieties of apricot, peach, plum and pear trees have been killed, to a great extent. Apples are not damaged yet Alfalfa slightly nipped. Latter part of March and April to 14th, ur- usually cold and windy.-E. D. Futile.
 Duncan-Good growing weather for small grain. Light shower on the 17th. Cloudy and wlndy.-Nephi Packer.
 Fort Thomas-Crops doing fairly well. Cold winds in middle of week, but no rain. Water in Gila river getting less, though there is plenty yet for irriga- ton. Fruit badly hurt in portions of Upper Gila Valley. Very little fruit in this part of the valley, as the farms are mostly new. Cattle and stock of all kinds doing finely. Grass and weeds good. Bees swarming early and doing well.-Chas. F.. Rose.
 Matthews-Crops progressing, Days warm, nights cool. Light frost, and cloudy with high winds. Slight rainfall on 16th. Cloudy on 2Oth.--Jno S. Wad- dill.
 MARICOPA COUNTY. Ormc Section-Weather cool. frost 1Gth and 17th. Grain making fine growth. Hay curing very slowly. Fruit doing well.-J. r. Onnc.
 Glendale-Haying in active progress Good crop of peaches and almonds Early apricots, about one-half crop late, one-third. Early grain heading l out and late grain progressing favor ably. Strawberries very scarce, on ac' | count of last years drought Grapes ] severely damaged by late frosts.-V. F Mcssinger.
 ! Peoria-W Weather favorable for having and many farmers nearly through cut ting first crop of alfalfa. COnsidera bl' already balcd and shipped. Second crol coming on fast. Water plentiful. Frui looking good. New orange groves be ing planted and trees look fine.-R. A | Tuckcy.
 River Bottom First part of wccl poor growing weather. latter part ia Vorable. Pastures are good and al kinds of stock fat This section ha little or no fruit. Hay cutting will b | in full blast coming Week.'-JnO. r. Hlll
 Mesa-Cold with high winds first par of week; latter part, conditions favor able for growing crops Having com menced. Fruit doing we'll Very llttl damage from frost-F. II. Simmons.
 Buckeye-Alfalfa and grain hay
 made good growth during past week
 The first crop of alfalfa will not be a
 heavy as usual on account of previou
 cold weather.-Ja:: S. Day.
 Mesa-Crops doing we'll and plenty c water in canal. First crop of alfalf
 being cut but will be light yield of in ferior quality. Cool nights of grea value for filling of grain-prospect O
 good yield. Fruit trees look fine an
 healthy.-C. l.. Diehl.
 Dairy Center--Favorable for growth