Arizona republican., 1902-06-11

and a great deal of suffering exists among range stock. In some localities cattle are dying for want of feed and water.
 ! EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF RESPONDENTS.
 APACHE COUNTY.
 St Johns-Cloudy and very warm. Crops doing well. Corn six to eight l.inches high.-E. $. Perkins
 Alpine, May 31-Dry and windy. Grain greatly damaged by ;5rasshop- pers. Corn coming up. Grass on range commencing to grow.-Miss Jane %ep- son.
 Greer. June 3-Dry. windy weather with cold nights. Ice forms nearly every night. Crops not doing so yell on account of cold.-E. w Wiltbank. i Nutrioso. May 31-Clear and pleasant days; light frost at night. Garden stuff backward on account of wind and cold weather.-Miss Lucinda Wilkins. COCHISE COUNTY. Fafrbank-Cool nights; warm. sultry days with some wind. Vegetables CO., | ing well. Range very short.-Elias Summers.
 Turrer-Hot and dry. Crops doing poorly. Some signs of rain. Water getting scarce. Ranges very dry and cattle falling off in flesh very fast and d good many dying.-G. H. Clark.
 COCONINO COUNTY.
 Flag gstaff-Warm and dry the past week Grain doing well considering I ,he need of rain.-AIrs. F. l.. Renee.
 Bcllemont-Fair growing weather past week. although nights are still cool. Water getting scarce. Ranges in fair conditioned. W. Davis.
 Nillia ams-Weather warm and sultry. Crops in good condition but growing slowly on account of late cold snap. Range feed in good ConditioH.-E;- II. .;iriNscn.
 Taba-Windy and warm. First crop sr alfalfa Icing harvested Wh at well headed and some turning. Water 5or irrigating purposes is plentiful Jos. Brinkerhoff-
 GRAHAM COUNTY.
 Fdcn-Week warm. cloudy latter rart. Some stock on range dying. Most cf the grain is ready to cut. which aill leave more water for alfalfa. and sec ond crop will on that account. be good. Harvesting about to begin. with pros pect of a good crop. Unless we have rain there will be very little corn planted this year.-Wm. Stapley
 Pima-Warm days, cool nights. Sec ond cror of alfalfa being cuu-yield light. Grain ripcned very fast during early part of week: harvesting began tho latter part. Grapes growing well. Other fruits growing well but in Gan- ger of casting their fruit owing to lack Of water Stock faring badly on the range: very little feed and irriSate pasturaee drying up.-H. Weech.
 MARICOPA COUNTY.
 Agua Caliente-Dry weather. Rain needed very much. Alfalfa drying ID. 10. E. BIoomer.
 River Bottonl-Pasturag getting shorter ar drier every week. All wheat cat and in stack: three-fOurJhs of a crop. No more alfalfa to cut. Water i6 to 20 hour run. Melon crop IS fair. and plenty of water only can save il. Strawberries very scarce. Gardens fair.-J. r. Hill.
 Mesa-Hot and dry weather con tinues. All plant growth greatly re- tarded owing to scarcity of water. First crop Gf figs very light. Grapes setting well. Pastur3Ge short. Thresn- ing in full progress. Oranges setting poorly.-C. L. DiehI.
 Ofme SectiOn-Wca ther warm. Har- vest in full progress. Short crop hut quality is good. Alfalfa fields mostly dried up. No water for irI igation Bartlett pears d total failure Grapes have set well and bid fair for a good crop.-J. P. Orrne.
 MCHANE COUNTY.
 AIohave City-Garden truck in faiI condition. Apricots gre nearly ripe Homer keiton.
 Kihgman-Highest temperature 1O2 Very dry. Ranges poor. Vegetables and fruit under irrigation doing we'll , Q. D. NJ. Gaddis. NAVAJO COUNTY. Snowflake-Weather favorable. A lit tle frost nn night of second. Crops i'll : tair condition.-Miss Ethel Smith. Tayior-Ve:y dry but crops look [ good. Some wheat in head. Alfalfa - is beginning to bloom and will soon he ! ready to cut. Garden truck is doin; well; pears ready to pick Good pr3s- , poets for all kinds cf fru1t.--Joseph A | Lewis.
 PIMA COUNTY.
 Rosemont-Weather very cloudy ;. Warm days and nights-Mrs $ 9 George.
 . Tucson-Watcrmelors are making good progress. Alfalfa hay in blossom : Vegetables doing well. Cattlemen , are anxious about the summer rains - { r. L. Wetmore.
 FINAL COUNTY.
 Oracle-No material change in ,.nn. 2 litions since last week. Weather con- tinucs warm and dry. Hay harvesting about finished. The lack of rain is C fast cutting off feei.-J. W Estill ,, DudleEviile-Warm and d~y. Crops s growing well. Water in San Pedro :. river getting very low.-Geo. Scott. |; Dudleyville-Warm days, cool nights {, Grain crop. wheat and barley, mostly harvested; crop below the average