Arizona republican., 1902-05-07
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF
CORRESPONDENTS.
APACHE COTNTY.

APACHE COUNTY.
Eagar-Week has been dry and
windy. Frost has damaged fruit con-
siderably. No water in upper valley
except from reservoirs.-AIrs. ]. Udall.
Nutrioso-Still very dry and windy.
Soil too dry for blowing. Little grain
planted. the most of the farmers wait
ing for rain. Not much water for irii
cation. No gardens planted yet.-Lu-
cinda Wilkins.
Greer-Nery high winds most of the
week; cold nights. Small grain about
all in. Rain needed.-E. w. Wiltbank.
st. Johns-Dry and windy. Gardens
coming up. Alfalfa looking green.
Farmers busy planting. Range getting
poorer.-Eli S. Perkins.
COCHISE COUNTY.
; Fairbanks-Warm and windy. Alfalfa
and grain very backward. Garden stuff
doing well. Range feed starting up in
fair shape. but will dry up unless there
is rain soon.-Elias Summers
COCONINO COUNTY.
Williams - Warm weather, high
winds. Crop land getting very dry:
indications for good crop at present
very poor. Grass coming up slowly
E. H. Simpson.
Bellemont-Nights cold Ranchers
blowing and getting ready for seeding.
Ground in fair condition. Water fairly
plentiful. Ranges good.-C. w. Davis.
Fredonia, April 23-Latter part of
week windy. bringing hail and rain
followed by frost. Hail cut much foil
age from tender plants. Garden truck
coming up. Late garden not planted
Asa w. Judd.
Tuba. April 26-Weather windy
Light frost on nights of 22nd and 23rd
and 24th. Fruit trees slightly damaged.
Early corn is being planted
Brinkerhoff.
Fiagstaff-High drying winds during
the past week. Seeding nearly all done.
Killing frost on the 29th.-NIrs f. l..
Renee.
CHA COUNTY.
Payson, April 26-Clear and warm,
with frosty nights. Apricots damaged
some Plowed ground in fair condition.
Some corn planting going on Range
conditions fair. Fruit trees in bloom
Robt. P. Roziene.
GRAHAM COUNTY.
Eden-Week has been warm with
cool nights. No material damage to
fruit Water rather low in canals. Al
medium crop promised-the best seems
to be that planted earliest. Range dry.
Cattle poor and unless rain comes
soon most of them will die unless pas
itured.-Wm. Stapley.
Blue. April 26-Very cold high winds.
Fruit mostly killed. Corn planted.-C.
b. Martin.
Pima-Warm days and cool nights.
Water shrinking fast. Some grain
crops cannot recover. First crop of hay
being cut with fair yield. Fruit devel
Oping fast. Range very dry-stock
looks bad.-H. Weech.
MARICOPA COUNTY.
Mesa-Water getting low for irriga-
ton. Very little grain will be saved
But little hay will be cut. Cattle doing
well, but few left. Fruit locking good
w. H Wallace.
Cave Creek-Hot and dry with con-
siderable wind. The Improvement on
range noted in last report will cease
soon unless rain comes.-E. P. McCor-
mick.
ella Bend-All crops reported good
except fruit, which was slightly dam
aged by hot winds.-L. Kaltenbach.
Orme Section-Weather good. Haying
in full progress-crOp short. Grain
crop very HSHl no pears grapes
Will give a fair yield. Water very
short. P. Orme.
Aqua Caliente-Dry and cool. Water
scarce. Gardens growing. Cutting al
falfa. Wheat and barley looking good.
Cattle thin.-O. 3. Boomer.
. Mesa-Fine weather. Water failing.
Hay ready to cut-light crop. Acreage
of bearing fruit trees small. with pros :
pect of light crop.-Geo. Schornick
Tempe-No rain. Rather cool for
first week in May. Crop conditions I'M
changed. Some grain being cut for hay.
Water in river falling.-Roy Franken-
burg.
MOHAVE COUNTY.
Mohave City-Vegetables coming up
fairly well. No injury from cold. Ir-
rigation going on-the supply OF water
plentiful. No rainfalL-Homer Kelton.
Kingman-Cool and dry. Grass back
ward. Fair crop of frUit.-O. D. NJ.
Gaddis.
NAVAJO COUNTY.
st. Joseph-An excellent week for
growth OF all vegetation. Scarcity OF
+ water for stock on the range, but suf1i-
. cient for irrigation. Winds not so high
, as during last week.-Hans Nielsen.
: overwhelmingly. fair weather with
cool frosty nights. Prospects for fruit
| fairly good. Rain much needed.-Miss
Ethel Smith.
Taylor-High winds during most of
4 the week with cold nights. Grain and
garden truck look fine.-Miss Maggie
McC1eVe.
PIMA COUNTY
Pantano-Dry. with windy after
Y moons. Fruit growing well. Garden
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, Rosemont-Warm, dry and windy.
5 Garden truck doing finely. Range feed
+ in mountains good. Cattle doing fairly
| Well.-W. S. George.
. Tucson-Cutting barley and alfalfa
D.. Mayfair crop. Mesquite in leaf ant