Arizona republican., 1903-09-02
APACHE COUNTY.

Alpine-Good showers nearly every day are doing much good; some grain is ready to cut; potatoe crop is better than it has been for sometime-Miss Annie Jepson.
 Pinto-Fore part of week very warm; latter part cool and cloudy with local showers; heavy rain on 29th; range in | good condition.-A. E. Henning. are practically all made and therefore | Independent of future rainfall. Corn continues to do well. In the northern | portion of the territory it is we'll ad- vanced toward maturity. and in Nava- | jo county some of it has been cut. Late planted corn in Graham county is in tassel. Sorghum is a good crop and is | maturing rapidly. Grain harvest con- 1 tinues in the northern counties. already much of it has been harvested and | practically all of 1t is now ready to be cut. The crop is generally good. AL | falfa harvest is in progress over most of the territory. In parts of the lower Colorado valley a fifth crop has been cut. Gardens are generally doing well, but insects are reported to be destroy ing garden truck in parts of Cochise county. The potato crop is generally reported to be excellent. The fruit 1 county the peach crop is reported to b.. a failure, but pears and apples are good. In Gila county the crop of apples and peaches is short, but the quality is fine. The ranges continue in the fine | condition previously reported, and af- | ford plentiful feed for stock. Water | for stock continues reasonably abund- ant. Stock of all kinds is reported to be in fine condition.
 COCONINO COUNTY.
 Flagstaff-Cloudy and warm during past week; hay cutting in progress, larger yield than for several years.- E. l.. Renoe.
 | FlagStaH-Falr warm weather during past week brought grain to matur- ity; farmers cutting hay and the crop | is above the average in quantity and quality; potatoes will be a heavy crop; prospects for other crops are excellent; l range is very good and stock of all kinds are doing well-Charles C. Moers.
 CHA COUNTY.
 Oxbow-Very light showers with very warm weather continued through the week; all crops are doing well; feed is good on range; everything is looking prosperous for good fall crop.-E. H. St. John.
 Young-Heavy rain on the 18th; crops doing we'll; apple and peach crops very short, but of fine quality.-O. Leisure.
 GRAHAM COUNTY.
 Bonita-Cloudy weather with good showers in early part of week; range and cattle in good condition; corn crop doing fairly well.-A. Johnson.
 Blue-Weather cool; general rains last few days; crops that have been attended to are in good condition; most all crops, except beans, are made.-C. B. Martin.
 | Central-Weather warm during the day. but cool at night; crops looking well; plenty of muddy water in river, but the dams are nearly all washed out corn, which was planted after grain was harvested, is in tassel; fruit crop good and ripening rapidly: range inn : proving, and stock looking well.-A. S. Porter.
 MARICOPA COUNTY. Cave Creek-Arother copious rain fell during the past week; the water ir the creek and all the springs seems to be increasing.-Edward Mccormick. Mesa-Weather conditions unchanged from last week and all vegetation do- |
 ing the past week, but only a trace fell although there have been showers ir the vicinity; cantaloupes and water melons are still in market and being Shipped.-C. l.. Deal.
 NAVAJO COUNTY. , Heber-Weather warm with heavy rains on the 23d and 24th; crops looking Well.-C. E. Porter.
 , Keams Canon-Rain is much needed in this locality; grass is drying up, bu
 corn still growing nicely on overfiowet
 land; nights are somewhat cool; melon: , are getting ripe.-P. Stanfer.
 St. Joseph-Last week was hot ant , dry; light thundershower occurred or , the 29th; corn, squash, sugar cane ant melons are maturing rapidly; plent, of muddy water for irrigation range stock in good condition-Hans Nelson , Taylor-Consderable rain fell during
 first of week, but clear during latter
 part of the week; all vegetation grow
 ing nicely; range good; early corn be
 ing cut; crops are generally good thi: season.-H. $. Lewis.