Arizona republican., 1904-07-27
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF CROP CORRESPONDENTS.
APACHE COUNTY.

EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF
 CROP CORRESPONDENTS.
 APACHE COUNTY.
 Fag2r-Helvy rain on 21st did much good; more rain indicated by warm and cloudy weather: gardens doing well; some crops too much damaged by drouth to be of any value.-C. s. Dewitt
 .Greer-Sultry, threatning weather with some light showers.-Ellis w. Wntbank.
 Pinto-Warm nights; showers all around on 18th, goth, and 21st; good rain on 2Srd.-A. F. Henning.
 St. Johns-One inch of precipitation fell here Wednesday afternon, which will save great losses of stock; this Is probably the beginning of the rainy season.--Lloyd c. Henning.
 CSCHIsE COUNTY.
 Pool-The drouth has at last been broken with heavy rains on the 18th, goth and 22d; weeds and grass have sprouted on range and with another rain or two there will be plenty 0f feed; up to the present date there has not been great loss of cattle here, and from now on they will do well as there is plenty of water in the mount aims; garden stuff Is doing better since the rain; melons ripening.-J. J. Pool.
 Turner-Good rain on 22d; several showers since the rain of the 16th; grass growing nicely; two miles from here there has been no rain except one light shower.--C. A. Clark
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 lagstan-Weather during week was dry and warm; crops are at d stand still and need rain very much; late sown grain is dying; potatoes are up and a good stand is secured; vege- tables. corn, etc, need rain now or there will be a failure there is an abundance of grass on range. but wa ter has given out everywhere in this vicinity and stock is suffering- C. Moers.
 CHA COUNTY. Globe-The weather has been more favorable the past few days. and we are now getting showers, but they are not general; cattle doing as well as i could be expected.-J. r. Gerald.
 GRAHAM COUNTY. 1 Duncan-A light shower occurred on ' the 17th. and heavy rain on the 18th up the river and south on the railroad draw. which gave us q freshet in the river: t has rained in the mountains every day this week and this morning, ! the 22d, there Is every indication Of continued rains; southerly wind has prevailed all week.-J. l.. T. Walters | Duhcan-Ditches full of water once more; not much rain in the valley yet: it has been raining in the mountains for several days.-Nephi Packer. | Safford-(5ood rain yesterday; first since last September; canals all full: ! no crops to report, except alfalfa, two cuttings of which can yet be made w. E. GlasscOck.
 Thatcher--Several heavy rains have fallen in adjacent mountains; river and canals full of water; the drouth i seemingly has broken; indications that the rainy season has commenced.- John Nash.
 MARICOPA COUNTY. 1 Cave Creel:-More than two inches of rain has fallen this week: the first rain this year commenced on the 2ist and very soon Cave Creek was boom ing: t commenced to rain again on the evening of the 22d and a great deal of water fell during the night; the first rain had prepared the way for the last one which has wet the ground to a depth of four or five inches or more l-Wm. NJ. Hitchins.
 Glendale--Light sprinkle on evenings of 18th and 18th, with heavy wind good soaking rain on 21st for about 2i hours, also night of 22d: prospects good for better supply in canals; a con- siderable acreage of corn and sorghum will probably be planted.-V. F. Mes singer.
 Mesa-Long continued drouth par tlaily broken. but still quite dry; somo little increase of water in the river which will help pastures, but which came too late to make any more hay; days and nights warm and sultry; thunderstorns on 2Oth and 22d: th4 drouth has been extremely severe thi, season, literally burning things up.- c. L. D!ehl.
 RiversiGe--Our drouth ended with good rain on the morning of the 21st; since then the air is damp with pros. poets for more rain; amount of irri- gating water increased; had some hig! winds, but no damage appears to hay, resulted.-J. E. Hoover
 Wickenburg - Warm and cloudy; ! showers during the week; grass start cd already.-John I. Bachtiger.
 NAVAJO COUNTY. St. Joseph-There has been no rain , but there is a freshet in the river; wa . ter for stock plentiful; plenty of mud dy water for irrigation; gardens whic: Q were properly cared for doing yer, e well; all cereals doing very we1l.- Hans Nielsen.
 v Showlow--This section of the coun try had a rain on the 20th which vii do much good; grass on range yer . 1 short at Dresent; cattle very poor