Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-10-04
GOOD CONDITIONS REPORTED ON
 RANGES.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

The following is the weather report
 and crop bulletin for the week ending
 Sept. 25:
 There was much cloudiness during the
 last half of the week; light to copious
 local showers and thunderstorms were
 general on the 22nd. Total weekly amounts of precipitation were reported as follows: Dudleyville, O.O5 inch; Flag staff, trace; Phoenix, OH inch; Pres cot, 0.26 inch; Tucson, trace; Yuma, 0.24 inch. The temperature remained abnormally high over the central and southern counties, with an average daily excess of degrees. Heavy to killing frost occurred over the north ern counties on the 18th and 18th, in- turing gardens and fruit.
 The late oat crop is about all cut and mostly in staff over the northern counties; the third cutting of alfalfa has not been finished. Harvesting of the fifth crop of alfalfa has become general over the central counties. The sixth crop is blooming profusely over the southern counties, where some few fields are being cut. Many new alfalfa fields have been prepared for the win ter. Considerable alfalfa seed is be- ing secured. Corn is maturing ra- pidly; fully two-thirds of this crop has been gathered in the southern coun- ties. White potatoes have begun to bloom. Grasshoppers and crickets are gradually disappearing. Garden truck is growing nicely. Celery and turnips are yielding well, and have become plentiful upon the market. Fall cab bages are making excellent growth; this crop is expected to mature much ear Her than usual. The planting of the winter crop is still in progress. Car rots, parsnips, beets, pumpkins, squash and peppers are yielding well.
 The yield of pears is unusually large. Shipments of the Bartlett variety have increased. Apples are not thriving; what few trees that are bearing show the fruit to be of an inferior quality, | small and wormy. Lemon shipments continue to eastern markets. Oranges | and grapefruit are growing well. | Dates are setting heavily and give pro- mise of largely increased yield over the crop of last seasons growth. June bugs, or beetles, continue their depre- dations upon fruit of all kinds, though ] to lesser extent than last week.
 Improved conditions of the ranges over the southern and western sections are reported since the cOpious rainfall. While range grass has not started to grow anew mesquite brush and beans have become greatly refreshed, adding materially to their nutritive value for forage. Ranges remain in good con dition and stock is thriving well.
 Although precipitation occurred ov- CT the upper catehment basins of the various streams, the supply of water, for both irrigation and stock was ap- preciably less, and the large canals and dams were not running bankful, nor un- der full head and flow. The usual vo- lume of water was served in the min or canals, dams and ditches throughout the week, within scheduled time, but no extra flows were put on.
 Yavapai County.
 Gilbert--Showers during the latter part of the week; ranges in good con- dition; range stock thriving; water in stream falling; days, pleasant; nights cool.-W. J. Gilbert.
 Prescott-Copious rainfall night of the 22d, total O.26 inch; highest tenn perature, 93 degrees; lowest, 49 de- grees; corn crop is being cut principal ly for fodder; later on stored for grain; the light frost has not damaged the crops; the general outlook for crops of all kinds was never better; fruit and vegetables of all kinds abundant.-W. E. Day, NJ. D.
 Walnut Grove-Week dry; days warm; nights cool; cloudy latter part of the week, with considerable wind; last crop of alfalfa in stack; fruit plentiful; range stock is in excellent condition, but winter food will be O. Carter.
 LEGGEFT-SHoRNN NUPTIALS.