Arizona republican., 1905-05-17

vegetables; drifting sands destroyed some garden truck; wheat out of ground looking welL-C. B. Tram nell.
 cocHIsE COUNTY.
 Fort Huachuca- favorable for all growing crops. which are in good condition; much garden truck ready for market; wheat, barley and oats being harvested; stock is thriv- ing.-M. J. Gungl.
 Pool.-Weather clear and very windy. with frosty mornings doing some damage to vegetable gardens and potatoes; cutting of alfalfa in prog ress; barley crop ripening.-J. J. Pool.
 cocoNlNo COUNTY.
 Flagstaff ff-Unseasonably. cold wealth CT continues, with frequent killing frosts; but frosts did little or no dam age, as vegetation is not sufficiently advanced; light snowfall on the Sth 10th and 12th; grass is growing very slowly; warm, dry. sunny weather is greatly needed.-A. F. Hackett.
 Flagstaff,-Cloudy, cold weather with snow furries, all week; killing frosts 11th, 12th, 18th; thermometer minimum. 20 degrees; blowing is briskly going on; some seeding done; | most too moist to work to advantage: but lateness of season forces farmers to put in their crops. Potato planting started; vegetables most all killed, re- planting necessary; ranges backward; stock doing well.-C. c. Moers.
 oILA COUNTY.
 GIobe.-The weather of the past week has been dry-warm days and l cool nights; frost on the nights of the 9th, 10th and 11th; some damage to garden truck; ranges. good; cattle in fine condition.-J. r. Gerald. Myrtle.-Rain and sleet fore part of the week; cold and windy nights; frost l injured fruit badly; very little corn planted yet. on account of wet condi- tion of the soil; stock looking we'll s. B. Henderson.
 Pine.-Two heavy showers first part of week, two nights of frost and ice; slight damage to fruit up to date; stock ranges better than usual at this time of the year; cattle gaining flesh rapidly.-Mrs. K. C. Miller Young-Light frost 4th: 70 serious damage; some corn being put in ground; cold and wet; seed germinat- ing slowly; fruit prospects good; ranges in excellent condition; stock doing fine.-O. Leisure.
 GRAHAM COUNTY.
 Blue.-Corn planting progresses; high winds; cooler. but no frost; streams slowly falling; fruit damaged ] by an insect that resembles the cab | bage louse; so far the injury is only slight. but may continue; all stock is | thriving.-C. B. Martin.
 Fort Grant.-Peaches growing nicely as large as hickory nuts; trees bear | ing down; peas, cabbage, beans, po- | tatoes and corn plentiful and growing well; tomatoes do not seem to keep up with the other vegetables; several re- plantings have failed to bring them up to the usual standard; onions fine; mornings and evenings cool; plenty of water; snow remains on mountains J. s. Kennedy. NJ. D.
 Matthews.-Week rather cool and windy; top of ground dry. but little ir- rigation as yet; alfalfa cut; heavy crop; garden truck not doing so well; ranges good; stock fat.-J. s. Waddin.
 Thatcher.-Fan wheat and barley ripening; having a good. plump kernel; winds every afternoon, generally west or northwest; nights cool; other crops l fine.-J. H. Larson.
 MARlcoPA COUNTY.
 Orme-Weather unusually cold; frost night of the 10th: first crop of alfalfa all finished; wheat rusting very badly; total losses in some fields; fruit doing nicely.-J. P. Orme
 Phoenix.-Weather much too cool for plant growth; first cutting of alfalfa nearly finished; wheat. barley and oat harvest begun; there is some rust on wheat; vegetable gardens yielding largely; strawberries still growing; water is plentiful; stock in excellent condition; fruit promising; potatoes and corn not doing so well; there is injury from worms and insects-D. Howard.
 NAVAJO COUNTY.
 Saint Joseph.-Weather unchange- able since last week; high wind and sandstorm in middle of week; latter part pleasant to warm, but cold nights, which retarded the growth of vegetation; prospects for fruit good; ranges and cattle in excellent condi- tion.-H. Nelson.
 Showlow.-Favorable weather for all crops; blowing. planting and cultiva- tion are general; corn is out of ground; 1; high winds; fruit trees blooming pro- fusely; large quantities of young fruit; light frost did but little damage to fruit.-AIrs M. Adams.
 Snowfiake.-Killing frost night of 10th injured fruit and vegetables; 1; high winds during the week; all grain is looking fine.-E. Smith
 PIMA COUNTY.
 Tucson.-Cool nights have retarded crop growth; wheat, barley and oats ripening well; cutting of alfalfa about finished; vegetables still plentiful; no rain this week; irrigation has become extensive.-E. L. Wetmore.
 FINAL COUNTY.
 Dudleyville.-No rainfall since the 2nd; nights cool, days pleasant and sunny; good weather for having and