Arizona citizen., 1874-07-04
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Quantity Grown in Salt and
 Sau Pedro Valleys.
PHEN1x, ARIZONA, June 23, 1874

per of the 18th ult. 1 read with much in- tereSt an article headed "The Farming h. terest." It is in answer to some SuggeS- tions in the article referred to, that pro- pose to occupy part of this letter.
 In this valley last year, we had very large crop of both wheat and barley. Of the wheat, we now have none, although we probably have flour sufficient to last two months. The old barley on hand at this date approXimates 750000 pounds. Of this years crop, everybody interested who ought to know, estimates that the new wheat crCp will fall short of the old by about 100000 pounds; allowing that the consumption for the ensuing year shall only equal that of the past year, and we shall be eating the next years crop by the fifteenth Of June. The barley for this year will fall short of last years crop by at least 3,000,000 pounds. Allowing that we consume and sell half million per month, which is about what we have av- eraged for the past year, the old crop will last until the first of August, and we will then have our new crop, 100000 pounds, to last until next harVest-ten months. Or in other words, If we consume and sell as much per month as we have for the past twelve months, then we shall be out of barley by the first of April l have mand in this locality. There will un- doubtedly be large increase in the amount for both wheat and barley throughout the Territory, but in some To- calities the crop must be greater than last year; but still do not think that the crop will be sufficient to supply the Territory for the ensuing year.
 In vIew of this state of facts concerning the grain crop, I do not think that the farmers need to feel at all uneasy about market for what little they have got. Con- tractors are very quiet at present, because they have almost the entire control of the old barley, and that will enable them to get through with the first two months of their contract, and they of course hope that before that time many farmers will be compelled to sell a large portion of their crops at some price. This may be true to a certain extent, but the demand for freighters and other citizens, will be sufficient to relieve any pressure the farm CTS may have for immediate sales. The mail contractors must consume at least 75,000 pounds per month, and they have none on hand. These men will, of course, buy good, clean barley; some freighters will buy the tramped, dirty barley from the MeXicanS because they can get it at one cent per pound, but if stage men know their business, they will pay one and half or even more for good, clean barley, rather than take the dirty barley at six bits. The new contractors on the Tucson route expect to tor at least they are making the effort), buy their grain at one cent per pound. Perhaps they may get it at that price. If they want the dirty, cheap barley they can get quarter of a
 
 jew thousand pounds of very fair barley; but they cannot touch the bulk of the crop in this valley for that price, nor can any body else.
 Thus far during the harvest, the farmers have manifested a disposition to accom- modate and help each other, and they propose that the same spirit shall contin- ue until the grain is cut, threshed and stored rom the weather, and then when they can get fair price tor it, they will 1 WhOln u to The merchants, government contractors or the mail contractors. They have got plenty to eat, drink and wear, and with Gods good help, they will continue to have plenty, independent of contractors of any class.
 Brave words you think, perhaps, but they are uttered many times a day by a brave people. We raise our own flour, ba- con and vegetables, and we can do with very small allowance Of sugar, coffee and other groceries, until we are able to buy for cash at fair rates. A.
 SAN PEDRO VALLEY.
 John Montgomery has canvassed this valley and sends us tabular statement of acreage and yields, which we summa- riZe as follows:
 The figures refer to the wheat and bar ley crops of 1874 and in all other cases to crops of 1873. The whole number of acres cultivated is l295, of which "A were in wheat with yield of 9l,65O pounds. The highest yield of wheat per acre given, is 1850 pounds by E. Ruis, and the lowest 1000 by several parties. Three hundred and forty-four acres were cultivated in barley and yielded 513,7SO pounds; the highest per acre being 1750 pounds by Ferd Berthold. Six hundred and seventy-one acres were in corn and yielded 1,297, ,150 pounds; the highest yield was obtained by J. Carroll and amounted to 21OO pounds per acre for 100 acres. One hundred acres were cultivated in potatoes, yielding 594- 800 pounds, the highest per acre being $500 pounds produced by John Montgomery on a lot of nineteen acres. Eighty-two acres of beans were cultivated and gave a pro- duct of 194 ,425 pounds. w. A. Smith and B. Titames each produced 1850 pounds to the acre-the highest yield per acre in the valley. There were twenty-four acres of garden, the yield of which is not given ex- cept in the case of MT. Montgomery who produced 15000 pounds on three acres.
 In his letter accompanying the tabular of farms, showing acres culti- vated and yield in each case, MT. Mont gomery says:
 As the supply of water has been abun- dant this year, it is the opinion of all that crops of all kinds will be larger than those of 1873. In my visits to the various farms, 1 noticed that the people are experiment.