Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Two Coming Kings.
Phenix Herald .

Uncrowned as yet they may be, but princes royal born in they purple the un- doubtedly are.
 The cotton and tobacco plants exhibit ed at this years fair by MT. Clayson, of our city as mentioned in Thursdays Her aid, deserve further and more extended notice.
 They were both grown on MT. Clay sons ranch under the Arizona canal, about 215 miles southeast from the Improve ment Companys hourishing orange or chard, toward Mesa City.
 Planted last April and irrigated four or five times, they grew without any further attention until now experts pronounce them equal to any similar product of Tex as or North Carolina at least, while MT. Clayson and Mir. William Smith, now stopping with him at the Gregory House, have had sufficient experience with both to make them competent judges of the Salt river valley to such culture.
 In four months the cotton had produc- ed balls ready for picking. It has con tinued to produce ever since. Its white harvest, therefore, as shown on the bush in Horticultural Hall, does not represent the entire seasons crop. The latter has continued ripening and doubtless will continue till December, when deciduous vegetation takes short two months rest This feature of cotton culture is peculiar to our valley, so far as at present recalled Instead of one picking for the season, as Is the experience of our admittedly cot ton producing states, we must continue picking the same bushes over and ovel again for several months each year. Under MT. Clayson's bushes the ground is white with fallen balls that crowded off their branches by freshly maturing cotton, as corn in the pepper is forced l out of the way by later cracking kernels
 It is such a prolific tendency, coupled with a fneness of quality. that moves MT Clayson to nominate cotton for one oi | the crowned kings of the Salt river val | ley
 The growth of his tobacco was equally remarkable. It Is known that in Olo Mexico a particularly desirable leaf Ii grown for cigar wrappers. The same climatic conditions prevail here and, Il consequence Mir. Clayson has raised { leaf finer in it's veining and smoother O surface than anything known in Kentucky or Virginia. No better wrapper comes from either state.
 It is necessary to set out the plants al | Cotly dS pOoSlDlO. LII 0I1C IOSu ului NODuSNN states this condition frequently subjects the crop to loss by late frosts. No sucl danger need be apprehended here, wher frosts are seldom recorded at all anC never later than February. Besides tn season for growth may be continued int December, and tobacco is a plant tha continues to grow and improve up to tn very last moment of the annual perio( allowed for vegetation.
 The result of cotton and tobacco rais ing being thus so satisfactory in an' about Phenix, one other item only need be considered, namely, that of expense This, in Mir. Clayson's opinion, is here re duced to minimum. Nowhere else ca either crop be grown so cheaply and wit all conditions so favorable. MT. Clayso1 will be pardoned for a settled enthusiasm which induces him to declare that cottO and tobacco will yet become two power ful kings in the Salt river valley.