Arizona republican., 1908-04-29
CANTALOPt CROP
 THE FINE PROSPECT
Rocky Ford Expert Speaks in Most Glowing Terms of This Valleys Wonderful Resources.

l.. E. Cadwallader of Rocky Ford, field expert for Crutchfield and Wool folk the commission merchants of Pittsburg who have contracted to han de the crop of the Phoenix and Tempe cantaloupe associations, in now iR the valley. He arrived Saturday morning from the Imperial country where he has been on visit similar to the one he is making here. His purpose is to give the growers the benefit of his ad- vice in raising the plants and in caring for the crop. He expects to visit this valley about every two weeks from now until the crop is ready for mar ket alternating his visits here with those 10 other places for the same purpose. He said yesterday that the Phoenix crop he thought would ripen about the middle of June. The Im- perial growers expect to begin market ing. their melons about May 25.
 NIT. Cadwallader spent Saturday in driving over the Glendale country and Monday he was through the acreage of the Phoenix association with Belt Fine its president. Tuesday he de- voted to the south side. MT. Cadwal- lader says the plants here. the condi- tions and everything at this time is most promising. There Is almost a positive assurance of a fine crop. The insects seem 10 he doing no material damage and the only thing that seems possible to interfere with complete success, is the coming Of the summer rains a little too early That prObabl will not happen but it is recalled that a little rain at the wrong season last year somewhat injured part Of the crop. though it was flattering sue cess even then. Ordinarily the crop is marketed before the rains begin.
 The Imperial country. says MT Cad wallader is now shipping green string less beans and cucumbers and is devel- Oping quite an industry in these crops
 But the remarks of MT. Cadwallader that are of greatest interest were not particularly about cantaloupes but about the valley in general. This is his first visit here and he was very much surprised at what he found. He is a paid farmer and thought he had a very good idea of the wes. including this valley. although he had never been here. Nevertheless he was amazed DoAH at tue dtINtSt anu lit tIieAi dNltl of the soil. He says the Imperial soil is good but most of it is lacking in great measure the fertility of the soil in this valley II has less depth and lacks many of those soil qualities so abundantly found here.
 Though his visit was chiefly to see cantaloupes he could not help noticing the strawberry beds. the asparagus acreage. the orange orchards and the soil conditions in respect Of sugar beets These and all the many crops it is unnecessary to enumerate here. The conditions here appeal to him asI practically perfect for sugar beet cul- ture and he was an experienced beet man in the Rocky Ford country before he took up the cantaloupe business as, a speciality He says that whenever the sugar factory a Glendale is start ed on a permanent basis every acre of land in this valley ought to be worth s250 and some of if will be worth much more than that He has of course oh served only the soil possibilities. Hel assumes the water resources are what they are represented tO be and on ai visit he expects to go upl to the dams and see for himself. AL together he says he don't know of any