The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1911-03-30

the average instance must be included
team, wagon. pillow, harrow. haying equip
ment shovels hoes and other small tools.
CROPS AND MARKETS.
The crops selected for the season of 1906
were Early Rose potatoes, White Bermuda
onions. Rockytord cantaioupes, Dwarf Cham
piOn and Burpee;S Quarter Century tomatoes,
and alfalfa, besides lew hills of watermelons
and SuHGry Vegct;l leS.
The produce was marketed in Yuma with
The exception of tomatoes, which, for the
largest part, were expressed to Tucson and
BiSbee. The following statements for the
various crCrS are on the basis Of net cash re-
turns to the small farmer, who with al aver
age family OF five and a team of horses is as
sumed to do the work required. as explained
below. Items necesSitating cash outlay, IS
seed, irrigating water. and crates are deducted
from gross returns. Water costs an average
OF 80 cents for irrigation per acre for the crops
grown. The yields in certain instances are
low, due to the uninproyed condition OF the
soil, which, like desert soils in geE.ial. was
low in nitrogen and organic matter. Some
small salty areas also affected yields locally.
White Bermuda onions; Al acres; Seed
planted Sept. 27-Oct. g. 1905 Young onions
tTanspianted, Feb. SO. 1901. Crop matured
about June |. Yield, 1916 pounds Of dry on
ions Highest price received, PIC pound;
lowest price received, l.8c pound. Entire
crop mark ted in Yuma.
Cash Cash
outlay. returns.
Seed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2.SS
9Jrrigations in seed bed and
8 irrigatiOnS III field, about $50
Sacks and Sundry, about. 2.56
1915 pounds of onions at %
l.SC S.3.Z1
Net cash returns, not de-
Quoting labOr....... 6l.3U'-->@
s7s.A 1921
The amount of labor expended upon tliis
crop was large for the area, especially at the
tranSplanting time. One days team work i'll
preparing the land and about 80 days, mems
time, were required TO bring it through, al
though the work was not heavy and could
lDrC mort INV sNyrS
yield was low owing to the desert and infer
tilted character OF the soil. onions requiring
large amounts OF organic matter in the soil to
give good results.
Ear.y Rose potatoes; "a acres: Seed pota-
toes planted Feb. 1919, 1906. Beginning to
bloom April 49, Crop all harvested June l3.
Yield, 26l5 pounds Highest price, May "a,
SIC. Bulk of crop, 2Ac. All marketed in
Yuma.
Cash Cash
outlay. returns
ESQ pounds seed potatoes and -:
freight on same. .......--. SOB
Irrigating waterfOr sesbania
used as fertilizer; ....... 2.98
irrigati0nS for crop. ....-.. IA
FOrmaline for Scab, includ-
ing express. ..-......-....-.- LUZ
26l5 pounds Of potatoes at
SIS SIUV
Net cash returns, not de-
Quoting labor ........'.... 57.l5
5000 5000
The amount Of labor required for the crop
itself was about Is working days. with team
" days. The sesbania used as green manur
ing on the west half OF the potato ground was
given II irrigations. Bermuda grass, more
over, f1ouriShed beneath the sesbania to such
an extent as subsequently to require q days
labor for cleaning up the 40 acres so fertiliZed
Although the larger part Of the crop came
from the sesbania fertiized portion OF the po-
tatoes, this method OF enriching the soil
proved very costly, q days mans time and
days teamwork being required to put the seS-
bania under and afterwards get rid of the
Bermuda grass Nevertheless, the labor en-
tailed could easily have been managed by a
careful farmer, as the Bermuda digging was
done in January when other work was not
urgent.