The Arizona sentinel., 1911-05-18

the average instance must be included team. wagon, blow. harrow, having equip ment shovels hoes and other small toOls
 CROPS AND MARKETs.
 The crops selected for the season Of l9O0 were Early Rose potatoes, White Bermuda onions, Rockyford can taioupes, Dwarf Cham aud alfalfa, besides 8 few hills of V watermelons and sundry vegetables,
 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 crops are on the basis Of net cash re- turns to the small farmer, who with an aver age family Of five and team of horses Is as- stunned to do the work required, as explained below. Items necessitating cash outlay, as seed, irrigating water, and crates are deducted from gross returns. Water costs an average Of 50 cents for irrigation per acre for the crops grown. The yields in certain instances are soil, which, like desert soils in general. was low in nitrogen and organic matter. Some small salty areas also affected yields locally. planted ted seeti Mooct. oHto so Is65. Yonne onions lions transplanted, Feb. 5-9, 1905. Crop matured about June 1. Yield, 8sl6 pounds of dry on- ions. Highest price received. 21zc Q pound; lowest price received, I.8c a pound. Entire crop marketed in Yuma.
 Cash Cash
 outlay. returns. Seed. ........ SASS Irrigations in seed bed and
 8irrigations in field, about $50 Sacks and sundry, about. 2.b6 3gl3 pounds Of onions at 26-
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 ducting labor. r............... b4.3O
 s7sN s7s.24 The amount of labor expended upon this crop was large for the area, especially at the tranSplantin time. One Qays team work In preparing the land and about 82 days, men s time, were required to bring 1t through, al- though the work was not heavy and could yield was low owing to the desert and unfer- tilized character of the soil, onions requiring large amounts Of organic matter in the soil to give good results.
 Early Rose potatoes; S4 acres: Seed pota- toes planted Feb. 16-le, 1908. Beginning to bloom April 13. Crop all harvested June Is. Yield, 26l5 pounds. Highest price, May A, 3hc. Bulk Of crop, 2xc, All marketed In Yuma.
 Cash Cash outlay. returns 25O pounds seed-pOtatoes and freight on same. e........... SOS Irrigating water for sesbania used as fertilizer. 2.98 irrieations for crop......... .a Formaline for scab, inciud- ing express. .............,... l.U 26l5 pounds of potatoes at SM-2AC.. t1UW Net cash returns, not de- ducting labor. ............. 57.l5 5000 s71O( The amount of labor required for the cror | itself was about Is working days, with team | IH days. The sesbania used as green manur | ing on the west half of the potato ground was given F irrigations. Bermuda grass, more | over, fiourished beneath the sesbania to such | an extent as subsequently to require g days labor for cleaning up the .45 acres so fertiized Although the larger part of the crop came | from the sesbania fertilized portion of the DO tatoes, this method of enriching the soil proved very costly, N days mans time and | days teamwork being required to put the ses 1 bania under and afterwards get rid of the Bermuda grass. Nevertheless, the labor en careful farmer, as the Bermuda digging wat done in January when other work was not | urgent.