The Arizona sentinel., 1911-05-25

the average instance must be included a team, wagon, blow, harrow, having 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. ROckyCord cantaioupes, Dwarf Cham pion and Burpee's QuarterCentury tomatoes, and alfalfa, besides a few hills of watermeionS The produce was marketed in Yuma with the exception of tomatoes, which, for the Bishee. The following statements for the various crops are on the basis Of net cash Ie- turns to the small farmer, who with an aver age family or 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 of 50 cen Is for irrigation per acre for the crops grown. The yields in certain instances are low, cue to the unimproved condition Of the soil, which, like desert Soils in geCIr1l. was low in nitrogen and organic matter. Some small salty areas also affected yields locally. White Bermuda onions;- .47 acres; Seed transIlanted, Feb 5-9 iSO6 Crop matured about June l. Yield, S9l6 pounds Of dry on- ions. Highest price received, 21ac a pound lowest price received, l.Sc a pound. En tire crop marketed in Yuma.
 outlay. returns. Seed d.................. ........ S2.SS g Irrigations in seed bed and
 s SirTigatiOES in 6elt, about $50 Sacks and sundry, about. 2.56 39l6 pounds Of onions at 25-
 l.8c ...... .................... $.3.N Net cash returns, not de
 ductlng labor. ........... 64.30
 sz.24 s7s.24 The amount of labor expended upon this crop was large for the area, especially at the transplanting time. Ore days team work in preparing the land and about g days, mems time, were required to bring 1t through, al- though the work was not heavy and could have been largely performed by boys. The yield was low owing to the desert and unIer- tiliZed character of the soil, onions requiring large amounts of organic matter in the soil to give good results.
 Ear.y Rose potatoes; .S4 acres: Seed pota- toes planted Feb. l6-l9, 1906. Beginning 10 bloom April l3. Crop ali harvested June Is. Yield, 26l5 pounds Highest price, May A 31sc. Bulk of crop, axe. All marketed in Yuma.
 Cash Cash
 outlay. returns 25O pounds seed-potatoes and
 freight on same. ............ z S.03 Irrigating water for seSbania
 used Gs feTtiliIer.......... 2.98 { irrigations for crop. .& FOrnlaline for Scab, includ-
 ing express. l.UO 26l5 pounds of potatoes at
 S1s-2&c..... $7O.U0 Net cash returns, not de-
 ducting labor. ........... 57.15
 5000 s7ooo The amount of labor required for the crop itself was about Is working days, with team 1H days. The sesbania used as green manur- ing on the west half of the potato ground was given l7 irrigations. Bermuda grass, more- over, four1shed beneath the sesbania to such an extent as subsequently, to require g days labor for cleaning up the .45acres so fertilized Although the larger part of the crop came from the sesbania fertilized portion Of the po- tatoes. this method of enriching the soil proved very costly, T days mans time and 3 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.