The Arizona sentinel., 1911-04-27

the average Instance must be included
team, wagon, pillow, harrow, haying equip
ment shovels hoes and other small tools.
CHOPS AND MARKETS.
The crops elected for the season OF l9OH
were Early Rose potatoes, White Bermuda
onions, ROCKFORD cantaioupes, Dwarf Cnam-
pion and Burpee's Quarter Century tomatoes,
and alfalfa, besides few hills or waterIneiohs
and sundry vegetables. tn,
The produce was marketed in Yuma with
the exception Of tomatoes, which, Ior tne
largest part, we're expressed to Tucson ana
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 a team OF horses is as
sumed to do the work required, as explained
below. Items necessitating cash outlay, as
seed, irrigating water. and crates are deoucteo
of 50 cents for irrigation per acre for the crops
grown. The yields in certain instances are
low, due to the unimproved condition or tne
soil, which, like desert soils In general. was
low in nitrogen and organic matter. Some
small salty areas also affected yields locally.
White Bermuda onions AZ acres; Seed
RsnteG ssP T ZEE Grop
about June l. Yield, 1916 pounds OF dry on
ions. Highest price received, 21sc pound;
lowest price received, l.0c pound. Entlre
crop marketed In Yuma.
outlay. returns.
Seed. ............... .......- ! 200
Irrigations in seed bed and
Sirrigations in field, about $50
Sacks and sundry, about. 2.56
1915 pounds OF onions at 25-
Lie 900. ..............- Sio.A
Net cash returns, not de-
Quoting labor. o4.3U
1924 1924
The amount OF labor expended upon this
crop was large for the area, especially at the
transplant ting time. One days team work in
preparing the land and about 80 days, men q
time, were required to bring it through, al
though the work was not heavy and could
have been largely performed by boys. The
tIiiEed character Of the soil, onions recurring
large amounts Of organic matter in the soil to
give good results.
toes planted Feb. 1919, 1906. Beginning to
bloom April ID. Crop all harvested June IL.
Yield, 26l5 pounds. Highest price, May "a,
SIC. Bulk Of crop, 2Ac. All marketed In
Yuma.
Cash Cash
outlay. returns
$50 poun DIS seed potatoes and
freight on same............ SOB
Irrigating water for sesbania
used as fertilizer. 29S
irrigations for crop. "a
Formaline for scab, includ-
ing express. ................ l.U
2615 pounds Of potatoes at
31S-2Ac c.. ...'.' '....'.;.' s'oVt
Net cash returns, not de-
Quoting labor. .-"...... DID
5000 5000
The amount of labor required for the crop
itself was about Is working days, with team
III 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 As acres 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, q days mans time and
days teamwork being required to put the SEES.
bania under and afterwards get rid Of the
Bermuda grass. Nevertheless, the labor en-
tailed could easily have been managed by
done In January when other work was not
| urgent.