Arizona republican., 1912-09-14
CHANDLER
COTTON GROWING
 ON CHANDLER RANCH
The Successful Experiment of R. H.
 Fairbanks.

Nearly 200 balls and squares to a single stalk.
 Many stalks with from 15O to 175 stalks and square.
 That is what may be seen in the remarkable patch of five acres of Egyptian cotton planted in the spring by R H. Fairbanks on five acres of his forty in section II of the Chandler ranch in the southern end of the Salt River Valley
 Fairbanks believes, and his neighbors with him, the yield will be at least six bales, or about bale and a quarter to the acre.
 A bale of cotton weighs about 800 pounds. Last year Egyptian cotton sold for twenty-siX cents a pound. A bale and a quarter weighs approXi- mately 625 pounds, so allowing most liberally for harvesting, Fairbanks cot ton patch this season ought to yield him at least $11O an acre, or $550 for the five acres.
 The cotton has bloomed beautifully. It averages nearly if not quite five feet in height, while some of the stalks, a 
 feet One might travel throughout the United States and find no other such uniformly promising five acres of cot ton as that on the Fairbanks land.
 There is no reason why this patch of cotton should not burst it's bollS in perfection. Egyptian cotton has al ready proved a successful experiment in the valley and so satisfied are east ern cotton manufacturers with the adaptability of soil and climate they have offered to put up gin in Chand- Ter to handle all grown if 250 acres is guaranteed the first year. But the farmers. themselves win probably build the Chandler gin, as they are more than satisfied cotton is to be one of the great big crops of the Chandler section of the Salt River valley.
 Fairbanks came to the ranch last spring, buying desert forty bordering the Grand Canal. What growth the land ever had was that of the desert, some mesquite and desert grasses. He is a man of high intelligence, much farming experience and great energy. Soil and water conditions were strange to Fairbanks but his spirit is one which knows no such word as fail In other words, Fairbanks is the kind of a man the Chandler section of the valley can not fail to reward and reward richly.
 Fairbanks planted thirty five acres of his forty to milo maize and has a fine crop. It might be better in spots. So might the cotton, all owing to dis tribution of the water. The bad spots in cotton and maize are very encOurag- ing to Fairbainks for with season of experience behind him. he will do much better next year. H is building him a cozy home near the canal.
 Nothing the matter with this coun- try" he said Friday laying down his hammer on the roof of his house where he had been shingling to chat for a moment over his prospects. Let anyone ask me about this valley and I'll mighty soon let them know what l think It's all in understanding the conditions one has to meet. Ever see a cotton patch to beat that? Next season I'll have a big patch of it. I've worked hard, early and late, but l am paid for it every time I look out over my field It tells me am all right and the future is assured. Cotton of the Egyptian variety can be raised only in comparatively small areas in this country This is the very choice spot for it. I predict a big acreage a few years from now and the price will be just about what it is now"