Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1914-01-01

cotton in the Eastern states who con- tend that certain varieties which are now grown in the Southeastern states are more profitable than the Egyptian, we could not possibly be as well off as we are now if all these favored varle- ties were brought in.
 There is reason to suppose that the cotton boil worm, which is present everywhere that corn is grown, and which is better known as the corn ear worm, would be very serious pest of Upland cotton and it is also reasonable to suppose that the very slight injury that has thus far been suffered from this nest is due to the fact that we have Egyptian rather than the more attractive Upland cotton. In the Laguna district, the most important cotton growing district of Mexico, the cotton boil worm is a very serious pest of Upland cotton. Sometimes the in- jury runs as high as 30 and 40 per cent. The conditions in this section of Mex ico are quite like the conditions in Arizona as regards temperature and rainfall.
 believe that all should be open minded, as regards the particular vari- ety of cotton which should be grown in Arizona It seems to me matter of business sense, however, for those who are interested in the development of the cotton industry here to try to avoid risking an industry of demon strated value for something which has not been demonstrated. If short staple cotton or the long staple variety of Up land cotton are considered by anyone as likely to be the more profitable than the Egyptian variety, careful tests should be be made under compe- tent supervision. New varieties of Up land cotton are constantly being devel- oped and no one can safely say that it may not be proven in the future that some other variety than Egyptian will give better profits in the Southwest. My advice is, however, that the facts should be determined in an isolated place, sufficiently distant from any Egyptian cotton field so that there may be no danger of ss-pollenation, and furthermore competent supervision of the experiment should be provided for so that the results of the test may not De affected by personal prejudice.
 Under the existing conditions I be- lieve that short staple cotton, and even so-called long staple varieties or big boil cotton, should be regarded as dangerous weeds wherever there is an Egyptian cotton growing industry al- ready established
 In regard to the importation of cot ton seed I would say that Quarantine Order No. prohibits the importation of cotton seed into this state from the eastern cotton growing states in which the cotton boil weevil exists. Quaran- tine Orders of the Federal HorticultuE- al Broad prohibits the importation of cotton seed into this country from Ha- waiian Islands and all foreign coun- tries, with the exception of the Imper- ial valley in the state of lower Califor- nia in Mexico, and under certain re Gtrictions from certain other portions of Mexico. The actual provisions Of the Arizona Quarantine are stated in the enclosed copy of the Quarantine Order.
 For further information concerning the reasons for maintaing a pure cot ton in this state I would refer you to Bulletin No. 3S recently issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, a | copy of which you may obtain by applying to Congressman Haycen. Mir B. w. Hudson of Sacaton, who has l been in charge of the cotton investiga- ton at the SaCatOn Indian Reservation can give you more accurate informa- tion than I have available concerning the advisibility of growing Egyptian cotton in this state in preference to other varieties. In case the informa- ton which I have given you does not answer your questions to your satisfac tion,I would recommend you to cores pond with Mr. Hudson.
 Yours very truly,
 A. w. MORRIL, State Entomologist