Arizona republican., 1914-03-15
Secretary of Board of Trade Writes Direct Appeal to All Who Are Weary of Uncertainties of Colder Climes
BY HARRY WEIGH (Secretary of Phoenix Board of Trade)

(SeCTetdTy or HhOehI& DOdrQ or ITd0el
 In Arizona, right here in the Salt River Valley in the south-central part start. It is for you. A chance which you cannot afford to overlook. You have been promising yourself a long
 time to get a place of your own.
 You are tired of farming under un-
 certain conditions. You are tired of
 seeing all your efforts wasted on
 account of unfavorable weather All
 your troubles can be avoided, and
 you can get start right and go
 right ahead. Think it over Look
 squarely at the matter, and make up
 your mind now. It requires only a
 little effort and you will never look
 back. You cannot afford to wait
 any longer. Smiling green fields are
 ready to greet you: the sun is shin
 ing for you, dark clouds will not de-
 press you; come to the Salt River
 Valley, where welcome waits.
 The United States Department of
 Agriculture in one of it's later reports
 shows Arizona to be leading in per centage of crop yields. This is due
 to the rapid strides agriculture is
 making in the Salt River Valley fr-
 rigation project. The vindication of irrigation is shown in the figures
 Arizona's crops are rated at 114 per cent, leading the United States to- day.
 Cotton
 The success of the farmers in planting Egyptian long staple cot ton is attracting a great deal of at tention from the outside. Great numbers of persons are coming into the valley to pick cotton. or to rent ten or twenty acres on the favorable terms being offered. The crop will average d bale and a quarter per | acre, and at the high price of Egyp-
 tian long staple this means a great | profit for the grower.
 Dairying
 Dairying is extending all over the valley. Where grows alfalfa, feeds the dairy COW. There is no better return from the great areas of alfal- . l ia than through the dairy COW. The l mild winter weather. a sort of east I ern spring, means that no barns are | required for shelter, and the feed is green the year round. Barns for storage are unnecessary, and so it goes on. The COW is a milker the i full twelve months; prices for but teIfat are high, and the calves are an extra revenue to swell bank de- posits A good COW nets a profit of | S70 to $75, and we have a record of l 126 cows averaging $77,4O for milk alone yearly
 Woman on the Farm
 : The woman on the farm, here has bright sunny days most of the year A few cloudy days, but every day some sunshine. Great weather for children; out of doors all the time bare-legged and smiling back at the sunlight. The farm crafts for women are all profitable: chickens, turkeys, and small fruits. Rural free delivery
 the parcel post, smooth, almost level | roads, and low-cost automobiles have | helped to make the lot of the woman 1 on the farm,. a pleasant one, Every 1 thing tending to further improve so- ciety is encouraged. Clubs, meeting l houses. sessions Of reading, and lit l erary circles are well established Best of Schools
 No better schools exist in the whole country. Arizona has well earned the good reputation it now has for 1 it's educational institutions From the kindergarten to the state university,