Arizona republican., 1914-07-03
WORD COMES
 TO VALLEYS
 COTTON MEN
Memorandum from pr. Swingle of Agricultural Department Urging the Closest Cooperation by Local Growers

Charles Waterhouse of Tempe, president of the Central Egyptian Cotton association, on Wednesday re- ceived d cablegram from w. $. Do-- man stating that he had just arrived in Liverpool in company with MeSsrs. Scofield and Taylor of the depart ment of agriculture, who have been sent, Mr. Dorman by the association and Messrs. Scofield and Taylor by the department, to acquaint the English market with the long staple cotton of the southwest They will remain in Europe about three months, visiting France, Germany and SWitz erland.
 MT. Warehouse also received from Dr. W. T. Swingle, physiologist in charge, of the department of agricul ture, five copies of a memorandum prepared by the committee on south western cotton culture of the depart rnent of agriculture, giving the con ditions under which the Salt Rive, valley growers can get the advantage of the department's cooperation in 'roguing" the fields and chasing the crop.
 Because of the presence of short cotton in the valley, Dr. Swingle says, the question of pure seed becomes one of paramount importance in the maintenance of Egyptian cotton at it's present high standard of quality in this valley. The importance of a proper chasing of the cotton, Dr. Swingle says, in facilitating the sale of this yeas bumper crop, needs no emphasis. He urges every Egyptian cotton grower in the valley to be- come affiliated with a cotton growing | association, which in turn cooper . ates with a central association in marketing the crop. In no other way can the grower hope to benefit from the trip now being made by Messrs Dorman, Scofield and Taylor.
 Says D.. Swingle: "To attempt to | sell in the English market, Egyptian | cotton from a new and unexpected l quarter makes it necessary that the product reach those markets in the l best condition, and classed so as to | | that this will necessitate not only | the careful chasing of the crop but | also the installation of a compress that will permit bales being put up in the very best shape so that they can reach England in as good condi- | ton as the cotton sent from Egypt
 The following is a copy of the memorandum sent by pr. Swingle:
 Pure Seed Supply
 1 In accordance with preliminary an- nouncements that have been made from time to time during the present year, the department of agriculture is in position to assist Egyptian cot l ton growers in the Salt River valley to secure and maintain pure seed This is vitally important to the in- dustry because short cotton is being grown in some parts of the valley and will cause rapid deterioration of | the Egyptian cotton growing in the fields near by unless the most thor
 ough precautions are taken.
 ln view of the large numbers Of cotton growers in the valley and the necessity of carrying out a uniform Policy in regad to seed, it is mani
 festly impossible for the department
 to cooperate with. individuals.
 has been considered best for the de partment to cooperate only through
 the central cotton growers associa
 tion, so that all the subsidiary asso
 citations will have exactly the sam,
 treatment, which would not be pos
 sible if the department had to ne
 gotiate with each one separately. A!
 the department cannot continue |, do this work indefinitely the centra
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