The border vidette., 1916-12-30
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of Interest Cuiied From Our
 Exchanges.

Northern Arizona needs few thousand more farmers who have money enough, nerve enough dry farming methods with mo- dest rainfall and develop diver sifed enterprises of crop rais- ing, stock raising, fruit rais- ing, etc.
 The returns from the two tons of turkeys shipped out of here to Armour & Go, for the Thanks giving market come in this week and gave the raisers 26 cents a pound for their stock, instead of the 24 cents agreed to. The eX tra bonus was due to the choice birds sent from this district Chandler Arizona.
 The Phoenix Chamber of Com merce recently issued a booklet on the subject of cotton growing, giving all the desired informa- ton. Hundreds of these books have been distributed to growers and / prospective growers of cotton iD this state. The data is of great benefit to growers, as it tells the best methods to follow to secure the greatest results.
 Committees from the Phoenix chamber of commerce and the Rotary club have been selected for the purpose of working with the Arizona state fair ycommiS- sioners in an effort to secure a substantial appropriation from the legislature which convences next month. It is planed to use the money, i'll the event it is secured, to construct new build ings and beautify the fair grounds s.-Tucson Star.
 . Charles Stewart of Phoenix, last month marketed 1, 500 hogs in Kansas City to good profit. This again prompts the remark that there is no better country in the world than southern Arizona, for the hog business. Green alfalfa the year around forms the staple diet while all the grains necessary for fatteninR purposes are grown as successfully here as anywhere-some of them more so. If interested, make inquiry.
 For $1,OO0,o 900, the Holly Sugar company has bought the sugar factory of the South western Sugar and Land com pany at Glendale. Operations will be resumed next season provididg farmers will sign up sufficient acreage to assure the company of an adequate supply of beets for next seasons run. The Holly company owns and operates plants in California and Colorado, as we'll as at Sheridan, Wyo. 11.,
 Representative Stephens has a.bill in congress for the purpose of securing reim- bursement to the state for money expended in protecting the border and fighting Indians by Texas rangers away back in 1866 76. Congressman Stephens was scout in those days and is we'll equipped to inform his colleagues of the character of the services rendered by the Texans against Hostile Indians and laWless Mexicans. ..
 It is estimated that there are from fifty to sixty thousand head of dairy stock in the Salt River valley, yet the creameries are paying the highest prices ever paid for butterfat and cannot get enough of it. All dairy products are in big demand at top prices. This valley. reeds thousand more dairymen with just money enough to start themselves in the business. The same condi- tions in relative proportions, obtain in nearly every part of the state.
 Next Monday J. R. Treat will put force of men to work clear ing off 100 acres of his land just across the river from Florence, 300 of which will be planted to long staple cotten in the spring. A deal is practically all closed whereby four men from the Salt River valley will put in the cotton These men have had several years experience in cot ton growing in the Salt River