Arizona sentinel., 1917-02-08
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 ON EGYPTIAN COTTON

D. L. DeVane or the E Blair the Yuma Experiment Ca asking his valuable adVe as to how Egyptian cotton as well as various other tons pertaining that particular staple eS wanted this the members o their good of those who contemplate planting W ~ variety cotton They Blair had given the great has expemented with on n0ea of giving supt this issue Of the " IONA SENTINEL nothing we'll as to be able to help the s rope of Yuma Prae Bais communication full Read carefully but know that Mr. Blair Knows eS what he is writing about , o, , o7 ,o,7 MT D. L. Devane Secretary Association Dear MT Devane Egyptian cotton growers of coming beginning now to look into the observed for maximum proo ton crop inquiries which the members Of your submitting am answering with observation and behavior Of various ] of this in past seasons both on Yuma F Salt River Valley
 ovan coon heinz crop that more types planted early possible m not taking too great killed freezing The ans will however which brown the sufficiently necessate The the thirty days following February @ In areas and cold would well to plant orne the this period
 PREPARATION AND PLANTING Cation lands should be nearly a-or eed only Fields for planting prepared for planting rrigatng Immediately after rrgns as soon as the m soil mulch should De established by shallow discg as the type soil require immediately with the planter very soil is moist that will ger should exercised not watering more o at one time thanc b planted before becoming too dry soil but deeper than two inches being desirable very coon poor s are have found great advantage in planting gained wooden will crowd the dry surface These be made like " ten incne oAu oOs M point through Either single double row plant CT preferable the planting operation more rapid andth
 An standard planter good An open desirable than solid wheel combination tool ~ sort all other being grown here
 SEED PER ACRE
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 WIDTH OF ROWS On soil that produces Closer pantngs much shade for the setting bol smaller the may be placed from three to three and
 DISTANCE TO THIN
 The ideal thinning being made when plants are about the This distance until larger and stronger thinning than when the thinning is done in one operation distance that plants should occupy the row the soil Plants the rank growing soils should 14 to IS inches apart m the row. "he hos on tue producing 12 inches apart due to lack Of la thinning posseths should be aoe when the plants about 8 to 10 inches high
 
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