The border vidette., 1918-07-20
ARIZONA NOTES.
Items of interest CuIied From Our
 Exchanges.

With the filing of 12 more suits for damages in behalf of men deported from Bisbee in connec tion with the deportation of l.,
 1S6 striking copper miners and their alleged sympathizers, July I2, 1917, the total number of claims for damage on file in the office of the clerk of the superior court in Tombstone was raised to 2S6. while the money involv ed is $6, 6,15O,OOO.
 The Hayden Rifle club now has forty members. The local club is affiliated with the nation al organization. Assurance from the government baS been receiv ed that guns and ammunition may be had according to the re gulations. Acquisitions will be made in the near future. Work will begin on the range imne- diately in order to have every thing ready for business when the arms arrive
 The tax showing in Maricopa county is far better than in 1917, the increase being in excess of $15, ,OCO,OOO. The entire taxable property of the state will show an increase over that of last year, although many of the busi- ness houses have been hard hit by the war. Mining industries and railroads necessarily show big increases, and next year the increase will be more pronounced on account of the big prices of metal, and increases in freight rates.
 Casa Grande, Red Rock, Sas- co, Picacho, Toltec, Oracle and Mammoth have been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Pima county food administration, through an order issued by State Food Administrator T. A. sRior- dan. The change is said to have been based upon the convenience of the dealers of the Pinal coun- ty towns along the line of the Southern Pacific, who are not accustomed to buying at Ray, the former center of control. The action concentrates the pur- chasing power of these towns in Tucson.
 The record of Morenci, Ari- zona, in regard to enlistments most effectually spikes the usual stories that drift out regarding mining communities. Morenci has furnished for the cause of democracy 232 men, and when it is considered that at the last general election there were but 800 votes cast by both men and women, the number of enlist mentS stands out as remark able figure. Some publicity has been made regarding unpatriotic acts in some mining communi- ties, but nothing can be said against the patriotism of Mo renci.
 A report on acreage for 1918 for Arizona by counties has been issued by l.. M. Harrison. field agent for the United States de- partment of agriculture. For the state the acreage in nearly all the leading crops is ahead of last year. This is especially noticeable in cotton, corn, wheat, barley, beans, grain sorghums, oats and potatoes. The state estimates are corn 34,OOO acres; wheat, 5000 acres; barley, 3O,- GOO acres; cotton, 92,OOO acres; alfalfa, l25 ,OOO acres; beans, 2O,- GOO acres; grain sorghums, 3O,- GOO acres; oats, II. 800 acres; potatoes, 5, ,42O acres.
 Farmers in sections where the acreage of wheat is unusually large are urged by the depart ment of Agriculture to provide enough bins on the farms to take care of their wheat when threshed. This is said to be ne cessary to save the wheat that will probably pile up in certain localities, because the large crop is likely to put a heavy strain on storage elevators and trans portation systems. The wheat should be stored in bins on the farm, according to the Bureau of Markets, which has issued a circular containing plans and drawings for a portable bin that can be quickly built. Copies of this circular have been distri- buted to county agents through