Arizona republican., 1919-11-23

luesday afternoon at the Woman's u" Ihls will be the first of monthly .sosether meetings of the officials
 AfIzona Resources" featured the ueeuhg of the Orangewood- Ramona 'uD Sh Wednesday, when an interest ns paper on the subject was read by yrs Charles Aune. The club met with ITS ITS I' F. Rocker and Mrs. c. c. Joy. Suo arranged a delightful hour after ne close of the program. Mrs. Aunes Iaper follows:
 Inls subject is one that sounds ,reat deal like an advertisement for ne Salt River valley and to my notion Toulu nave been better handled by larry Welch, or one of his assistants rom the board of trade.
 So' tirst taking up the grains, the mes best suited, or at least usually iroWn, are: barley. wheat, oats, corn md maize, or some member of that amily.
 Next are the cantaloupes and melons md the land in many parts is par 'icularly adapted to these two. About 200 carloads are shipped out each ear.
 Next are vegetables and they are ute an industry of themselves sNery known variety being raised -ettuce being the most famous.
 Fruits follow and there are but very ew varieties not grown either here or ome other part of the state.
 have had in mind Maricopa ounty and the Salt River valley most f the time. while l believe l should ave included Arizona entirely.
 Dates are being made a great deal I lately and more care is being taken f the trees and plenty of new trees re being planted each year.
 Our citrus fruits are widely known eins shipped to all parts of the lnited States.
 Cattle has been one of the greatest esources of this country for years.
 Dairying has been extensively fol- owed until lately, when it looks as hough cotton was going to starve the tock to death. We have several reameries, two Of which put out good rands of condensed milk.
 New we como 10 hogs. or l should aN MT. Hog, as he has been the gen leman We have taken off our hats to me past year.
 sheep are not to be left out they re considered a perfect utility animal, eins a worker as well as food and lothing proyidor.
 This part of the country is well prinkied with poultry farms. raising 'oth common and fancy stock This includes turkeys. ducks, geese and hickens.
 |, ! nearly forgot the bees. which are providing us with sweetness now in the inc of sugar shortage.
 Outside of this district are to he ound the large mines consisting of Iold, silver and copper.
 ' New oil is being agitated in some ections of the state.
 Two of the most facous resources it Arizona are cotton and alfalfa
 Taking up alfalfa first. here is a Ioast that was given by r. W. Bower .t the Arizona hay congress last Au- lust:
 '1 drink to the Queen. alfalfa whose 'oots dig deep to find new sources of inrichmert for the soil; whose stem ind leaf give food to the beasts of the teld; food, drink and medicine to the people of the universe: whose blos- lom perfumes the air and gives sweet Jess to the honey bee.
 Haste the time. O Farmer. whom f mantle of green shall spread itself Ter the face of the Earth. bringing lealth, wealth, happiness to it's peo- 1e."
 ' Also here are some interesting things ibout alfalfa.
 The history Of alfalfa dates back to he four hundredth century, E. C.. when Dc Persians invaded Greece It was De forage fer their war horses. lt Eas brought into England in the fore iart of the sixteenth century. and in ihe latter part of the same century
 was first planted in New York Hate in this country. Tn the year 1854, the first seed was planted near Ian Francisco. having been brought from South America. and in 1857. a lounG German named Grimm planted lbe first seed in the middle west ltates. about 40 miles west of Mime lpolis. Today alfalfa is grown ir livery state in the union.
 There are many varieties of alfalfa lrowinr in the United States from tho irccping plant with yellow blossoms Ind bitter flavor to the tree alfalfa