Arizona republican., 1919-10-05
BIG PROFITS ARE
 MADE IN RAISING
 UT PIMA COTTON
That This Cotton Belt Will
 Be Worlds Biggest Pro- ducer in Five Years Is Prediction of Authorities

Attracted by reports of remarkable crops of high grade cotton in the Cali tornia- Arizona cotton belt, many in quiries are being made for facts rela- tive to yield per acre and sums realized by farmers.
 Reliable reports show that farmers in the white cotton districts are get ting Sl65 and better a bale for their cotton plus approximately S20 for seed, making a total of $l95 and upward a bale.
 As white cotton averages close to a bale to the acre in the southwest, the revenue to farmers is around $195 to the acre. However, many instances are reported where farmers are picking from a bale and one-h half to two bales per acre, and this runs the revenue up to still larger figures.
 Tn districts where Pima cotton is grown this long staple brings about twice the price of white cotton: there fore, Pima cotton growers are realizing $390 and up per acre from this years crop.
 Expect Big Impetus.
 With these substantial returns and prospects of increased world demand for cotton at present or even higher prices because of increasing buying power of the people, cotton experts be- lieve there will be an impetus to cotton growing next year in the entire ter ritory from the Sacramento valley on he north to the various districts in Southern California. and on east into he Salt River valley. Yuma and Tue son districts in Arizona.
 Thomas Chapman, a Texas cotton planter, is reported to have said he saw white cotton growing in Tulare and Fresno counties which is vastly superior to cotton grown in Texas. He found plants with 200 bolls to the stalks, whereas the average in Texas is from 45 to 50.
 Big Success With Pima.
 From the Arizona districts many slowing reports of success with Pima cotton are being received. Pima cot ton is the long staple. strong fibre Egyptian variety used principally in the manufacture of automobile tires.
 At a recent luncheon in Tucson, Arizona, Secretary Knox of the Cot ton Growers Association said the Pima cotton crop was started in the Salt River valley in 1912 with approximate ly PIP acres, and the first years crop brought S21,000 This year. he said, 95,00O acres were planted to Pima cot ion the value of which is estimated at S21, 100000.
 Secretary Knox estimates that from 130,000 to 150.000 acres will be planted 10 Pima cotton next year in the Salt River valley.
 Two districts in Arizona grow white cotton. They are in the vicinity of Yuma and Tucson.
 Soon Worlds Great Cotton Belt.
 Pima cotton is grown to some ex- tent in the Imperial valley. but on the whole the California districts are par ticularly fitted for growing white cot ton.
 The value of the Imperial valley cot ton crop this year is estimated at S12,- 000 1000. and the value of the crop 1T Che entire California Arizona cottor belt is estimated at more than s43,. 100000
 Cotton authorities are confident tha' within the next five years the terri tory embraced in the California; -Ari- 2ona cotton belt will be producing th' largest crop of high grade cotton o any single district in the world, tho annual value of which will be more than $100,OO0,O0O.