Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-02-22
Annual Cotton Edi-
ton proves necessity
for crop rotation
u. S. Government Ex-
No. go
perts say Valley should produce
$4,000 to 100000 acres of cotton---
Proper methods will produce bale to
the acre of long staple cotton.

Republican which appeared last Friday was
literally crowded" with facts and figures in
regard to cotton culture-facts and figures
that we have advanced from time to time in
'Dairy Talks" The purpose of advocating
certain methods of agriculture was prompted
by the same purpose which has prompted US
via desire to bring about ideal agricul-
tural and financial conditions in the Salt
River Valley.
We suggested watchword for Salt River
farmers in our last dairy talk. This slogan
was "A Bale to the Acre With Dairy Cows"
and certainly no more evidence should be
necessary, than was advanced by the various
contributors to the Cotton Edition, to convince
every farmer that this slogan is the one for
him to adopt. Not only to subscribe to the
sentiments but to formulate plans that will
actually bring the rewards of bale to the acre
cotton.
But-to bring about the ideal conditions
which will follow this slogan must be
adopted by EVERY FARMER AND NOT BY
A FEW, and the action must be taken before
a great portion of acreage has weak
ened' and requires rebuilding. Not one
farmer should say "Let George do it, I'm go
ing to plant my ranch to cotton"
Take for instance the man who crops all
his land to cotton. According to the best in
formation at hand years and not to exceed
S, is the limit of time that he can expect to
grow a profitable crop, after that, means must
be taken to renew the soil. This is expensive.
How much better it would be to plant less
acreage to cotton and rotate with other crops
50 that every acre planted will yield 500 or
more pounds of cotton, and not 23O pounds az
was the average this year. The average yield
per acre for the past eight years was 242
pounds. The lowest yield per acre was in
1915 when $500 acres produced an average of
40 pounds and the highest yield was in 1912,
when 400 acres produced an average of 800
pounds per acre, the two succeeding years
also being considerably above the average
and likewise bringing the average up.
One large cotton buyer guarantees a min
imum of 60 cents per pound for next years
crop Even at that figure those who produce
a bale to the acre will make nice money, but
if the average should be greater than this
year, the returns will not leave a margin suf-
ficiently large is the opinion of experts, and is
the reason for urging upon all growers
methods of farming which insure yield ap-
preaching 500 pounds of lint cotton per acre.
Experts of the u S. Department of Agricul-
ture are of the opinion that the Salt River
Valley should grow from $4,000 to 100000
acres of cotton annually, and this includes
land under the project and also land irrigated
from wells. Such an acreage properly titled
and fortified should YIELD APPROXI-
MATELY TWICE AS MUCH AS THIS
YEARS CROP or between $4,000 and 10O,-
600 bales and the acreage planted would be
no greater than this year.
fertilizer is cow manure. The best and cheap
rotation and fertilizer. The best and cheapest
fertilizer is cav manure. The best and cheap
est producer of this fertilizer is the dairy
cow, in preference to beef cattle, in that the
fertilizer is more easily saved and can be ap-
piled where it is needed.
The dairy COW is also a big wealth pro-
ducer, and her revenue is collected every day
in the year.
Cotton growers who keep dairy cows, sell
dom need extensive financing to make a crop
The good old dairy cow is the bank that
pays all checks for maintenance of the farm,
leaving the salable crops unencumbered at
harvest time.
Let this department assist you in getting
into the dairy business.
Our farm experts are practical men who
KNOW BY DOING" just how best to care
for stock and arrange crops, buildings and all
other farm matters. They will be glad to A.
sist any farmer or dairyman free of charge.
Call, write or phone
'ELLICENCE DEPARTMENT
Pacific Creamery Co.