Arizona republican., 1920-10-09
Every Phase Covered.

I Ht SpedheTS OI lne evening CON6ItN practically every phase of the long staple cotton industry in the Salt River valley II. c. Heard. county farm agent. covered the actual cotton growing side of the industry. ". S. Stevens, president of the Arizona American Egyptian Cotton Growers association, urged cooperation in mar keting the crop. H. M. Peek of Cabell and Peek talked from the buyersI' standpoint and advocated that every body get together in solving the pres- ent situation. Dr. T. H. Kearney of the bureau of plant industry spoke on the cotton of the future and the necessity of keeping the seed supply of the val ley pure. that Pima might be main tained at its present high standard of quality, which makes it the finest cot ton grown. Dwight B. Heard spoke on the broadening of the market for Pima, stressing that there need be no fear for the future. and his tribute to Ir. Kearney and his associates was enthii- siastically received. The meeting drew near an end with an account of the activities of the Arizona Cotton Grow CTS association. She organization which supplies pickers, and came to a con clusion with a resolution commenting the efforts of the association and urg- ing farmers to get in closer touch with its operations.
 Gives Acre Estimate.
 H. c. Heard, the first speaker, s.lio the present condition of the cotton cfoT was reasonably satisfactory and thai the best present estimate-that of the bureau of crop estimates-indicated ar average production of 220 pounds oi lint to the acre, 10 pounds less thar last year, adding, however. that it was thought by some that these figures might be increased. MT Heard ex. plained the climatic and planting con. ditions affecting this years crop slnc then took up the average cost of pro. 1 duction, which recently was the sub ject os a report by a committee whicI made careful investigation into tho matter, and places it at 71.9 cents pei pound. He explained how the cost O production was figured by the com. mittee and summed up the three nos | important points in cotton growing a: follows: producing the crop economic ally, producing the highest yield DOS sible, judgment in marketing the pro duct.
 The talk by ". s. Stevens empha. l sized the need of cooperation. H. gave an account of the value of tn, cooperative marketing system in eff feet in California and said the cotto1 growers association here was a loos, form of the California plan, more oI the order of a bureau of information originally. In the present situation, MT Stevens said, the organization was en couraging growers to send their cottoI wherever they could raise money or it and have it safe. The plan for i government bonded warehouse here, h, said, was nearing fulfillment wheI money began to tighten up, holding i up for the present and it is now neces sary to send out every bale of cottol to enable the growers to finance them selves through present market condi tions
 Warns of Trying to Force Market.
 It iS vitally necessary, Mir. Steven declared, that all interests in the val ley cooperate to keep things going, a a serious situation will arise if an at tempt is made to force the cotton on market when no market now exists He cited southern Texas as an exam pie. Farmers there were without or ganization and began to sell their cot ton on a very poor market. The mar ket went down; they kept on selling At last people of the district reaIize the situation and began organizing t halt tke rush to sell at ruinous figure and to hold up the crop until marke conditions improved.
 The present need here, the speake said. was to hold up the crop until tn market situation changes. The yvorl is short on cotton, he said. and presen conditions can not but change. as cot ton will te needed. He added tha valley cotton men had failed to talk full advantage of all the markets O the world, saying that Pima had no been advertised extensively.
 In this regard MT. Stevens gave a interesting side light on the recen world cotton conference at New Or leans. At the conference Dwight E Heard gave an address on the long staple cotton of the Salt River valley and his talk resulted in some fOreig mills buying Pima to find out its qual ity and possibilities. Later in tn meeting it developed that Mir. Hear had not learned that his speech a New Orleans had proved a selling tall for Pima in calling the attention o foreign interests to the local product
 Predicts Change for Better.
 Mir. Stevens pointed out that buyer of cotton must be given protection i the way of receiving the long stapl product in the best possible condition well baled and of full weight. He als stressed Fl. c. Heard's point mad previously, that the cotton producer i entitled to a profit just as any bushes man must have a profit, and that con ditions on the farm must be made jus as attractive as to returns and livin l conditions as they are in the Citv II