Arizona republican., 1920-05-01

This will be a cotton year in Ari- zona.
 Notwithstanding the present back wardness of the new crop, which IS about three weeks behind. 1920 will be the banner year for cotton in this state in acreage planted and in production, and, if expectations are realized, in price. While the present below normal condition of the crop might hinder production materially under the right combination of circumstances cotton
 men yesterday gave it as their opinion that the crop in general would come out all right.
 Incidentally, there are less than 300 bales, and, in fact probably less than Z5O bales, of the 1919 crop unsold in the valley. O. P. Johnson of the South west Cotton company said yesterday that the company had 2S0 bales of un- sold cotton in its yard. adding that much of the amount might be heavily mortgaged by the owners, as this would explain why it had not beer sold. Men in the industry expressed Surprise at hearing of this amount of unsold cotton saying that so far as they knew there was very little of the last crop left.
 Late Fall to Help
 "A large amount of replanting and Filling in,'' due to frost and rain in some cases, was said yesterday to be ItSDOISlDle TUT liic PltSCiI NOii- tlition of the new crop. The late spring was also said to have retarded the ason, but many men declared late fall, which almost always follows . late spring. would enable the crop to come out very well. It was agreed that the crop now is backward. and shows a generally poor stand, and that the outcome of the. season depends on the future progress of the crop. with the probability of a late fall an inn portant factor.
 That 1920 will be the banner year. in acreage at least. may be seen from the fact that nearly 100000 acres have been planted to cotton in Arizona this sea son. A chamber of commerce eS- timate, based on the amount of seed sold. recently reported there would be at least 150 900 acres in this county alone. R. F. Meyers of the Tempe Cotton Exchange yesterday said that estimate would hold. and other cotton men agreed. some saving the figure would be higher. It generally was es- timated that the acreage in the terri l forv tributary to Phoenix. which in cIudes really the whole state, would be | around poo. 00O acres.
 Phoenix Cotton Center
 Latest chamber of commerce esti- | mates are that the production in Mari 1 copa county will be around 100000 | bales. At s1.10 a pound this would | represent S0D-DUU.UUt. AL % cents q | pound. the approximate average for | last years crop. the production would | bring s42.500.0O0- Last years cotton | production in the valley was above | 40000 bales. with a total return of | about s20.0O0.0 900.
 A fact worthy of note in connection with the 1920 season is that Phoenix is the long-staple cotton headouarters of the southwest. and the Phoenix ] cotton district may he said to embrace Arizona and the cotton regions of i Southern California, where 10000 acres were planted in the Imperial valley and 10000 acres around Palo Verde. In Arizona 10000 acres were planted in the Parker region and 5000 in the Yuma district. with 5000 acres around Tucson and 10000 in the Flor ence- Casa Grande area. A chamber of commerce estimate is that 224.000 acres were planted in the southwest, with an estimated yield of 137,000 bales This includes 10000 acres in Graham county. however, and it is said short staple exceeds long staple -here. Yuma also having several thou sand acres of short staple.
 Production estimates on the season n every case agree that this valley should score the greatest average per acre. as it has experience and soil in Is favor.
 Sure of Good Price
 The question of the price the 1920 sroD will bring remains a mooted one