Arizona republican., 1920-08-12

by these investigators is a better re- ward than wealth, and the work of Dr. Kearney as the originator of a plant of immeasurable importance to Ari- zona and the United States will have more permanence than any individuals wealth as measured in dollars Dr. Kearney has earned a position among the greatest contributors to agricul- tural science"
 So much public interest was aroused by the action of the university of Ari- zona that Dr. Kearney was invited to tell the story of his work before the Tucson Luncheon club on June 4. The honor of introducing the speaker fell upon Dean Working, who gave few items of the earliest history of Egyp- tian cotton in Arizona in the following words:
 ''Mr. President and gentlemen of the Luncheon club: Our own agricultural experiment station has had share in the work of introducing Egyptian cot ton into Arizona. In the annual report of the university of Arizona agricul- tural experiment station for the year ended June 30, 1902, occur the follow ing paragraphs under the heading Egyptian cotton:
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 "sThe experiments with Egyptian cotton begun during the spring of 1901 are being continued seed having been supplied by the United States department of agriculture for this pur- pose The questions to be settled are: 1 (1, What variety or varieties are best suited to our conditions; CD. what is the best time to plant in our climate: (3), at what distances apart should | it be planted in our soils; (G, how should it be irrigated. and. (5), what is the most economical method of harvesting it.
 
 planted and irrigated according to di- rections given by Professor Foaden | in bulletin 42 of the office of experi- ment stations. The cotton was har- vested during November, and, through the kindness of Director Stubbs, gfn- ned at Aubodon Park by the Louisiana l experiment station roller gin. The yield per acre was as follows: Ab- bassi, seed cotton 1880 pounds, lint 46O pounds; Mit-affi, seed cotton 1150 pounds, lint 275 pounds: Jannovich, seed cotton 500 pounds.
 University Experiments During the present year two varie- ties-Abbassi and Mit-affi-are being grown. Different plats of each variety were planted at different dates and at different distances apart. Other plats are being given difference amounts of water the remaining conditions being the same. Judging by the results thus ! far. the ADaSS1 WOulQ QS the most profitable one to grow here, the time of planting should be about the middle of March, and the crop should receive a moderate amount of water with plenty of cultivation.
 l "Bulletin 4S of the Arizona station, published June 10, 1904, contains the | following statement:
 "'Most varieties of cotton can be successfully grown in the region, but this crop has not yet been cultivated | in any but an experimental way by whites. Formerly the Pima Indians grew one of the short staple forms for l clothing, and Egyptian cotton has been quite thoroughly tested at the station farm. If supplied with plenty of water it grows thriftily throughout the sum mer and produces a good crop of ex- 1 cellent cotton.
 l ssAfter the beginning first mentioned had been made in the Arizona station, the United States department of az | riculture began work with Egyptian | cotton in Arizona-first at Yuma and l later at Sacaton. At the latter place in 1910 the first plant of Pima cot ton appeared. This is the variety in which we are now so vitally inter ested.
 .9Recognzing the fundamental scien- | tific character of the work which gave | us the Pima variety of the long staple cotton and wishing to express it's ap- | OI lI6 WOIh dOIlG anu OI Llt man who was the leader of this inn portant piece of research, the univer- sity of Arizona two days ago conferred lupon Thomas H. Kearney the hon. orary degree of doctor of laws. In do- ing this the university honored itself by adopting as one of its sons a scientist who has made in Arizona one or the outstanding contributions to az riculture.
 Story of Pima Told by kearney
 "Gentlemen, we are fortunate in hav ing the privilege of Hearing today the story of the development of Arizona l Egyptian cotton from the lips of the man who originated the first Pima cotton plant and who cared for it and it's progeny until Pima cotton has be- come so abundant in our state as to whiten the broad fields of the Salt River valley and other parts of our state.
 Gentlemen, Doctor Kearney, who originated Pima cotton and who has watched it and kept in pure for ter years:''
 Dr. Kearney spoks as follows:
 ''Commercial cotton production 1T modern Egypt began about 100 years
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