Arizona republican., 1920-12-13

SltOUO | Making a total of ..,...... .231.0O0 l It is estimated that 20 per cent loss was sustained on account of the late cold spring planting and a small loss on account of a hail storm which has been fully compensated it is believed by the splendid even growing weather the balance of the season. The crop is considered normal. California (mixeo) ........2S5,0 5,000 Lcwer California and Sonora
 out ..----...-....--....- SO,VVO Making total in the zone of 556,OO0 Last year returns in Arizona
 netted nearly ..........,..$2 .$2IO00,0O0 California over -.-..---.... 3O,OOO,00O And the other places ...... 10,000,000 
 A total of $67O 900 This year had prices been normal we would have at least S100,000, 900 for the cotton crop and if we spent s1000 000 for protection and marketing we would still be we'll off.
 History
 Short staple cotton has been pro- duced in the southwest for many years, but it was about 1907 that tho test was made for the production of long staple: 1917 there were 33,000 acres of Pima cotton in the state; in 1918, 72,000; .n 1919, S7,000, and in 1920 close estimate places is at 231,- 900 acres, which includes short staple, not to exceed 10 per cent of the pro- duction.
 W. E. Hudson who represents the cotton industry as a member of the state commission Is dubbed" father of Pima cotton in Arizona. While as- sociated with the U. $. experimental station at Sacaton, he undertook yile experiment. with the various types of cotton. Experiments had been tried by Dr. Chandler as early as 1899 when five acres demonstrated the fact that long staple cotton would do well in Arizona. While individual efforts and cooper ation with the department of agricul- ture have brought the cotton industry beyond the experimental stage, organ izatfon is necessary to perpetuate 1t. Just how California and the other ter ritory are organized, 1 am not fully prepared to state, but in Arizona we have at least five organizations.
 The Arizona Egyptian Cotton Crow ers association, with it's office at Tempe, deal mostly with labor condi- tions for mutual protection. Yuma Pinal, and Graham counties are organ ized. Aside from general organization as outlined, the Arizona American Egyptian Cotton Growers association deal with cooperative marketing its membership consists of county organ nations, corporations, and individua planters who co- ordinate with the na. tion and the world in securing bettel conditions, higher prices, and working out problems of marketing, storage insurance, and financing, while the To calls look to the welfare of it's member in procuring labor and general co
 
 While it is a fact that long stapl producing land in and about Arizona capitol advanced from $350 to in som instances $1,100 and rented at iron 960 to $95 an acre, prices received las year for cotton justified it. The las bales sold at $1.2O per pound lon staple, and 44A cents for short stapI cotton.
 Under the Arizona crop pest lay which provides such an efficient or ganizatfon, cotton production in Arizo na is measurably secure. The con1mis sion is composed of three representa- tive members, one of which at las must be a cotton grower; both citru and deciduous fruits, as also farmin interest, are represented by the other. Under the laws of Arizona and tn rules promulgated hereunder by tn Arizona commission of agriculture an horticulture, Tn whom the power i veAted to make rules and regulation for safeguarding cotton raised in tn atate, it has become possible to obtai a complete history of all cotton grow in the state, from the time of plantin of the seed. up to and including th | final disposition of the lint. seed an plant.
 California also has a very good oi Eanization looking to the safeguard its products against insect pest Quoting from quarantine regulation established this last summer by COT sent of representatives from the cotto zone, it will be observed that the soutf west is the only clean territory ar az such it is determined by all interes ed parties to keep 1t clean.
 There win not be space in my pap, to 20 into details, but suffice to sa everything east of Arizona is quara1 tined against with the hope of keeI ing the southwest cotton zone clea from insect pests.
 Following a very successful year
 regular boom ensued. it is not unre; sonable that such prices would stiml late production beyond normal. Re
 values wore unusual and real esta
 went out of sight; millions chang, hands and many were made rich in
 day.
 with these inflated conditions colt, was the only crop thousands of pu bred milk cows were sacrificed, spi
 otNan warnings to the contrary, the q versification of crops were unheede
 Cottonl Cotton! Who's got the co ton2 The cotton bug just about 2
 us all. How could we be expected
 do otherwise? Listen. MT. Hudson,
 whom I have made mention, told I
 last year that if it had not been f
 a hail storm which knocked off @ co siderable amount of cotton balls. l VI crop would have brought him s50 FI O00.00 He owned 300 and had rent ~ 700 acres which would have produc
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