Arizona republican., 1921-11-13
PERIL OF ABANDONING ONE VARIETY SYSTEM
 OF COTTON GROWING

par pale or aDOuI cents per pOunU | in favor of the Upland.
 If it could be shown that the Salt | River Valley is capable of producing l long staple Upland cotton of such ] staple and quality that it would sell under normal conditions at approxi- | nnately the same price as Pima, good case would be made for discard ing the variety now grown. But no evidence has been brought forward to justify such a claim. It is true that at the present time small lots of very high grade l 3-16 to 1 5-16 inch Upland cotton are being pur- chased at famine prices by mills which are urgently in need of this type of cotton for special work. But, this is an abnormal condition, caused by weather and by boil weevil rav- ages which have been unprecedingly disastrous to the long staple cotton districts of the South. There is no warrant for believeing that under normal conditions Delta cotton of these lengths will command the dis proportionate premiums which they are now bringing. Experience has proved that in average years Pima cotton sells at price which more than offsets the assumed difference of cents per pound in the cost of production of these two types of cot ton. It should not be forgotten that the Salt River Valley has practically monopoly of Pima cotton whereas there are millions Of acres in the South Atlantic and Gulf States which
 are suitable for the production of Upland cotton of from 1 Is to 1 3-S | inch lengths. The exceptionally high premiums now being paid for these cottons are likely to stimulate a great increase in the acreage planted | in the South next spring. On the other hand, the Delta Of the Nile IS | the only other region in the world 1 that grows cotton similar to the pro duct of the Salt River Valley and no 1 considerable extension of acreage is | possible there. When normal condi- tions are established in Europe l the worlds demand for cotton or the l Egyptian type will far exceed the supply.
 It is urged in favor of growing l Delta cotton in the Salt River Val l ley that there is an established mar I lSet for this type of cotton, ana that Pima cotton does not enjoy this ad-
 vantage It is true that at points l like Memphis daily quotations are
 made on long staple Upland cottons | but it Is no means certain that grow
 CTS of similar types in the Salt River | Valley would have full benefit of the prices established by eastern centers
 Their product, coming from a totally different region, would be regarded as something new and untried until
 mills and buyers had satisfied them selves that it was Delta" cotton 1T fact as well as in name. The experi- ence of Imperial Valley in seeking
 a market for it's 1-4 inch Durango
 cotton must not be overlooked in thi: l connection. Even more instructive 1: the exa nple of South Carolina, where
 growing of long staple Upland cottor
 has become an important industry Notwithstanding the similarity il . the climate of the two regions an' notwithstanding the fact that care fully conducted tests have shown tn } South Carolina product to be equa | in spining value to correspondinl ], grades and staples produced in tn ) Delta district of Mississippi, man mills still refuse to pay equivalen i prices for the long staple Upland cot ] ton grown in South Carolina.
 The argument that there is no es :, tablished market for Pima cotto ? and no means of obtaining quotation n is fast losing it's force as this cot n ton is tried out and approved by a S increasing number of mills in thi f country and in Europe. The pric y of Pima, in spite of occasional fluc 2 tuations, is determined by that of il ). closest competitor, the Egyptia l, Sakellardis, on which daily quota o tions are published at Liverpool, tf is worlds greatest cotton market. It o probable that the relation betwee
 the prices paid for Pima and the LiN = erpool quotations on Sakel is qui ,e as close as would be the relation b' 1t tween Upland cotton grown in u of Salt River Valley and the Memph ye quotations on Delta cotton.
 a But after all, the weightiest reasC ,e for moving slowly in the matter l. changing the variety of cotton grow CT in the Salt River Valley is the ia le that this is the only important cott' D growing community which is orgal De ized on a one-variety basis, with ad ? quate machinery for keeping t 9 planting seed pure. Manufacture 23 all over the world are coming to re lg ognize the fact that they can lo CT to this locality for a dependable su CT ply of fine cotton and are beginnii ds to understand that it is the esta it lishment of the one-variety syste nd in the Valley which has made tf tn possible.
 nd Would 1t be good business to thrc Or away this advantage on the chance Or for 1t is nothing better than chan .31 that some other variety of colt