Imperial Valley press., 1921-07-12
GOOD STAND
Or COT ION
IS JUNE
REPORT.
Despite Early Low Tempera-
lures and Reduced Acre
age Outlook for This Sea-
sons Crop Is Most PrOmis-
ing.

1t is apparent from the information
y hand from California that there has
been as strong a tendency in that new
cotton growing territory as elsewhere
to radically curtail the planting of cot
ton this year, says E. f. Hutton & Co.
in their June cotton acreage report.
OF the southwest conditions the re-
port says: In fact, from some portions
of the Imperial Valley, it is reported
that much of this seasons cotton is
what is called volunteer. i. e., cotton
sprouting from last years stalks that
were not destroyed by cold weather or
ploughed up.
AS regards the new planting of the
season, it began around March l and
was completed in early May. Germin-
alton of seed was retarded by low tenn
perature but in the main the start was
good. Complaint is made of unfavor-
able weather conditions during a por-
tion of May, temperature having con-
tinued low and winds quite destructive
but latterly improvement is noted
much to the benefit of the plant. All
needed moisture of course is supplied
by irrigation. Stands are good and
the fields clean. Acreage has seeming
ly been decreased to the extent of
about 40 per cent. Fertilizers are not
required.
The success attained in raising
Egyptian type cotton in Arizona,
coupled with the very high prices
recently obtained, led to most de-
cided increase in the area devoted
to the staple in that state in 1920, but
the great decline in the price within
recent months has been effective
here as elsewhere in bringing about
a decreased planting. Planting was
carried on at about the usual time
this year, and the seed terminated
well on the whole.
In Arizona, as in other cotton
growing sections, low temperature
retarded development of the plant,
but latterly there has been decided
improvement in that respect and
growth has been more satisfactory.
Stands generally are now good. Acre
age has apparently been decreased
about 3S per cent. Fertilizers receive
little or no attention, irrigation
supplying all the aid that the plant
needs
PPlanting was begun the 10th
of April and completed May 20, or
about aweek earlier than in the
preceding year. Seed came up very
we'll as rule but about 10 per cent
of the first put into the soil had to
be replanted termination having been
unsatisfactory on account of cold
weather.
On the whole. however, the meteor
illogical conditions have been favor
able since growth began and as re-
suit very good stand has been Sc
cured and fields have received proper
attention. Acreage-A decrease in
connot area of about 40 per cent seems
to be warranted by our returns. Fer
tilizers-Little or no fertilizers have
been used this year.
A mild winter and early spring en-
abled farmers to prepare land for cot
ton in advance of an average year. SO
that on the whole planters i'm Texas
got off with good start. But condi
tions after seeding had actually begun
turned less favorable, an dali the adj
vantage was lost.
In brief, planting was commenced in
more southerly districts before the
first of March, became general around
the opening week of April, but. being
hindered by cold weather, was not COM
pleted until late in May, or little ahead
of 1920. 1t is to be said, however,
that shortage of labor in no way con-
tributed to the delay.
On the contrary, we have received
no complaints on that score. The con-
ditions that interfered with planting
also unfavorably affected termination
over considerable section. so that our
reports in many cases refer to seed as
having come up poorly Snd much re-
planting was required. There has
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