Arizona republican., 1921-01-09

fidently declare that our climate and soil are equal to the best for long staple cotton. It is very important | that we continue to produce this val uable staple and that we reorganize | our farming system in such a way as to enable us to grow large acreage of this crop by such methods as will | assure a much larger yield per acre | than in the past. Wheat is a good | crop to supplement cotton; and We may always depend on being able to sell our Early Baart wheat for cash, even if the profits are not always large
 Co Raise enough rough feed so that only the concentrated feeds need to be bought for work animals and other stock kept on the farm. The relative ly high cost of hauling the coarser feeds should encourage their produc ton on practically every farm in the valley: and the need of the feeding wastes for fertilizing purposes demands the use of such products on the farm in order that it shall not be necessary to buy manures or commercial fer tilizers.
 (d) Raise soil imprbviBg crops such as alfalfa and cowpeas. These add to- the nitrogen content of the soil and so' improves its condition as to promote the growth and increase the yield of the succeeding crops Always the farmer who expects to continue in tlr farming business must consider the fundamental importance of maintain ing the fertility of his land. It is his source of wealth.
 (e) Raise crops of such kinds and of such relative acreage as to make feas- ible an even distribution of the labor throughput the year and to assure a cash income at frequent intervals. With your long growing season, this is a comparatively simple matter. Alfalfa
 Imay be cut many times a year, and usually it can be sold as rapidly as it can be cured and baled for the mar ket. On most farms crops of corn and of the grain sorghums can be grown after wheat and barley are harvested. | With well planned system, the farm | CT will be able to keep a permanent | force of laborers to supplement the
 work of himself and members of his l family. Thus the farm business be | comes a continuing business The ! farmer himself has steady work and | can offer steady employment to de- sirable men, and so will be able to se- | cure help without depending upon the
 uncertain seasonable labor supply
 On this platform, where city and | country meet to consider the problems l of the open country, l am proud to l speak as a representative and cham | pion of the country. Let me urge
 that the men of the city and the men
 of the country meet often to consider
 such subjects as are under discussion tonight. For it is to be understood that in such a region as the Salt Riv- CT valley, city and country must win
 or lose together. Phoenix cannot be
 the city it ought 10 be unless the farm ing community that surrounds it makes
 the progress it ought to make. The
 business men of Phoenix and Mesa
 and other valley towns should stand
 on common platform with the busi-
 ness men of the farms of the valley.
 Together they should decide upon a
 broad policy ot development; together
 they should work out a program of progress which all of them can sup
 port; and together they should work
 with a united purpose to transform
 their plans into high achievements for
 the Salt River valley and the state of
 Arizona.
 January ', 1921