The border vidette., 1923-12-29
a. /. c. REPORT FOR NOVEMBER

in the following article:
Arizona enters the winter sea-
son with a decided improvement
in general conditions over the
corresponding period of last year.
November showed Improvement
over October in most communi-
ties of the state, and prospects
for the following months are
considered good
The agricultural situation is
better than at any time in the
last two years. More than half
of the Arizona cotton crop has
been ginned and prices are hold
ing high level. Lettuce ship
ments from the state this winter
are expected to exceed $500 cars,
and shipments of citrus fruits
probably will show slight in
crease.
Cattle shipments in November
were the heaviest of the fall
season. Steers are reported to
have moved we'll, at prevailing
prices averaging cents a pound
for all ages, but she stock has
moved slowly and at poor prices.
Range conditions are good.
Sheep conditions showed some
Improvement during the month.
The price of copper advanced
to 134. cents a pound during No
vember, a gain of about half a
cent. Mining operations in Ari-
zona are going ahead full swing,
and the states production of
copper this year is expected to
exceed 600, 100000 pounds.
Banking transactions as re-
ported to the Arizona Industrial
Congress showed general in.
creases over October and over
November of last year, rejecting
general business conditions.
With more than half the Ari-
zona cotton crop ginned, the
cotton market maintaining a high
level, and lettuce shipments
started, the agricultural outlook
remains encouraging, and the
states crops are expected to
show a material increase in value
over. the last two years.
7 Estimates ON the production of
cotton are unchanged, at about
$4,000 bales. Prices fluctuated
during the month, but held a
high level.
Arizona should ship between
$500 and 5000 cars of lettuce
this winter from approximately
a 800 acres in Maricopa. Pinal,
Yuma and Pima counties. First
shipments in car lot quantities
to eastern markets were made
before the end of November.
Arizona winter peas are also on
the state markets.
Alfalfa continues to make a
good growth in the southern
irrigated valleys. and some hay
is being made. The harvest Of
citrus fruits is going ahead
steadily. Good yields of sorg-
huns and corn for silage are
reported. November rains put
ground in good shape for plow-
ing in the southeastern dry farm
ing areas, and in Santa Cruz
and parts of Graham county fall
plowing is we'll under way. In
cotton growing sections plowing
will not become general until
the picking season is over. La
Dor seems to be sufficient to
Weet the demand.
November proved the heavi-
est month of the fall season as
to number of cattle shipped from
ranges throughout the state.
Cattlemen have had very good
turnover Of steers, the bulk of
which went to California feed
lots and pastures. The Salt
River Valley. received fair
number for feeding during the
winter and spring months.
She stock turned slowly thru
out the season and at poor
prices, due to the liquidation of
stock cattle thrown on the many
central markets of the country.
Five cents a pound at shipping
points was the dominating price
for steers of all ages.
With unusual winter weather
beginning in the northern tier of
counties but few more shipments
of range cattle are expected.
Following the advent of colder
weather Salt River Valley pack
ers and butchers will rely on
pen and pasture fed cattle. A
good number of feeder COWS is
reported in the valley for fatten-
ing, but the number of feeder