The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-10-17
AGRICULTURE AND
STOCK CONDITIONS
REMAIN THE SA M E

Business took its usual upward turn
in September, which marked the end
of summer and opening Of fall. III
most lines the month showed improve
ment over September 1928, although
this varied in differenct sections.
Gains over August were general.
An outstanding development of the
month was the approval given by the
Interstate commerce commission Sep
TENDER 80, to the consolidation Of the
Ell Paso and Southwestern system OF
the Southern Pacific, and construction
Of a new main line of the Southern
Pacific through the Florence-Casa
Grande and Salt River valleys. This
construction is expected to be COM
pleted in about two years, with an
expenditure of $15,000,000.
Advances in the cotton market, and
favorable prices for hay and grain,
gave added encouragement to the ag-
ricultural outlook.
Range conditions remain unsatisfac-
tory, and cattlement in addition are
handicapped by lack of market, due
in great measure to the drouth in
California, which has cut off the
principal outlet for Arizona feeder
stock.
The copper market made not I'M
expected recession, closing the month
at 13 cents pound. Production and
development work continue without
change.
Bank transactions in principal cities
Of the state as reported to the Ari
Eona Industrial Congress showed a
general increase over August, and in
the aggregate exceeded those of the
corresponding month of last year.
The agricultural situation continues
generally favorable, except in north
ern dry-farming sections where crops
suffered from absence of summer
rains.
Cotton showed an improvement Of
several points in condition during
September. Although a production Of
$4,000 bales were forecast by the con-
:dition of the states crop the middle
of the month, it is probable final fig
ures will be near the 100000-bale
mark. Ginnings to October 2 aggre
gated 9,773 bales in the Salt River
valley, and 5,757 bales in the Yuma
valley The price has advanced near
~ cents a pound in the past few
weeks.
The Coconino county potato crop
this year will be but fraction Of
its usual size of close to 800 car
loads, as a result of summer drouth,
and also late planting, and will not
exceed local demands, Grain crops
rh4% oil nd
yields are much below normal. Beans,
however, did well, and brought good
prices.
Citrus fruit shipments are starting
from the Salt River valley, with pros
poets of a movement of 100 cars of
oranges and $50 cars of grapefruit,
about the same as last year. The
price outlook is good.
Early lettuce acreage in the state
will exceed 1000 acres, and may run
close to 5000. Between 5000 and
$500 acres have been planted in Mari
copa county, with probable figure
Of 1920. In the Toltec-Eloy district
Of Pinal county between 800 and 400
acres are reported Acreage in the
Yuma valley is variously reported
from 500 to 1000.
4 strong demand for pasture lands
ii the southern valleys for stock feed
ing purposes is reported in conse-
quence of range conditions. Both hay
and grain prices are favorable.
Range conditions over most of the
states grazing area showed little i'm
provement as a result of the spotted,
though in some cases, heavy rains that
fell early in the month. Stock water
was replenished and vegetation re-
freshed, but the precipitation was too
late for general benefit, and the out
look for winter feed is not encour-
aging.
Both cattle and sheep held their
condition better than would have been
expected had not conditions in the
spring and early summer been unus-
ually good. Deterioration of stock is
reported in several sections. however.
with indications that it will continue.
Both the Santa Fe and Southern
Pacific railroads have allowed spec
ial rate of IS per cent of the usual
rate for the movement of livestock to
feeding grounds, an example of CO.
operation which will prove of great
assistance to Stockmen.
Cattle buyers have been much less
act We than usual and the number of
cattle contracted for fall delivery is
pronouncedly lower than in former
years. This is due largely to drouth
conditions in California, which ordin-
arily takes more than three-fourths of
Arizona's shipments of feeder stock
While this renders the market outlook
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