Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-19
4 nc MOVEMENT FOR COTTON GROWING

A BIG MOVEMENT FOR COTTON GROWING
What is certain to prove an organization of very
great value to Southern California into exist
at Riverside Saturday at the first meeting OF the
cotton growers of California
This new movement is of particular interest TO
the farmers of Imperial Valley for here cotton Is at
its best in the pestless zone of America.
Cotton has had its ups and downs in this valley,
due to the abnormal conditions presented by the war
and the readjustments that followed. Nevertheless
it is certain that cotton growing is gong TO perss
here for have all conditions favorable to It's pro-
ducton 1t is of the greatest necessities OF man
kind and the demand for it will continue forever
But thus far cotton growing here has been IN
haphazzard way. Farmers have dlsregarded the ne
cessity to produce uniform quality They can pro-
duce satisfactory quantity but their neglect to oo-
plain and sensible rule of action has served 10
place California cotton among inferior grades 1t IS
humating to this proud state that our cotton snould
be regarded it is The cotton mills OF the Ontea
States will not take California cotton because OF us
fiber which makes it impossible to turn out the
best quality of fabrics. 1t, therefore to foreign
mills where markets be readily found among
impoverished people for the cheaper grades of goods
Manfestly the prevailing situation should not ex-
ist California can produce the very best foer II the
growers but set themselves to the task. This is pre-
csely what they have determined to do. The $50 VOL
delegates who assembled at Riverside have start
ed something big The main objective toward when
they aiming is to produce pure bred crops 10 90
this there must be complete cooperation on the part
of all engaged in the business. The i'll repue of Cali
fornia cotton from lack of attention to raising
only kind in community. The purpose is to Gre
ate sentiment in favor of community action IN whch
but single variety will be grown in that community.
Each district will determine for itself the KIND IL
wishes to raise and then all farmers will grow that
kind only This will prevent the mixing of seed and
abolish the lengths of fiber that now reduce
California grades. To bring this about will require
much education and argument, for it must be unanl-
action of all growers in every district Cross
poenZation about readily that single teid
of another variety in district will hybridize the whole
district. So it is plain that uniformity cannot be OBJ
tanned without unanimous cooperation To facilitate
the work law will be required one that will COM
pei uniform planting to bring every farmer OF
district to the decision Of majority of the farmers
of his district law committee appointed by the
the Riverside meeting and bill for regulating cotton
growing will be presented to the legislature at its next
session. Thus new trail will be blaZed.
1t is matter of pride on the part of Imperial
Valley and incidentally tribute to its supremacy IN
cotton growing that the first president of the new or
ganzation lives here. 1t fortunate election IN
placing H. H. Clark at the head. He is who does
things His enthusiasm and his executive ability Will
be of tremendous value to the cotton growers OF the
state in the opportunity presented to him to He
knows the game. The company he represents perhaps
produces more cotton than any other in America Its
past seasons crop reached the enormous total OF
81 900 bales He has proved the value of the method
the new organization will seek to establish. By the
adoption of pure bred seed he has increased his yield
from So 900 bales to 81 900 bales the acreage
in the short pace of two years His example will make
his arguments irrefutabe. His forcefulness will make
the California Cotton Growers Association success