Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-18

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! the state.
"Arizopa's farm acreage this year is
the largest in history, due to new lands
brought in by gravity irrigation iand
by pumping, and with several new
reclamation projects under way steady
! increase in cultivated acreage may be
IeXpected Department of agriculture
figures give ten field crops a COM
bined area of $40, 900 acres against 476,-
600 last year, and even with lower
prices for cotton the value of total
farm production is expected to show a
material increase. Cotton acreage
this year is 16S,000; the crop is in good
condition and picking has now become
general. Grain and hay crops have
given excellent yields; the mountain
| fruit crop has been very good; alfalfa
lseed production in the Yuma and Salt
river valleys is estimated at 4,000,O 900
pounds.
Cantaloupe shipments from the Salt
river valley this summer were 1850
cars, with about $50 from Yuma, and
fall lettuce acreage in both sections
ported as 5000 acres and 1900 acres
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the spring crop, lettuce shipments are
certain to be we'll above last seasons
total of $500 cars.
Generally excellent range conditions
were maintained over the grazing areas
during the summer and stock is en-
tering the fall in very good shape.
Cattle shipments to points outside the
state the first six months of the year
aggregated 10000 head, and prices
We're more favorable than in 1925. Con-
tracing for fall shipments is becom-
ing active, but it is too early to esti-
mate the movement. Lambs have con-
tinued to bring good prices, and wool
production is expected to be around
6,400000 pounds.
Mining has been characterized by an
unusual amount of activity in the de-
,velopment of new properties and re-
viva1 of old ones, particularly in sill
ver-lead as well as copper and gold. A
number of properties of this class have
installed milling equipment and begun
production. Though still only fair, the
copper market has made some advance,
to 143s cents a pound, and the large
mines have continued production at
about the same rate as during the past
year. The states copper output this
year apparently will slightly exceed
the 1925 peace-time record, which was
valued at more than $100,000,000.
considerable expansion may be eX-
pected in the lumber industry during
the next year. The enlarged plant of
the Cady Lumber corporation at Nc
Nary is again in operation after being
shut down for several months for an
extensive construction and improve
ment program centering in the build
the Flagstaff Lumber company at Flag
staff owned by the same company, is
operating after being closed for SINH
lar work The Standard Lumber COM
pany near Snowflake, whose plant was
destroyed by fire earlier in the year,
will! be back in production this fall.
The large plants of the Arizona Lum-
Der and Timber company at Flagstaff
and the Saginaw and Manistee Lum-I
Der company at Williams have been
maintaining normal production through
out the year.
Several of the large construction
projects in the state are nearing COM
pletion The $15,OO0,OOO new main line
of the Southern Pacific through the
Florence-Casa Grande, Salt River and
Lower Gila Valleys will be formally
opened October Is with great cele-
bration in Phoenix. The $6,000,000
teaching plant of the Inspiration Con-
solidated Cope" company at Inspira-
ton will be finished this month. Bids
for the construction of the $5,500,000
Coolidge dam at San Carlos, to irrigate
100000 acres in the Florence Casa
Grande valley, at last reports We're to
be called this month. The $1,250,000
reconstruction job at the Douglas :
smelter at the Phelps Dodge corpora
ton is to be completed the first of
the year The $4,4OOOOO Horse Mesa
power dam OF the Salt River Valley
Water Users association will be fin |