The Coconino sun., 1927-05-20

Business conditions over the state
showed little change during the
month, with the general level perhaps
slightly under the same period of last
year. Construction work remained
active, and agricultural sections noted
increased activity, due to beginning OF
hay and grain harvest and the suc-
cessful spring lettuce season. North
ern parts of the state anticipate the
most successful summer tourist sea-
son on record, both in number of out
side visitors and "See Arizona" travel
from the southern counties.
Harvesting of the large 1927 wheat
crop has been begun in the irrigated
valleys, as has barley threshing. Cot
ton is already up in a number of sec
tions and according to all reports is
doing very we'll. Spring lettuce move
ment ended the latter part of April
with 4,378 cars shipped from the Salt
River Valley and 914 cars from
Yuma, growers receiving good re-
turns. Approximately 10000 acres in
the Salt River and Yuma Valleys have
been planted to cantaloupes.
Range and livestock conditions in
various parts of the state are report
ed as fair, good and excellent, with
the state taken as whole averaging
very good. Ample feed in most graz
ing sections assures a favorable out
look for cattle and sheep men, and
fat cattle for market. The early lamb
season has been good, but wool and
mohair markets are still dull.
The mining industry is relatively the
same as a month ago, with no changes
of Importance taking place. Develop
ment work continues active.
Banking transactions in principal
cities of Arizona, as reported to the
Arizona Industrial Congress, fell
somewhat below March figures in
most cases, and were slightly below
those of April year ago.
The spring lettuce deal came to a
highly successful close during the
month, setting record for the num-
Der of cars shipped from the. Salt
River Valley. Movement totaled 4,378
cars, and growers received very good
prices, averaging around $500 to $3.50
per crate at loading points. The ex-
eellent returns, and the unusually
large crop, have done a great deal to-
wards Strengthening the agricultural
situation in this section. 1t is inter-
esting to note that since 1926 the val
ley's lettuce shipments have increased
from seventeen cars for that entire
season to a combined total of 1000
cars for the winter and spring crops
this year, while Yuma shipped an adj
ditional GA cars and the Casa Grande
district about 200.
Harvesting of the states largest
wheat crop in recent years has al
ready been started, and the crop is in
very good condition. Barley also is
being threshed in the southern sec
tions, and in the Salt River and Yuma
Valleys the second cutting of alfalfa
is in progress, with the first cutting
under way in the Stafford district.
Cantaloupe acreage in the Salt
River Valley is estimated at 1000,
with from $500 to $500 acres report
ed in the Yuma Valley. Of the acre.
age in the Salt River Valley, about
twenty-five per cent was planted for
early shipment, and carload move
fnent should begin sometime between
June Is and 20. Movement of around
1000 cars is expected.
Cotton planting has been completed
and the crop is coming along very
well, although retarded to some ex-
tent by cool weather. Unofficial re-
ports continue to indicate that acreage
is not greatly below last year. Final
ginning figures of the department OF
agriculture for the 1926 season show
the following production by counties
Maricopa, 68,138; Yuma, 29,313i
Pima, 1882; Graham, 1917; Pinal