The border vidette., 1929-01-26
AR,zoMA 1929 PRODUCTION

Phoenix - Nineteen twenty
eight was Arixona's banner year
in value OF production Of It's ba.
sic industries, with virtually
every large industry showing :
marked increase over the year
1927, il is declared in the Janu.
ary Progress Report and Ari-
sona Business Review" issued
this week by the Arizona Indus.
trial Congress.
/ Preliminary estimateS given
in the report show that the
states combined farm, livestock,
mine, lumber aud manufacturing
production last year aggregated
1920. .OOO, 600 against $l9O. 600, 600
| ia 1927. The increase is proba.
bly, the largest ever shown
fresh evidence that Arixona's
present rapid development 10
based on sound economic growth
i Reviewing the years produc.
ton records, the A. [. @. report
says: COS
Although agricultural and
cattle production made the lar.
Igest percentages of gain in
value, the mining industry main.
tained its outstanding position by
accounting for half the record
total. Operations OF the larger
mines forecast their metal out
pat for the year Is approximate.
Hy $107 SOC. 600 and inclusion Of
lsmall producers will raise first
Iofficial estimates to around $l10,
loco; ;O03. against $96; 200. 600 for
ll027. rss s.E
For the second consecutive
year. Arizona agriculture show.
ed q 20 percent advance Ia crop
valuation, due to the combina-
ti0n of good returns for most
products, large increase ia COT
tom acreage. and another annual
increase in total acreagein culti.
walton. Preliminary estimates
Of the u. s. Bureau of ARricul.
tufe Economics gives fourteen
principal crops q total compare.
| tive value of SAL. .949, ,0O0 against
| $34, $3.50, ,O0Gin 1927. Oa this b..
sis q total of $50 COO, 600 for oil
Ecrops would be conservative.
comparing with $40. .000. 900 the
previous year. @ !.
Good market conditions ware
responsible for = larger pr0por-
tio0ate increasesin value Of cattle
shipments though actual net re-.
turns were effected By less e..
vorahle range conditions In some
districts. During the first eleven
months of 1928 more. than 373,.
0O0 Of cattle we're shipped 10
points outside the state, indicat.
ling the years total would reach
4l8, Goo. At average prices re.
ceived for each class, their value
would be above sac, ,200, 600, while
so, 600 head slaughtered within
the state would add 81 SOC, 600.
In 1927 outside shipments were
378, 600 head and siaughterings
amounted to 81, 600. represent.
ing gross value. of approx.
mately $l7. 400. 600.
| "A smaller gain was shown By
the sheep industry. Lamb ship.
ments for the year were about
800. .OOO, worth around 81, ,662. 600
or $4OO, 600 more than ia 1927.
Shipments of 35. 600 ewes repre-.
sented an additional $40. 600.
The wool clip amounted to about
1000. 600 pounds. with Q market
valuation of 81. $4,000. These
figures do not include Indian
wool or mohair. which with In.
dian lambs would raise the In.
dustry's total to probably S..
OO), coo.
! Definite figures on lumber
production are not yet availsble
but it is believed production
equalled the record Of 167 ,00Ot.
600 board feet established la
1927, in which case value would
be around S.. .OO0, 600. Neither
are there available any closer
records on general manufacture.
ing production. but it is certain
1t exceeded the estimate of $25..
600, 600 computed for 1927 on the
basis Of latest official reports 10.
sued prior to that time.
Even taking the 1927. totals
for lumber and mar ufactnring
production, however, gives .
grand total of 1920, 600. 900, for
Arizona's output of basic com.
modities last year"
/ Phnenix - Maricopa Mining
Company making plans for ex.
tensive operation of Jack White
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