. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Office of the Secretary Contribution from the Office of Farm Management W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief. fLW^mTU Washington, D. C. June 14, 1918 FARM ORGANIZATION IN THE IRRIGATED VALLEYS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA. By R. W. Clothier, Agriculturist. CONTENTS. Page. Object of investigations 1 Summary of results 1 General description of localities 4 Method of investigation 15 Standards used in this bulletin for measuring success 17 Types of farming 21 The adaptation of the farm enterprises to the size of the farm 42 The relation of capit
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. Office of the Secretary Contribution from the Office of Farm Management W. J. SPILLMAN, Chief. fLW^mTU Washington, D. C. June 14, 1918 FARM ORGANIZATION IN THE IRRIGATED VALLEYS OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA. By R. W. Clothier, Agriculturist. CONTENTS. Page. Object of investigations 1 Summary of results 1 General description of localities 4 Method of investigation 15 Standards used in this bulletin for measuring success 17 Types of farming 21 The adaptation of the farm enterprises to the size of the farm 42 The relation of capital invested and size of farm to farm income and labor 47 OBJECT OF INVESTIGATIONS. This bulletin presents the results of a farm survey of 627 farms conducted in the three larger irrigated valleys in southern Arizona. The general object of the investigations was to determine those factors of business management and farm practice which influence financial returns and lead to success or failure, in order that recommendations might be made that would lead to general financial improvement among all farmers in the districts studied. The valleys are located as follows (see fig. 1): Salt River Valley, in the southeastern part of Maricopa County; Gila Valley in Graham County northeast of the Pinolenos Range of mountains; and Yuma Valley, in Yuma County, in the southwest corner of the State. SUMMARY OF RESULTS. The facts brought out by this study indicate that the selection of farm enterprises is of great importance and should be carefully studied both by new and old settlers. Over 25 per cent of the farms in the three valleys failed to pay current interest rates on invest- ment, owing largely to a farm organization based primarily on rela- tively unprofitable enterprises. Dairying was found to be the most stable as well as the most popu- lar enterprise in the three valleys, contributing per cent of the 32657°—18—Bull. 654 1. Please note that these images are extracte
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