. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 28 EGYPTIAN COTTON IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. question of the superiority of the Egyptian over the Long-staple Up- land varieties in manufacturing strong sewing thread and cloths in which a smooth, lustrous finish is desired. Apart from specific qualities of the fiber, American manufacturers give other reasons for preferring Egyptian cotton. They state that it is usually more carefully ginned, graded, and baled and is apt to be freer from trash and short fiber, hence giving less waste in carding and combing than either Sea Island or long-s
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 28 EGYPTIAN COTTON IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. question of the superiority of the Egyptian over the Long-staple Up- land varieties in manufacturing strong sewing thread and cloths in which a smooth, lustrous finish is desired. Apart from specific qualities of the fiber, American manufacturers give other reasons for preferring Egyptian cotton. They state that it is usually more carefully ginned, graded, and baled and is apt to be freer from trash and short fiber, hence giving less waste in carding and combing than either Sea Island or long-staple Upland cottons. Egyptian cotton is also esteemed for its evenness of staple, the dif- ferent grades showing little variation in this respect from year to year. EGYPTIAN COTTON CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. AREAS ADAPTED TO THIS TYPE OF COTTON. The Egyptian varieties are apparently best adapted to culture under irrigation in regions where there is practically no rainfall during the growing. Fig. 1.—Map of Arizona and southern California, showing the location of the Salt River, Yuma, and Imperial valleys. season. The only part of the United States where these conditions exist and where at the same time the summers are long and hot enough for profit- able cotton culture is the extreme Southwest, from western Texas to southern California. Since this type of cotton will continue to produce bolls and ripen fiber until a hard frost occurs, it is obvious that the largest yields can be obtained in regions where the autumn temperatures are highest. We must therefore conclude that the greatest success with Egyptian cotton is to be expected in southern Arizona and southeastern Cali- fornia—a conclusion that is supported by the experience so far gained. The valleys of the Salt River and of the Colorado River (Yuma Valley) in Arizona and the Imperial Valley in California have been found to be admirably adapted to the production of this type of cot- ton. The location of these distri
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