. Conservation. Forests and forestry. Yuma Project, Arizona. View Showing the Variety of Shrubbery Along the Driveway Surrounding the Orange Grove on the Mesa, One Onchalf Miles South of Yuma transplanted to the rich bottom lands as soon as water is available. The ex- periments in cotton culture which the Department has been conducting on this little Government farm are most interesting. It has been found that Egyptian cotton of an excellent quality grows well in this section when once acclimated, a test plat in 1907 yielding about 1,000 pounds of cotton lint per acre. The average price during
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. Yuma Project, Arizona. View Showing the Variety of Shrubbery Along the Driveway Surrounding the Orange Grove on the Mesa, One Onchalf Miles South of Yuma transplanted to the rich bottom lands as soon as water is available. The ex- periments in cotton culture which the Department has been conducting on this little Government farm are most interesting. It has been found that Egyptian cotton of an excellent quality grows well in this section when once acclimated, a test plat in 1907 yielding about 1,000 pounds of cotton lint per acre. The average price during the year was cents. We import about 62,000,000 pounds of this cotton an- nually, and it is estimated that 100,000 acres of such lands as are included in the Yuma Project easily would supply the looms of our country. On the small farm units each farmer could raise from three to five acres of cotton, his own family harvesting the crop. This would simplify the labor problem, give good returns, and allow a considerable acreage for other crops. The Agricul- tural Department has a limited supply of thoroughly acclimated seed which may be used by such farmers as are interested in this enterprise. Of inter- est in this connection is the fact that cotton was grown quite exensively in this region by the Pima and Maricopa Indians before the discovery of America. The water supply is abundant and the lands, except in very limited areas, are practically free from alkali. The climate during the winter months is delightful. The summers are hot, the temperature sometimes reaching 120 in the shade. The sensible temperature, however, is not much greater than in Washington, where the percentage of humidity is so much greater. Sunstroke is unknown. The nights are not un- comfortable, and a large part of the population sleeps out of doors the year around. 147. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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