Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 13 | Other Points of View

r r-a raO r ra Pod Podo j O D 0 I Other Points of View I I 0 D 0 0 CALIFORNIA COTTON COTTOS Cotton production In California showed fallowed a a. notable In Increase Increase Increase In- In crease during tho the 1917 1017 season Compared with 1916 the ginnings Increased from to bales The Tho Anzona Arizona Ari Ari- zona crop although smaller than that of or California a. a showed a a. still larger Increase Increase from from to 1000 bales Federal reports predict a further Increase in th the cotton crops of ot these two states during the thc 1918 season Th Tha acreage planted In both states Is considerably above that th devoted to cotton in an any previous year Although h the cotton colton crop of oC California and Is small compared with the tho total of the United d States co cotton on growing Is an Industry of rising importance in this state and it Is adding adding- materially to tho tile wealth a as well as economic Independence of or the Pacific I coast I The Imperial valley area extends Into Mexico where the I Industry may be much further developed and the entire cotton belt ought In time to produce enough h cotton to mako cloth manufacturing on the tho Pacific coast economically feasible on a large scale Tho The total of ot tho United States for Cor 1917 was ns equivalent equivalent 3 lent to bales of or pounds each This was the smallest crop since 1909 1209 with one exception that of oC 1013 I which was 2 bales below last years year's yield Compared Compared Compared Com Com- I pared with tho the crop rop of ot 1916 1916 man many of ot the southern 5 states showed a falling off otC In production notably Alabama Arkansas Arkansas Ar Ar- kansas Florida Missouri North Carolina Tenne e. e and Virginia The largest quantity Increase was in Ill LOUisiana Louisiana Lou LOU- and the largest percentage c Increase in California and Arizona Decreases in the southern louthern states were vere duo t t. to the falling falling fall faU- ing InS off otc in the acreage planted the movement to introduce greater versatility In agriculture In the southern states progressing at the expense of ot cotton This t tendency nd n Is certain t to continue for Cor some come time and the Importance Import o of California as s a a. cotton producing n state will In Increase lea e from year ear to year oakland ear Oakland Tribune Pa Pa Pai Paio o Q o 0