Show Up We S C r Science Service Service Indians o of Arizona Learned to Live in inLand inLand inLand Land o of Contrasts r Hopi Most l Advanced Tribe in Farming Va Washington hington Indians in Arizona and the white farmers farm farm- ers who took over part of the theland theland theland land after them have had to adapt themselves to many contrasts in living conditions Dr H. H L. L of the Unit Unit- ed States Department of Agriculture told an audience of his fellow fellow-bot fellow botanists in an address here Arizona is a 1 land of many contrasts contrasts contrasts con con- he pointed out Its low spot is only feet above sea sealevel sealevel sealevel level the peaks of its highest mountains mountains mountains moun moun- rise above feet teet Its normally dr dry climate is brol broken en into twice a year b by well marked rainy se seasons and sometimes punctuated V. V wI v Ith i th t h cloudbursts Temperatures have ranged from 25 below zero to above Its It's a World in Itself Of its total area are l 42 per cent Is desert 23 per cent natural grassl grassland grassland grass grass- l land and 30 36 per cent is distributed among three types of forest At Atthe Atthe Atthe the top of the S 'S San ln Fr Francisco pC peaks I there are tiny patches of real Alpine meadow Of 18 great world types of I vegetation Arizona has 9 of 22 types distinguished in this country the state has 12 It is a world in itself In this world dwell Indian tribes of most diverse agricultural abilities abili abili- ties Heading the list are the Hopi who raise ample crops of corn beans melons squashes and LInd other produce irrIg irrigating l ting them with mere cupfuls of water They have developed de de- a variety of corn able to sprout successfully 1 if planted 14 inches deep whereas th the white whiteman's whiteman's whiteman's mans man's corn dies if U planted more than three inches deep i Other Tribes Below the Hopi Less careful farmers but living by agriculture still are arc the Pima and the Papa Papago go tribes They are not nearly as systematic irrigators as the Hopi and they raise their crops to some extent by farm dry ing lug methods They also make use of native food sources such as LIS as cactus cactus cactus cac cac- fruits and LInd mesquite beans The Papa Papago go are re especially successful in bean cultivation they domesticated one or two native bean species and LInd have cultivated them for centuries i Least agricultural are LIre the Apache and Navajo Originally roving often orten predatory In their habits they have given up hunting LIne and warfare only under white while mens men's restraint The Apache are arc learning to grow corn the Navajo h have lve become herdsmen famous for their great flocks of sheep and for the beautiful rugs they wea weave ve from the wool |