Yuma -Imperial Area's Measure the Costof Producing Upland KVIO, Cottonwood -Mon

Yuma-Imperial Area's Cotton Costs are Low

Item Type Article

Authors Hazlitt, James

Publisher College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Journal Progressive Agriculture in Arizona

Download date 28/09/2021 21:04:12

Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/299742 Cochise County KAWT, Douglas 6:15 a.m. Mon. through Fri. 12:20 p.m. Monday through Friday KHIL, Willcox Mon. thru Fri., 6:05 a.m. Coconino County KCLS, Flagstaff Tues.and Thurs., 8:45 a.m. KCLS, Flagstaff ( Home Agent) Wed., 10:15 a.m. Gila- County KIKO, Globe -Miami Monday, 12:45 p.m. Graham County KATO, SaffordSat., 9:30 a.m. DURING A METABOLISM study, the technician adds trace quantities of insecticides Mon. thruFri.,12:45 p.m. to the dairy cow's ration. ( daily ) Maricopa County KTAR, PhoenixMon. thru Fri., (Continued from Previous Page) 5:55 a.m. KOY, PhoenixTues. thru Sat., methods for pesticides. When the or- 5:40 a.m. ganic insecticides were introduced to KOY, Phoenix- Sunday Garden agriculture in the mid 1940's, the en- Club of The Air, 8:35 a.m. tomologist utilized fruit flies and mos- KPHO, Phoenix -Mon., Cotton quito larvae to assay residues biologi- Report, 12:40 p.m. cally, since this was usually the mostBulletins KPHO, PhoenixThurs., Dairy sensitive method of detection at that A -50Arizona Agriculture 1967 and Livestock Report, 12:40 time. p.m. Gradually analytical methods im- KUPD, Phoenix -Mon. thru Fri., proved, while residueanalysisre-Folders 5:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. mained the responsibility of entomol- 103RoseVarietiesforArizona Mohave County ogy, until today when we find the 1967 KAAA, Kingman Mon., 9:06 chemist -entomologist employing the 125 COTTON : Southwestern Rust a.m.( ExtensionHome Econ- most sophisticated of analytical meth- 126 COTTON :Verticillium Wilt omist ) ods. These range from electron cap- 127 COTTON :Seedling Diseases Navajo County ture and microcoulometric gas chro- 128 COTTON: Roots Founda- KDJI, Holbrook Tues., 12 :15 matography to atomic absorption spec- tion for Success to 12:30 p.m. trometry and neutron activation an- 129 COTTON: Preemergence KINO, Winslow Sat., 12:15 to alysis. ControlofAnnualGrassy 12:30 p.m. Weeds Scrutiny Wider, Deeper Pinal County Not only hashisresearchrole KPIN, Case Grande -Mon. thru changed, but also the subject matter.per pound.This compares with 31 Sat., 6:55 a.m.; Mon and Fri., The entomologist- residue analyst now 9:30 a.m.; Tues., Thurs. 11:30 cents in the San Joaquin area and 31.9 a.m. on Monday and Wednes- investigates minute traces of pesticidescents for the rest of Arizona. in water, soil, and occasionally air, in The Yuma -Imperial figureis the day and Sat., 12:20 p.m. addition to the subjects which orig-lowest in the nation except the Mis- Yavapai County inally captured his attention, hay, milksissippi Delta region of 23.4 cents per KYCA, Prescott- Mon., Wed., and vegetables. pound. Thurs. and Fri., 3:45 p.m. In 1965 a survey was made through- KNOT, Prescott Mon., Wed. out the United States byUSDA to and Fri., 6:25 a.m. Yuma -Imperial Area's measure the costof producing upland KVIO, Cottonwood -Mon. and Cotton Costsare Low cotton. For the nation as a whole the Fri., 8:15 a.m. average was 29.3 cents. Yuma County Do you know how much it costs to Surveyed in the Yuma -Imperial area KVOY, Yuma- Mon. thru Fri., Produce a pound of cotton on yourwere 190 farms comprising33,888 5:45 a.m. arm.In Yuma and Imperial Coun-acres of cotton. A proportionalsample KYUM, Yuma Tues., Thurs. ties it figures an average of 24.3 centsof cotton producers was drawn from and Sat., 6:25 a.m. each county. KYUM, Yuma Saturday, 4 -H Page 7 Progressive Agriculture- JamesHazlitt, Yuma County Agent Program, 10:05 a.m.