CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 5 



Geography and Topography - 7 



CHmatic Conditions 9 



Soil Conditions H 



Transportation FaciUties - 1 1 



Land Values I3 



Storage Facilities I4 



Industries Allied with Agriculture I5 



Specific Marketing Problems i8 



Grain i8 



Alfalfa 21 



Dairy Products 25 



Cotton 29 



Cantaloupes 3^ 



Honey 42 



Fruit 43 



Livestock 49 



Potatoes 51 



Lettuce 53 



Miscellaneous 5" 



The Marketing Problem as a Whole 59 



Present and Future Outlets 59 



General Problems and Difficulties 62 



General Remedial Measures 66 



Conclusions 69 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Fig. I Pima Cotton at the Tempe Gin, Salt River Valley....Frontispiece 



Fig. 2 Poorly Graded Alfalfa Hay 23 



Fig. 3 A Substantial Factor in the Newer Dairy Industry 28 



Fig 4 Loading Cantaloupes at Glendale 39 



Fig. 5 A Typical New Citrus Development on the North Side of 



the Salt River Project 44 



Fig. 6 Bearing Date Palms in the Tempe Orchard 58 



