6 BULLETIN 332, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
In 1913 the production of Egyptian cotton was confined to the 
Salt River Valley, where a total of 3,800 acres was planted. Xot all 
of this acreage came to harvest, but the crop for the year amounted 
to 2,135 bales of 500 pounds each. 
In 1914 the area planted in the Salt Eiver Valley amounted to 
approximately 12,000 acres. On much of this area the conditions 
were not favorable for large yields because of deficient soil fertility, 
inadequate preparation of the land, or faulty management of the 
irrigation. The total crop for the year amounted to 6,187 bales of 
500 pounds each. While the average yield per acre shown by these 
figures is not high, a number of farmers having good land and using 
good methods obtained more than one bale per acre. 
The status of the industry during the first three years of its exist- 
ence is summarized in Table III. 
Table III. — Number of bales, estimated value of the lint, and estimated value 
of the seed of Egyptian cotton produced in the United States in the years 
1912, 1913, and 19U,. 1 
Year. 
Cotton 
lint in 
500-pound 
bales. 
Estimated 
value of 
lint. 
Estimated 
value of 
seed. 
Estimated 
total value 
of crop. 
1912 
375 
2,135 
6,187 
S39, 000 
197,000 
483, 000 
S5, 000 
28,000 
50,000 
S44, 000 
1913 
225, 000 
1914 
533,000 
1 Since 1913 the production of Egyptian cotton has been confined chiefly to the Salt River Valley in Ari- 
zona. A small quantity was produced in 1914 in the vicinity of Tucson, Ariz., but this is not included in 
the table. 
Four ginning establishments, devoted exclusively to ginning Egyp- 
tian cotton, have been erected in the Salt Eiver Valley. Each of 
these is equipped with 10 roller gins. The establishments are located 
in the towns of Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler. There are 
also two oil mills located at Phoenix, which press the seed of the 
Egyptian cotton crop of Arizona. 
In staple and quality of fiber the American-grown Egyptian cot- 
tion is comparable with the best varieties produced in Egypt, and 
especially with the Jannovitch and Sakellariclis. The crops so far pro- 
duced have also been of very good grade, comparing favorably with 
that of the best imported cotton. A large portion of the Egyptian 
cotton imported into the United States is of low grade or of rela- 
tively short staple, i. e., 1J to If inches. The American-grown 
Egyptian cotton does not come into competition with the latter class, 
but only with the better and higher priced varieties. However, the 
quantity of high-priced Egyptian cotton at present imported by 
American manufacturers very much exceeds the quantity likely to be 
produced in this country in the near future. 
