UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1467 
Washington, P. C. ▼ March, 1927 
COMMUNITY PRODUCTION OF ACALA COTTON IN THE 
COACHELLA VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA 
H. G. McKEEVER 
Junior Agronomist, Bureau of Plant Industry 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction • .» • 1 
Local Conditions 2 
First Cotton Plantings .- 2 
Second Period of Commercial Production 3 
First Acala Planting in the Coacheila Valley 4 
Interest Aroused by the Acala Planting 5 
Formation of the Acala Cotton Growers' Association of the Coacheila Valley 6 
Acala Planting Increased by the Formation of the Association 7 
Distribution of Acala Seed Produced at the United States Experiment Date Garden in 1920 . 7 
Development of the Acala Industry in 1921 8 
Development of the Acala Industry in 1922 12 
Development of the Acala Industry in 1923 '. . . 20 
Protection of the Coacheila Valley Acala Industry by a County Ordinance 26 
Development of the Acala Industry in 1924 28 
State Legislation Protecting One-Variety Districts 32 
Legislation Providing for Slate Certification of Cottonseed 35 
Development of the Acala Industry in 1925 36 
Tabulation of Data . 40 
Premiums Obtained for Acala Fiber 42 
Utilization of Coacheila Valley Acala Seed in Other Cotton Districts 43 
Conclusions 44 
List of Publications on Community Cotton Improvement 46 
UNITED STATES 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
WASHINGTON 
1927 
