The workers are among legions who have made copper one of the linchpins in Arizona’s economy since territorial days, one of the fabled Five C’s along with cattle, cotton, climate and citrus. Although ...

Today, Arizona growers plant as many acres of cotton as their relatives did in 1914, when there were no mechanical pickers, and when the crop was enshrined for its economic promise as one of Arizona’s ...

A big surprise for Mom. Crystals are substances made of tiny particles that fit together in a pattern that repeats itself. A crystal will have a certain number of flat sides, sharp edges, and pointy ...

“The Five C’s,” which generations of Arizonans would share the experience of learning about in school, included one precious metal and three agricultural products — all market-based ...

and when the crop was enshrined for its economic promise as one of Arizona’s foundational Five C's. Like the other four — citrus, cattle, copper and climate — cotton's fortunes have evolved.