The silver star., 1898-01-13

crease 3,oUO,UOV
Sheep and wool ....... 3,5OO,OO0
Poultry and eggs .......... 3,500,000
Swine 2,5O0.OOO
Horses 1,25O,OO0
Dairy products ........... 100000
Bees and honey ........... 5OO,OUO
Total -......-.....-. -SU,SoO,oOO
Concerning the reliability of these
figures Field and Farm says:
These figures are cleaned from sew
eral reliable sources in each instance,
and the totals are proven by a system
of comparison in which three factors
are mployed-number of farms in the
state. population and shipping receipts,
SO that the computation is made to
prove out in each particular before it
Is accepted. We have allowed also for
the depreciation in money values as
well as the increase in acreage, and
can vouch for the close approximation
or the figures ms complete and ire
proachable. On the whole we believe
that our readers will agree with us
that as nothing but n mining state"
as Colorado is often miscailed. we are
doing very well in an agricultural way
The Rocky Mountain News of Den
yer, in its New Years edition. gives the
following interesting data. showing
Colorado's encouraging prospect for the
future:
BY some persons at n distance, Colo
rado is regarded as mainly depending
on mining in general and silver mining
In particular. As matter of fact the
annual products of the pastoral. agri.
cultural and horticultural Industries of
Colorado equal the value of the annual
product of all the gold. silver. copper.
lead, coal and iron mines in the state.
One-half the population of Colorado
lives in cities and towns of the plains,
more than one-fourth in mining dis
tricts, furnishing a good home market
Tor the less than one-fourth living in
the rural districts.
A dozen or fifteen years ago vast
nerds or cattle. mostly Inferior long
horned, slab-sided Texans. roamed over
an unfenced country. with no adequate
provision for their food and protection
during winter storms. Since iha, time
hundreds of thousands of dollars have
been expended in the purchase and i'm
porting of pedigreed stock. The form
er open ranges have been largely sub
divided and fenced; the area of alfalfa
and other forage crops has extended:
winter feeding and protection is the
rule; and to-day Colorado has far more
cattle than ever, but Of much higher
quality and value. Denver is RAPIDLY
becoming the meeting point between
the breeding grounds of Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona and the feeding
grounds of Colorado, Wyoming. Ne.
braska and Kansas.
So recently as 1892 nearly 81. 900. .OO0
per annuin went out of Colorado to 9th.
er states for dairy products. The es.
1Dllshinent of new creamerips and
cheese factories and the increased ca.
pacity OF those already existing. have
materially reduced this annual drain.
There Is need OF the advent of suitable
parties with practical experience to es.
tablish condensed milk factory. for
which there is an exceptionally good
opening, as Colorado sends consider.
ably over 100000 annually to other
states for this article.
A dozen years ago flocks were largely
composed OF Mexican sheep. yielding
the minimum of coarse wool and I'm.
ierior mutton. Large sums have been
expended IN the importation OF pedl.
greed Merinos, Cotswolds. Shropshlres
ETC The special feeding and fatteninr
or sheep and lambs IL one of the mosl
Important industries.
AS to hogs, the packing houses OF
Dehver formerly got most OF their sun
ply from Kansas and Nebraska. Farm
ers now devote attention to the rnIsIno
and fattening Of hogs. From the rais
Ing Of horses and mules; the pouItr,
and allied Industries and In the produc
ton OF honey. large profits are derived
so recently ns 1880 Colorado had bu
oO miles OF irrigatIng canals and i'm
ported large quantities of agriculture
produce. Over 11.00O miles of Irrigat
ing canals and mn additional II 600 O.
iaterals have been constructed at a cos
OF over Sl2,OOO,OOO, redecming 1000. 90,
acres OF the most fertile soil. bIesse,
with an exceptionally fine climate, an,
capable OF irrigation. Great crops a
wheat, onts, potatoes, corn, native hay
red clover, timothy. rye and n great va
riety OF roots and vegetables ar,
raised. The wheat crop In 1907 wa
over 5000, 600 bushels.
Colornd0 hns become n copslderabl,
exporter OF fnrm products. The Dotn
toes or Greeley ana other districts h
northern Colorado have been shipped /,
New orIcnns. Chicago and other dIstan
points. Hundreds Of cars OF melon
ana cnntalonpes from Rocky Ford an,
other plnces In the Arkansas valley mr.
shipped nv fnr ns the Atlantic cons,
ana extensively to ST. Louis. Plttsbur,
ahn otner points In the middle states
Ceery ana Other vegetables mr.
shipped, not merely In carload lots, b,i
IN train lois. TO Tcxms and other Dolnt,
BY 1900 there will be nj Ieast S5.00D
600 Invested IN the beet sugar lnIustrv
Including n lnrgc refinery near Dcmvc,
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