Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-01-04

Agriculture In Colorado has seen
more successful years than 1889. The
crop yield. ms II whole. was below The
average. The causes which contrib
uted to this result were u cold. back
ward spring all over the state. ana
want OF sufficient water supply III
parts. The value OF the crop OF ls.D
was about ~ per cent. OF that OF 1s.'s.
which would give II an approximate
value OF S2i.G0pOpp,
out OF the t.O0D,OJD acres under
ditch In Colorado. II can bc assumed
That nearly 2.OOp.Dpp were placed IN
crops. The prospect for nn abundant
water supply for irrigation. on account
OF the heavy snowfall Of the preceding
winter was not realized In NIL sections
OF the state. The snowfall was un-
even. being greatest about fb. source
Of the Arkansas ani the l;ic Erandc.
While northern Colorado Ind s'icniy or
water. the farmers OF the San Luis
valley and OF the lower Arkansas had
mn insufficient supply. ON the western
slope. particularly In the valleys OF 'h.
GunnIson nEd III" Grand. ihsrc IL
never shortage Of water.
The year hns not Witnessed nny large
extension of the irrigation systems, cS-
ccpt by the Grnt Plains company In
the Arkansas valley.
In northern Colorado. in the valleys
Of tho Platte. Rear crS'E. Clear creek.
III. Boulder. ~. vrain. Thompson nni
Cache. .ion'lrr. the crop was mn nv.
"raEc one. Wheat was up To the stand
nri and cxcr-,ici In quality. hut not
In quantity. the yield Of tn. preceding
year. The potato crop WIS $40 ear.
loads. mn increase Of 1000 carloads
over isaS with prices ranging Mt mn
average Of u, cents prr 100 pounds.
III" first cuttings NJ alfalfa were lishi.
.r than usual. because Of the cold
spring. but subsequent cuttings w"rr
an Improvement. All vegetables did
well. ms did also NIL of tho small grains.
In the lower Arkansas valley crops
were not up to the standard. because
Of scarcity Of winter. and In the san
f.iis valley. also. the crops fcii below
the average. In western Colorado the
crops were good. aa they were also In
tho Divide country. Ia tt- Nnimns nni
Mnn'rxumn valleys, In southwestern
Colorado nni In the Eagle and UPPER
Grand valleys In the mountain dis.
iriris
In the valleys of the Rig Thompson
and Cnchc.iH.rouiTc. 1pi.cpo lambs
nr- being fed this year. The high
prirr OF lnm,is caused n reduction from
las; ycnr's totals. hut larger number
OF cniii- m, icinE fcf.
Will" there was sliippc'i out Of Tho
stat" last year only one fourth ns much
wheat NJ during she prrc~iln. year.
the Colorado miii"rs shipped NOR,
-four. which indicates that thcrc viii
he loss wheat carried over ;iinn there
wns n year neo. There were i.SOp.DPp
bushels of wheat harvested during the
wear. against Gwd.uno for isas: 60.
80 wrr- shipt-1i ont II the state.
while In ISIS S0p.npp bushels wcr-
shirnri. During each year ico.cnH
hu4hcll were required for seed. In
is'0 the Colorado mills ground 100.
bp bushels nni in isrS they ground
! sGr.rln Tile wheat acreage harvest.
"i IN isn was .;nNnD n~r-s. while in
isilS 2'slDl1 HCr'- wrr- harvested.
The WELD II POTATOES was largest In
the vicinity of Greeley nud Eaton. II
IL estimated that G.upo ears were
shipped from Greeley. while the prn,i.
net in the Eaton district was i.Sa
cars.