The Lamar register., 1905-09-20
COLORADO STATE EXHIBIT
Makes Finest Showing Of Her
Resources in Agriculs
turaI Building.
COLORADO'S BOOTH IS POPULAR.

"Colorado ranks first in climate and
health, irrigated lands, sugar boets,
quality of fruits, gold and silver"
"Colorado-the land of health and
wealth."
These are among the conspicuous
signs to be found in the agricultural
hall at the fair grounds.
"Colorado" greets the eye Of the
visitor at the entrance and is easily
seen fIom all parts of the spacious
building.
A portion OF the exhibit is placed
in large cabinets lined with velvet,
the wheat oats and grasses artistical-
ly arranged forming one Of the hand
somest exhibits to be found on the
grounds.
The Colorado booth is a popular
one, too, and yesterday was visited
by q large number Of the old vet,
Grams who are interested in the On
campment to be held next week in
Denver.
Mr.. w. g. Brandenburg, who has
charge of the exhibit which has been
collected by the Colorado State Com
mercial association, is busy man.
He seems to be q walking encyclo-
pedis of his state and III an interest
ing manner dispenses information
and literature relative to Colorado.
Upon entering the booth beautiful
pictures of Colorado scenery are
found decorating the walls.
sour state is long on scenery as is
we'll known" said Mr.. Brandenburg.
president Roosevelt paid us high
compliment when he visited us last
May when he said that our inspiring
scenery and health-givin climate
was destined to make Colorado the
future play ground of the continent
Our mountains have for many years
been the great treasure vaults Of the
nation, placing our state first in the
production of gold and silver. But
strange as it may seem our great
mineral wealth is not our chief ele-
ment to which we attribute the great
prosperity Colorado is enjoying.
VIM. E Curtis the worlds greatest
newspaper correspondent, in series
Of articles on Colorado a few weeks
since appearing in the Chicago Rec
ord Herald said the per capita wealth
in Colorado ($2, ,7SO) was greater by
tar than that of any other state or
foreign country. We are doing
things in an agricultural way out
there. Colorado is great agricul
turrl and horticultural empire. In
deed, the products from field and
orchard brought our people, in point
of revenue. nearly $3O,OOO,OOO in
excess of our mineral output last
year. The total value of our raw
products last year was nearly $780,
100000. How is that for state
only 30 years olds
"Here are few samples of our
grains," continued Mr.. Brsndenburg
1--WE do not make any great preten-
tions in the way Of being a great
wheat producing state, but in aver
age yield per acre we lead all other
states and last year our average yield
per acre was double that for the
whole OF the United States. Here
We have fifty heads Of wheat grown
near Longmont. The yield of this
large field was more than 60 bushels
per acre. The majority of these
other samples are from the San Luis
Valley in the Romeo district and
from the Arkansas Valley in the vi
cinity Of Lamar. The average yield
in no instance is less than 60 bushels
per acre. A sample Of oats from the
Greeley district is shown yielding
l20 bushels per acre All of this
grain is grown under irrigation by
which means We are enabled to
force the development Of the grow
ing crops and practically double the
yield above what it would be were
we dependent upon rainfall. Agri-
culture by irrigation undoubtedly at
tains the highest degree of success
under which it can be prosecuted.
In western Colorado the govern
ment is to irrlgate under the great
Gunnison canal nearly 1000 acres
of as fine fruit aud general agricul-
tural land as can be found in the