The Elbert County tribune., 1907-01-31
Ebert County a Coming
Agricultural Center

rainbelt country OF Elbert county This
| fertile section is developing in remark
/ able manner, and no enc who has pur-
chased land in this part of the state has
reason for complaint On the other
hand, those who would part with their
portion are scarce indeed.
Here is a district with every advantage
for profitable cultivation found else
where, but with abundance of rainfall
to cover the moisture end of profitable
cultivation and place the Elbert district
far above the average agricultural area.
Colorado has and is making wonder
full strides toward the turning of her soil
to advantage in every point Of the state,
and to this end much is being done for
the furtheranee of what is known as dry
farming. Elbert county has no attrac-
tions for the dry farmer, for here the
| rain man takes care of the farmers in
terests. He pours from the clouds
! plenty of water to nourish and quench
I the thirst of the largest crops. One
thing unusual about the Elbert rain belt
/ is the fact that the rainfall comes at
period when the best results are sure to
follow. In the spring, Just at the right
time nature sends down this plentitude
of moisture which the rich soil gathers
in and retains until the next shower.
just why this condition exists no one
can tell, but some who feel that they are
in touch with such things enough to
| figure tins feature out, claim that it is
due 10 the heavy vegetation in this dis
trict. That the extensive growth of
timber and vegetation does exist stands
for itself and If there is anything in this
theory, the fact recommends 1t in its own
| reahty.
Where is the farmer who would not
rather cast his lot where the rainfall is
Is@a ri nj fn fnl oh in
other district? Ebert county enthus-
lasts would say, nowhere, and Elbert
county enthusiasts are plenty. Every
farmer in this rain belt section is
booster for Ebert. Even those who
have tried this country out for only one
or two seasons are loud and frank in
proclamations Of sincerest recommend
alton. On the average, crops have been
beyond the farthest expectations of the
planter. Some farms have paid and
more than paid for their original cost
with the first harvest. Those who will
testify to this statement are easily found
and are glad to give any other infor-
nation that might be of interest to those
anticipating n change in location and
desire to settle in district where more
| profitable results are sure to follow their
efforts.
! AS grain country records will show
! Elbert county to be among the first in
the state in production to the size Of the
territory and during the last season
over $50 carloads of grain was shipped
to the various markets to which Elbert
has easy access. When this fact is con
sidered with the area now under grain
cultivation and with the possibilities of
the vast territory yet untouched the com
parson is nothing short of remarkable
The oat crop alone has been respon-
sible for thousands OF dollars coming
into the hands of Elbert county farmers
and the deposits in local banks here
speak in the loudest accents of the most
profitable field returns.
There is no county in the state that
makes better showing in the line of
stock raising than Ebert. Numerous
! farmers of the county have made
specially of thoroughbred stock and the
success that has attended their efforts
is shown by the large number of prizes
captured by farmers from Elbert county
in the last annual exhibit of the Colo
RADIO Stockbreeders association. Among
those who took first prizes in the various
classes of pure bred cattle and sheep
were A. G. Cornforth and Allen Car
nahan, both of Ebert. Both of these
gentlemen captured several first prizes
for pure bred cattle and ewes.
The advantages offered by Ebert
county in the way of good, fertile farms
will bear the most searching scrutiny
and it is to the benefit OF intending in
vestorS and homeseekers that the merits
of the county should be brought to the
notice of the public. In ride through
the country one meets hundreds of pros
porous and contented farmers who with
in the last few years have settled on
their farms and are now on the highway
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soil, the lay of the land and the general
air of prosperity appeal TO the home
seeker with force that is hard to re.
sist. AT no time in the history OF the
state has Eibert county commanded the
attention that it is receiving at the pres
ent time and this fact is not due to any
ephemeral boom, but to the steady pro
gress that has attended the farmers of
the county in the last ten years.
Thousands of people are coming to re-
alize that the productive lands of the
state are rapidly being taken up and the
desirable lands are so rapidly advancing
in value that those who do not get pos
session of part of it will soon be out of
the race. 1t is true that other localities
have had booms that have forced their
lands up to a fictitious value and dis
astrous reaction has invariably followed,
but such is not the case in Elbert county.
The advance in land values has been
marked by no reaction. The prices now
obtained for land and the substantial in
come in values is sufficient proof for the
statement that there is not in Colorado
or any other part of the west county
that offers better opportunities for in
vestment than does Ebert county
Colorado Syringe Gazette Annual Edi-
tion.
Gordon Jones, president Of the Elbert
County bank, gave banquet in Denver
Saturday night to the newly elected di-
rectors of the Western Live Stock show.
1t was held in the Albany hotel and is