The Greeley tribune., 1907-01-03
SUGAR BEETS LEAD, WITH POTATOES A
VERY CLOSE SECOND
Wheat and Hay Run Nearly Million Each. An
other Million in Live Stock Not Counted
as Crop. Building Activity in County
Has Been Remark lbe. Other
Matters Of Local Interest.

Weld county has produced over six
million dollars worth of farm pro-
ducts during the year 1905, In practi-
cally exact figures the amount Is
se, 152, 500. OF this amount s1, $50, :
600 was produced In sugar beets,
81, s52, 500 in potatoes, $500, 600 in
hay, $780, 900 in wheat, $500, 900 in
othes grains and produce.
This does not altogether mean
right in the Greeley district, but in
cludes the district in the western
part Of the county, in the vicinity Of
Hillsboro, Johnstown and Highland
lake; all, however, in this county.
The figures have been gathered in
the most careful way possible. and
conservatively estimated where it
was impossible to secure exact
figures.
There were %. acres Of sugar
beets grown In the county, averaging
~ tons to the acre. This at Is !
ton would give the total Of close to
two million dollars. 1t is estimated
by the produce dealers that there
were $500 carloads of marketable
potatoes grown in the county, and
the value per carload Is conserva-
lively estimated at $l95, or total of
close to two million dollars. The
hay crop is estimated by experts at a
little less than one million, and the
wheat crop reaches almost the same
figure. Then come oats, barley,
cabbage, onions and other small
products, making an additional half
million.
This does not include about 81,
600, 900 In cattle and sheep on feed
here for market.
This gives by far the greatest pro-
duction for Weld county in any year
In its history. In many lines indus
trial growth has kept pace with the
agricultural growth. The building
all over the county has been phe-
Statistics are obtainable
only for the city of Greeley at this)
time, but this city alone will show
the amount Of building of all kinds
to reach close to half million.
Briefly this may be divided as fol-
lows: Hotel Camtield, $50, 900; opera
house building, $4,000; Coronado
s35, 900; new Normal Ii
brary, $4,000; south ward school,
$50, 900; new NJ. E. church, 1926, 900;
small business houses and improve
ments, $40, 900; new homes. 5000. 900
total, S455, 600. In other towns Of
the county the building progress has
been correspondingly as great, and
in some places greater.
To an outsider it might appear as
though the towns were developing
faster than the country would JUS
tify, but there is no danger of that
so long rs irrigation development
keeps up at the sane rate. While
there has been only one noIaole lrrl-
CATION project completed during the
past year, there has been consider
able improvement in water condi-
tions in the old bitches, and some
extensions that have taken In some-
where in the neighborhood Of 10000
acres of new land. Extensions have
been made to the three old bitches
north of Greeley and considerable
in the way of better
storage facilities has also been made
in the bitches south and west OF
Greeley.
The one big project of the year Is
The New Empire reservoir In the
extreme eastern part Of Weld county.
While it will scarcely water an
,cre of land In Weld county the re-
,ervoir was built by Weld county
nen for the farmers in Morgan
and is worthy of mention.
The reservoir, which is now COM
oleted, has a storage capacity OF H.