Gilpin observer., 1908-05-07
FIVE TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW IN
EASTERN PART OF THE
STATE.
INSuREs GOOD CROPS
STORM THE MOST GENERAL OF
ANY FOR THE PAST FOUR
YEARS.

Denver.-Colorado will have another
bumper crop, for the rain and snow.
storm of Sunday and Monday spread a
mantle of snow over the entire state,
which rejuvenated the crops already
sown and will make possible the SOW
ing of the remainder. In money, the
benefits of the storm can hardly be
stated, but it will mean millions added
to the income of the farmers. Snow
fell from five to ten inches deep all
over eastern Colorado, the home of the
dry farmer In the irrigated districts
the bitches are running full Of water.
Had the storm been delayed until May
18th or later it would have been i'm
possible in many places to have ma
tured crop of beets.
Northern Colorado, following the
storm, will again bloom like a garden,
the Fountain valley will grow a full
crop, and in the Arkansas valley, where
much apprehension was felt for the
want of moisture, all fear is removed.
The San Luis was benefited. Routt
county felt the storm, and on the west
ern slope there was sufficient rain to
assist materially in planting. In short.
there was no place in the state, except
the moisture did not fall. 1t was the
most general storm that has prevailed
in the state since, 1904.
Following the storm there were
frosts in many sections, but the dam
age done was many times outweighed
by the benefits.
Measured in inches of moisture, the
storm showed 1.4S for Denver, 1.34 for
Fort Collins, SO at Pueblo, so at Lead
vile, Sc at Durango, one inch at Chey-
enne, and 1.42 at North Platte, Neb. In
eastern Colorado the average was well
above one inch.
Longmont special to the Denver
News says: Precipitation of one and
half inches during the last forty hours
has added more than 100000 to the
crop of this section, and the rain and
snow were the salvation of the farm
ers. The ground has been too dry to
plough and winter wheat planted last
fall has not come up yet. The snow
will mean the planting at once OF 5000
acres of beets, hundreds of acres Of bar
ley and the potato and oat crops will be
full. The fruit outlook, too, is good,
as it has been ascertained that there
were enough buds left untouched to
bring out nearly full crop. Strawber-
ries, raspberries and apples will give
good crops.
Greeley dispatch says: The storm
which started Sunday morning and is
still in progress and the precipitation
has been one and half inches. The
moisture will mean at least $2,OO0,OO0
to the farmers of Weld county The
snow is heavy and wet and it is expect
ed that even the grain crop, which has
h tn hn will
Beets will be put into the ground right
away and the potato crop will be one
Of the largest in the history of Greeley.
The alfalfa crop will be very large, in
fact the entire crop has been saved,
and the storm is one of the greatest
benefits that has ever come to the
county.
A Canon City dispatch says: The
precipitation in Canon City has been
more than an inch and the moisture
will mean thousands Of dollars to the
farmers. The county has been sadly
in need of rain for months and the
moisture will assure a first-class crop
for the farmers.
A dispatch from Limon in Lincoln
county, says: Advices received here
show snow through to the Kansas line
and into Kansas. 1t covers thousands
OF acres of winter and spring wheat
that are farmed without irrigation. The
entire dry farming section OF eastern
Colorado is under snow.
A Lamar dispatch says: A rain storm
which has been prevailing since yester.
day has left precipii alton OF fully half
an inch. There has been no snow here.
There would have been but half crop
but for the timely arrival Of the storm.
Reports from up the valley indicate
plentiful rains and SHOWS.