The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-09-11
COLORADO ARID LANDS" FAST
TAKING FIRST PLACE IN
STATES PRODUCT.
DRY FARMING ON TOP
YIELD OF SMALL GRAIN THIS
YEAR WILL SURPASS ALL
PREVIOUS RECORDS.

Wray, COlO.-Ihe AGRICULTURAL re
gion contiguous to Wray comprises
compact area OF over seventeen miles
wide by twenty-five long, or pracu-
cally 250.060 acres. OF this amount
2ou, 900 acres is farmed as they farm
in Missouri, Iowa or Illinois-crops
planted and cultivated in the old-fash
ioned way, trusting to natural rainfall
for moisture.
This year fully 100000 acres of the
above was fgarmed to wheat, oats. bar
ley and rye, and the yield has been i'm
mense, an average of twenty-five BUSH
els per acre of wheat showinA up, SO
far as threshing has progressed. The
remainder of the acreage is planted to
corn and forage crops.
The record yield so far reported is
l,eld by Henry Foltmer, fourteen miles
southwest, whose one field turned him
fifty-two bushels per acre from sew
enty acres, beating William Galloway.
the famous wheat raiser of the United
states. this year, by twelve bushels
per acre. Calloway's entire yield this
year is 6,240 bushels.
The record oats yield for this year
is held by Peter Quincy, residing nine
miles southeast of Wray, who reaped
sixty bushels per acre from large
field that was only given such farm
ing as an eastern farmer would do. no
special effort having been put forth
to increase the yield.
Holly, Colo. - Crop conditions
throughout the Holly district this sea-
son are unprecedented and the yields
are far greater than in several years
past. Owing to the unusual precipita-
tion. which was over IL inches for the
first six months in 1909. dry land prod
ucts also show remarkable develop
ment, and the scramble for lands in
Uncle Sans domain in this district
was never SO keen.
The sugar beet is king. as usual, and
a record crop will be ready for deliv-
cry by October /.
In many fields throughout the dis
trict sugar beets will run seventeen to
twenty tons per acre. and the general
a, erage will easily reach from twelve
to fifteen tons per acre.
The chief agriculturists hereabouts
estimate that $4,000 tons of beets will
be ground in the Holly factory. which
at the price of IS per ton will give the
farmers 100000. This is separate
and apart from the Swink factory.
which will grind double that quantity,
giving 100000 more to the farmers
for beets alone.
Loveland, Colo.-Record breaking
yields of wheat are being reported
from the entire district and the crop is
the largest ever harvested. The re-
turns from dry land wheat have ex-
cecded the highest expectations and
the grain is Of excellent quality.
Probably the best yield OF wheat
from dry land was that raised by R.
A. Huleatt, ten acres giving an aver
age Of sixty-three bushels.
w. T. Bramson had 500 acres Of dry
land wheat that returned forty-seven
bushels per acre.
r. A. Hamilton. east of town, had
twenty acres Of dry land that gave
return of s45 bushels. about forty-.wo
bushels per acre. This grain tested
sixty-four pounds to the bushel.
Grand Junction. Colo.-ln addition to
establishing a new record for the big
gest fruit crop the Grand valley has
ever known. individual fruit growers
arc this year breaking all past records
for size and beauty of the product OF
their orchards.
There is a regulation size crate of
Elberta peaches grown by NJ. A. Tows-
ley in his orchard just outside this
city ON display at the local chamber
of commerce rooms.
No peach in the crate weighs less
than twelve ounces. and there are only
eighteen in the box, although the
fancy" pack. which is the highest
grade of commercial peaches. runs
eighty to the box. Towsley got nine
crates Of peaches off one tree this