The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-07-09
PHOTOGRAPHS WANTED
Their big CrOps-Best will
be Used in Colorado
Folder.

The Colorado State Commercial as
ISOLATION, Of Denver, is preparing copy
for handsome map-fOlder. the title Of
which will be 1.-The Golden Harvest
From Colorado Farms and Orchards"
The folder will carry u large map Of
Colorado on the inside, while on the
outside it will be beautifully illustrated
in cOlUrs.
The first edition will be 1OO, 600 copies,
and it is intended that this shall be
followed by subsequent editions Of the
same size as rapidly as they can he dis
tributed to land seekers In the East,
with tile idea of sending out not less
than one half million pieces Of literature
during 1910.
THE HERALD has received q letter
from the State Commercial association,
which says In part:
1--WE would like to have you help US
get some samples Of the biggest yields
aud profits on farms and orchards In
your section of the state In 1909. What
we need is: the name Of the farmer who
grew the crop; the number of acres; the
price received; the yield per acre; the
cost Of raising the crop, and all other
information. Examples may be Of the
following crops: Wheat, oats. barley,
alfalfa, forage, potatoes, onions, cab
bage, celery, etc, sugar beets, all fruits.
melons, stock raising.
photographs are also wanted for
publication in the folder and should be
pictures of the crops given above. Pic
lures of the places where the big yields
were taken from are desired, ii possible.
The photographs which are selected
will be printed In three colors. and all
expense of this higt-priced process will
be borne by the Commercial AssOcia-
ton, not by the person who sends in the
photos. Credit will be given in every
instance to the proper parties. The
publication in this folder Of a photo
qrapi, showing All interesting farm or
orchard scene would be Invaluable in
the publicity your section would receive
all over the world.
1--WE think tue best way to get ex-
amples OF big Yields and profits, as well
as the photos, is to ask, through your
paper, your subscribers to send us pho
tOQraphs or instances of yields which
they think are larger than ordinary.
Photos may be of any size. from a
Brownie snapshot to an sxlO view; may
be either mounted or unmOunted; and
should he mailed fiat between pieces Of
card board to The Commercial AssOcia.
ton at Denver. They must be photo.
graphs which have never been used in
any publication before. All photos
should be mailed 10 us before July 3Oth
"Thanking you for your past generous
aid In all matters boosting the state,
am, Yours Sincerely,
~. q. CRAIG, Secretary"
Send the Association instances Of
Yields and profits on your farm or or
chard. Send in one or two photographs
OF scenes on your place that you think
are good. The Association says credit
will be given to the farmer or fruit
grower whose pictures are used. ant
that II the yields per acre and photo
graphs sent In are not thought to b. thu
best to use and print in three cOlors II
the Golden Harvest" folder, they ma
lie used later In other folders.
Mail The Commercial Association a
Denver couple of photos Of your place
or examples of good Yields and profits
You may have just the kind of photo
wanted. It's worth while, anyhow.