The Holly chieftain., 1910-01-07
Colorado Mineral Output.


1909 1908.
Gold ...... .ssl.gsI,s ,ssl s22,$is,ses
ssixsr sesd " ' s5ss.5g9s s.5ss.59e ssS77ss,,sss
sias sHDper -: ...sssfss a.sssffsss sSis.siS Sis.siS
Totals s3s,76s.371 ,ss.279,4oo
Colorado Metal Output.
1850 to Jan. 1, 1910.
Gold .................... .$466, ls6,05S.96
sllVef ........ ......''.. 5.aa'ssSS'33ttSS'SS77
Lead. Lead ;...... .......'. aaE54t1,SS55ssSS'SSi
N'iS '''' '..'''''''''..'
Total ..........ss ssss.23s. .277.s7
Colorado Agriculture.
Table Showing Remarkable Gain in
1908. 1909.
Spring wheat IS 100000 5 S,550,000
Winter wheat :. 100000 100000
Oats ....... 3,600,O00 4.6S3,750
Barley ......... 100000 100000
Sorn ........... s,ofU,uvV s'oVV'oVV
Potatoes ....... 100000 S,050.000
Flax seed . 10000 $4,000
Hay ....... 19,6O0,O00 21.000,e00
Forage croIsN 1O,500,000 1880, 900
Sugar beets ... 9,239.500 1O500,O00
Fruit ...... 100000 100000
Garden truck 80. 100000 1o,OOO,OOO
Melons, canta-
lOupes, etc. -. 1900 10000
Butter and milk. 100000 100000
Eggs and poultry
marketed .... 100000 1000 600
Total ..77.ses.5oo .s5.7ss.75o
eer cent gam ............ ...Io.S
Colorado Live Stock Market.
Number and value of live stock ham
died in Denver:
Range cattle .1.11s.llo ,soosiooo
Dairy cattle 1S2700 713o000
Sheep and lambs. i. .sss.5oo $4,000
horses ............ Z!5'6UU zo'laUVoo
Totals .4,OaO.3OO $500 900
odI The total number nab of head handled in
of 500, 4SO,0 900. There was slight de-
crease in the number of all kinds of
stock. which was more than made up
by the increase in value. in 1909.
Colorado Dairy Products.
Value of dairy products $50, ,000. 900
Colorado used gallons of
Denver used gallons milk, 1909 l4.soo.ooo
Colorado creamery butter, lbs 100000
Colorado ranch butter. lbs. 100000
Colorado cheese. lbs ...'..... 500. 900
Butter consumed in state, lbs 16, 100000
Cheese consumed in state.... 100000
Colorado Fruit Facts.
Value. of fruit crop. 1909,
yaiae Sss'%a1sa of fruit crop 1905
In Fremont. Garfield. Mesa. Delta
and Montrose counties. the highest de-
velopment of apple growing has been
that to which attention is now being
paid, Is contained in Montrose, La
| Plata and Montezuma.
The following figures are given for
1909 for the western slore:
| Apples, DOXeS U,UOO
Beaches, Pea acf boxes ...........2,9900, ,000
In Mesa Mesa eoaes County the Grand JUNCTION. nooHeo
600 cars yet to ship) 49,.
Cantaloupes. 100 cars ....3 22,500
| Pears, 150 cars ........... 112.5OO
Peaches, $50 cars ....... 471.250
| Apples, $50 cars ......... 132,50O
APPLES. 2s0 2sS cars 2ls.aoG
iii In Pelta p s county, more than 1900. .eSt St
fruit soil in the year 1909. This in ad.
dition to the large quantities used fol-
home consumption, of which no record
has been kept.
The result follows: U
Apples. $500 cars ,250, ,00t
Peaches. 1000 cars ...... 100000
Fruits of local markets. $1,000
Delta has about $1,000 acres bearing
orchards. and some $4,000 acres planted
from II s" So 70 ,leoo. SrearoS' Lana is selling
Beet Sugar Figures for 1909.
Tons beets raid for. 1903,
Sugar output. pounds ......... !. 2s0.00O.0O(
Daily capacity of Colorado's
16 factories, tons .... 1880
Daily capacity Michigan fac
Daily capacity California il'O0'
Men employed. 90 per cent Of i0''0'
whom are for three months
only. colorado ........... s.s5,
Tons pulp produced ......... $4,000,
Money paid farmers. 1909. 100000
Money paid factory; labor labor. --'O'O'O0'
Money spent by factories for ''''
supplies ....... ......... 1000, 90,
Money invested in plants. -. 1S.250.OO'
Value of sugar produced in
Colorado in last 10 years. $1,000, 90,
Amount paid to farmers in
last 10 years ............ $4,000, ,OOl
Paid to factory labor in 10
years ............ ........' $4,000, ,00l
Colorado Sugar Factories.
Colorados factories. owned by fiv,
companies follow:
American Beet Sugar Comrany-
Plants located at Rocky Ford. Lamar
Las Animas.
Holly Sugar Company-Factories a
Holly and Swink.
National Sugar Company-Suga,
City.
The Great Western Sugar Company
Eaton, Greeley. Windsor, Fort Collins
Loveland, Longmont, Sterling. Brush
Fort Morgan.
Western Sugar & Land Company
Grand Junction.