Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-27
Where Everv Man LAY Do His Chosen
Work and Prosper.
AGRICULTURE LARGEST INDUSTRY
Wines Produce millions 90 Useful and
rrecious METALS, but Farms Pro-
'ucc Greatest Part Of the
states wealth.
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gold mlnes. the champion fruit orchards
the banner wheat fields the Rrandest and
most easily accessible scenery and poten-
TALLY the choapest power for msnufactur-
ing OF the whole United states Best Of all
Colorado offers the chance not only TO
work and profit but to live. The state has
every kind OF climate. except an unhealthy
one
- The greatest Industry Of the state l.
agriculture the most varied and productive
agriculture in the world Colorado can
produce everything that Canada can pro-
duce; and nearly everything that South
Carolina can produce. The only reason we
do not grow cotton in this state is that
other crops pay US better. Cotton grows
here all right. The different elevations Of
the agricultural lands Of the state give US
every climate from almost subtropical to
real subarctic
Irrigation BaaIs Of Agriculture.
Irrigation is the basis Of most OF the
agriculture OF Colorado; though more and
more land is being successfully worked
without irrigation. The state has already
nearly s0O0,OOO acres under ditch and vet
not bit more than half the irrigable areas
OF the state Is at present being watered
The grain crops produced under irrigation
average from two to three times as much
per acre as the crops raised in the older
orchards are without a rival in the world
Orchard land In fun bearing In this state
Is held at prices varying from q, 900 TO 1900
per acre-and pays a big income on that in
Vestment Colorado orchardists have learned
to handle every problem that confronts the
industry, including the frost probiem for
though crops have been lost through frost
in this state the sKperienoe Of those who
use the orchard heaters proves that such a
loss is unnecessary.
Prices and Market.
Two remarkable things about Colorado's-
farm and orchard products will repay study
./by the man who expects to change his resi-
y dence or his occupation. One Is the high
prices which Colorado stuff commands
Colorado bacon, Colorado eantaloupes, Col
orado fat lambs Colorado feeder steers,
Colorado apples, Colorado peaches. Colo
rado cauliflower, Colorado potatoes, all
bring the top OF the market. They have no
rivals. They do not have to sell as cheapIy
as other stuff of the same sort. They are
better in quality, they are known to be
better and consequently they will bring
more money. That extra lift in prices ex-
plans good deal Of the farming prosperity
Of Colorado and will give as equal prosper
ity to three or timea as big agricultural
population we have now
The other thing to note is the ready and
waiting markets. For the articles named,
their quality brings a market, makes a
market anywhere. For more ordinary
things the market is still ready, provided
by our large tourist. mining and railroad
population. This state. which is peculiarly
favored as a dairy and poultry country, i'm
ports about ts.oOO.OoO worth OF the two
classes OF products every year. with the
growth of mining and auarrying operations
which is now fairly under way, the demand
will increase stil further There Is no pos
sbility of overlooking the market
Dry Farming Succeeds.
Besides the irrigated farming IL what is
Nnown as dry farming This branch of ag-
rioulture, which consists In using q small
rainfall so as TO make II go a long way,
has been thoroughly tried in Colorado and
has proven a success. This year was an
exceptionally dry one, even in the arid re-
gions; yet the farmers who rightly handled
their land in the dry eastern counties OF
Colorado raised twenty-five bushels OF
wheat to the acre-twice the average yield
of the United States. Those dry farming
counties have increased over 200 per cent in
population In the last ten years
Then there is another sort OF dry farming
OF which less is heard which offers spIen-
farming In the higher attitudes, where the
rainfall lie great enough to dispense with
the need OF irrigation. The soil of our high
mountain valleys Is extremely rich, and
some crops produced IN those high attitudes
are better In quality and command a higher
price than anything that can be grown
nearer sea level.
The manufacturing industry Of the state
is just started. Colorado waterfalls offer
chance for cheaper power than can be
had anywhere else on the continent Only
a fraction OF this power Is at present being
developed, but II all can be developed and
proftably used. All that is needed is for
manufacturers TO learn that 1t pays better
to ship some classes OF goods rather than
20 ship fuel, / know Of one electrical power
plant that contracted to sell It's entire out
put at y cent kilowatt hour.
Social Life of state.
The social features OF Colorado ought to
s~1nvite the best class Of population. This is
a state OF homes and schools and pleasure
grounds. Irrigated farming doesn't make
for the tenant population; the man who
owns land worth from $500 to $4,000 per acre
wants 20 be close 10 II and know how It is
setting on.
The schools OF Colorado are equal to
those Of any part Of the country, and bet
ter than most The state Of Colorado
owns some very valuable land which II
holds in trust for the school fund Dur
ing the last seventeen months enough Of
this land was sold TO yield the school fund
ts,S0oOOO The state maintains a splendid
system Of graded schools and high schools
with a state university at the head OF the
system. The Colorado State university Is
ranked among the best conducted institu,
tons OF learning in the United States. BE
sides this state college, there is one uni
versity and one college both OF high class.
supported by private endowment Teehni-
cal education Is well cared for. The state
normal schools keep up the needed supply
OF trained teachers. The State School OF
Mines OF Colorado has students from all
over the union and a good part OF Europe
and Asia. The State Agricultural college
is one OF the most practical and helpful
institutions OF it's sort in the world. There
is no place where q boy or girl can get
education with less trouble than right herr