The Lamar register., 1911-05-24
FARMS ADD 800, 900, 900 TO COL
ORADO'S WEALTH
Development of Grain Land Means
Untold Riches to State

are good. so we are OFFICIALLY IN
formed by the inquisitive depart
ment of agriculture at Washington.
Unofficially of course, this has been
known to close observers all along.
He who has eyes to see and mind
to understand, cannot possibly be
in doubt regarding the gratifying
position of Colorado farmers at the
present day.
The statisticians of the depart
ment report that Colorado wheat
was quoted at 81 cents a bushel
on May /. corn at Sc. oats at 40.
barley at 61. hay at $3.50 per ton.
and the great "spud" at 81. as
compared with 22 cents on May /.
1910. There is nothing disquieting
or distressing In these quotations.
They bespeak q satisfactory degree
of prosperity and a maintenance of
prevailing prices for productive land
Leading staple crops are progress
ing nicely. The wheat fields are
in very promising condition. more
50. indeed. than they were a year
ago. 1t this date. and the beet
acreage is certain to show con-
siderable enlargement. Alfalfa is
in tptop shape and copious yields
may safely be looked for.
In the face OF all this. there is
nothing fanciful In the belief that
another s100.000.0O0 will soon be
added to the wealth of the state
BY the Intelligence and industrious
ness of its farming communities. It
10 . magnificent sum. 1t represents
the fruition Of activities that are
primal and elemental in the house
hold OF the state and nation. What
soil and sun bring forth In gener-
Gus reward for the trained toll and
shrewd foresight of the farmer. is
the real basis of all national wealth
On It are reared all our financial.
commercial. and industrial enter
prises-the whole titanic economic
structure represented by the billions
of securities held by the banks. by
kings of finance and and masses of
investors. The man holding the
hoe il decidedly more of a factor
in the creation OF real wealth than
the man holding the stock tape.
Farms Surprising Mines
Our highly important mining In
dustry is no longer the chief source
of the states wealth. 1t has given
first place to agriculture. The pro-
ductiveness of the pay dirt" of
dry and ditch farmers has outrun
that of the pay dirt" of the min
er's lode. There is yet vast
amount of mineral and metallic
wealth In our mountain regions.
Millions upon millions of dollars In
dividends will continue to be paid
for many years to come upon the
shares of producing mining proper
ties. Another $1.00O.O00.O 900 will
be extracted from the valuable ores
hidden In our mountain sides. and
the Unreasonable deposits OF coal.
iron, granite and marble may be
relied upon to produce still another
$1,000 .O00,0 900 in the course OF
time.
But greatly more prolific than
all present and future mines Will
be the plowed soil of the farmer
and the orchard Of the fruit-grower
It Is they who must prove the
states pride and power of produc-
tion. Millions of acres are still
susceptible of remuneraive cultiva-
tion. It would be exceedingly vain
to try setting bounds to the possibii
tiles Of Colorado's agricultural in
dustry. It is something that de-
fies prophecies and Limitations.
What seems impossible at the
present day will eventually become
astonishing reality. Prodisious sue
cesses have already been achieved
in our plains and valleys. but still
greater triumphs are yet to be re-
cordsd.-Francis House In Denver
Nsws-