The Lamar register., 1911-06-28
lRRIGABLE LAND DUE FOR A
JUMP IN VALUES
Prolonged and Injurious Drought
Conditions In Southwest VIII
Attract Many Here

ly increased demand within few
months. Owing to prolonged and
highly injurious droughty condi-
tions In the northern part of Tex
as. Oklahoma, Kansas. Arkansas
and Missouri, and also in several
states on the eastern side of the
Mississippi river. thousands OF
farmers Will recognize the advisa-
bility of uquidating their present
holdings and of purchasing redeem
far West. The exodus appears to
have already begun in Oklahoma.
Judging by late dispatches report
ing the arrival of farmers from
that state In the irrigated districts
OF our Western slope.
This would seem q very oppor-
tune time to advertise Colorado
land more insistently and extensive
ly throughout the states OF the
East and middle West. To the
farmer whose toilful efforts have
been largely futiliized by dessicant
climatic conditions. q tract of fer
tile Colorado soil. with ample per-
petual water right attached to 1t.
10 ant to look most desirable and
as the sine qua non of permanent
ly fruitful farming.
On the Chicago board of trade.
business has been swift and tu-
muitous lstterly. Prices have reg
istered further substantial gains.
Corn and oats have established
new high marks for the year. and
July wheat has rallied decdAively
from Il recent break. Though re-
ports Of damage to spring wheat
fields In North and South Dakota
are undoubtedly exaggerated. there
Is sufficient evidence at hand to
warrant the conclusion that the
percentage of condition should have
been considerable lowered by cal
orific weather. From present in
dications, this years total wheat
crop Is not likely to be above 7io.-
o0O.0 900 bushels. as against $685.
100000 IN 1910.
But such a final result would
in no wise be Disappointing. since
there have been only three years
In the last decade when the COM
bined winter and spring wheat
Weld went beyond the 700 100000
bushel mark.
All grain markets promise to be
in an accentuated state of anima-
ton for weeks to come. There IS
enough uncertainty in the crop
situation to make the bear factions
Inclined to refrain from too au-
dacious operations. and the we'll
laid plans of the optimistic ele-
ments are certain to be more or
less upset, occasionally by Ito
them) disagreeabie changes in the
maps Of meteorologists.
Much is made by reactionary
traders of the fact that supplies on
hand remain rather oopious for
this time OF the year. but this has
probably been pretty we'll dis
counted" already. Most all markets
In Europe display an unmistakable
advancing tendency. Importers OF
wheat and flour are eagerly con-
tracing for shipments from the
leading producing countries. They
are Increasingly concerned over the
multiferous reports of damage 20
growing crops in Hungary and
throughout central Europe.
The acute demand for oats Is
not surprising. This years pro-
duction may safely be anticipated
to show a material decrease from
the 1.10O.00O.000 crop of 1910.
Present day prospects intimate
Yield of not over 9O0.00O.00O bush
els. In the face of this. current
quotations for the September and
December options cannot be con-
when II is borne in mind that hay
crop prospects are rather poor In