The Colorado statesman., 1913-08-22
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COLORADO LANDS INCREASE is
PER CENT IN ONE YEAR.
Canvass by Experts Shows Remark
able Strides of Statesin
Agricultural Pursuits.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Colorado farms are worth
5000, 100000 as against $499, SOC, 900 a
year ago, showing an average increase
in value of Is per cent, according to
a careful canvass just completed by
experts.
This extraordinary showing is one
of the best ever made by any state
in single year. Sixty-two counties
Of the siXty-three in the state were
carefully gone over, reports being oo-
tanned from more than one source in
each section.
This work has been carried on by
the Greater Colorado Bureau of the
Denver Chamber of Commerce, which
sent out carefully devised forms
which include all the resources and
statistics of each county. These were
answered in detail in every instance
except by Alamosa county, the Of
ficials of which have scarcely organ
lied.
Some of the most gratifying fig
ures developed are those indicating
remarkable advances in the number
of acres under cultivation, new fam
lilies and new automobiles outside of
Denver.
Acres under cultivation since Jan
uary l, 1913 are 1,039,496. The num-
Der of new families located, 11,S7O.
New Population Nearly 10000.
The new population from families
| located of Of tp
l, is approximately $3.50.
The number of new families on
farms, 1898. At the regular ratio the
new farm population is 39,490.
The number of new automobiles
purchased outside of Denver, 5,2O3.
The number of families reported
as moving away from the state was
155, or approximately 1,O3O people.
The net increase, obtained by sub
tracing the number leaving from the
new settlers, leaves net increase of
$500.
All but seven counties report that
| they depend almost exclusively on
farming, and these seven are in the
mining districts.
as one of their chief industries; TWEEN.
ty-seven counties, stock raising; sew
en- counties. dairying, and two coun-
ties, sheep raising.
Wheat is one of the principal crops
in twenty-five counties, and the aver
age yield for 1913 was % to 80 bush
els per acre.
| Oats is one of the principal crops
ir twenty-five counties, with an aver
age yield for 1918 of 25 to 50 bushels
per acre. In Routt county the yield
was as high as So bushels.
Sugar beets is one of the principal
crops in nineteen counties. Average
yield for 1913, 10 TO 20 tons per acre.
Montrose county reports as high as 26
tons per acre.
Alfalfa is one of the principal crops
in seventeen counties. Average yield
for 1913, Y to tons per acre. Crow
lev and Montrose counties report as
high as tons.
Hay is one of the principal crops
in twenty-one counties. Average yield
for 1913, 2k. to 31i tons per acre. The
yield, however, runs higher in many
counties. Huerfano county reports
s tons per acre.
Barley is one of the chief crops in
twelve counties. Average yield for
1918 was 90 to So bushels per acre.
Conejos county reports 60 bushels per
acre.
Corn is one of the principal crops in
sixteen counties. Average yield for
1918, Is to % bushels per acre In six
counties it runs as high as 80 bush.
els per acre.
Potatoes is one of the principal
yield for 1913, 125 to $50 bushels per
acre. Gunnison and Garfield counties
easily produce 200 bushels per acre on
many tracts.
Peas is one of the principal crops
in five counties. Average yield $oi
1918, 20 to 25 bushels per acre.
Industries Most Needed.
One of the most interesting features
of the reports sent in by the various
counties is statement by each of the
new industries needed. Beginning at
Arapahoe, and including all counties
except Alamosa and Denver, these re.
ports are as follows:
Arapahoe county-Good opening for
creamery and cheese factory.
Boulder county-Good opening and
field for another china pottery.
Custer county-A storage reservoir
is needed.
Douglas county-Dairying business
exceptionally good. Claimed to be
greatest milk county in the state.
There is no limit to the market for
dairy products. More dairy men are
needed in this section.