Eastern Colorado times., 1913-08-21
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COLORADO LANDS INCREASE IS
: PER CENT IN ONE YEAR.
Canvass by Experts Shows Remark
able Strides Of State in
Agricultural Pursuits.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver. Colorado farms are worth
5000, 100000 as against $499, 100000 a
year ago, showing an average increase
in value of 15 per cent, according to
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 90.
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
! ized.
Some of the most gratifying fig
ures developed are those indicating
| remarkable advances in the number
of acres under cultivation, new fam
flies and new automobiles outside OF
Denver.
Acres under cultivation since Jan
uary 1, 1918 are 1,039,496. The num-
| ber of new families located, 11,S70.
New Population Nearly 10000.
The new population from families
located, at the regular ratio of to
l., is approximately 59,350.
The number of new families on
farms, 1888. At the regular ratio the
new farm population is 39,490.
The number of new automobiles
purchased outside of Denver, 5,203.
The number of families reported
as moving away from the state was
155, or approximately 1000 people.
The net increase, obtained by sub
tracting the number leaving from the
| new settlers, leaves a 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; twen.
| 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 1918 was % to 80 bush
els per acre.
| Oats Is one of the principal crops
IT, twenty-five counties, with an aver.
age yield for 1918 of 25 to 35 bushels
per acre. In Rontt county the yield
was as high as So bushels.
Sugar beets is one of the principal
crops in nineteen counties. Average
yield for 1913. Is 10 20 tons per acre.
Montrose county reports as high as &c
tons per acre.
Alfalfa Is one of the principal crops
ir seventeen counties. Average yield
for 1913, ~ to tons per acre. Crow.
ley and Montrose counties report as
high as tons.
Hay is one of the principal crops
in twenty-one counties. Average yield
for 1913, OK. to 3h tons per acre. The
yield, however. runs higher in many
counties. Huerfano county reports
tons per acre.
Barley is one of the chief crops in
twelve counties. Average yield for
1918 was 20 to 35 bushels per acre.
Conejos county reports 60 bushels per
acre.
Corn is one of the principal crops in
sixteen counties. Average yield for
1913, Is to 25 bushels per acre. In six
counties II runs as high as 35 bush.
els per acre.
| Potatoes is one of the principal
crops in seventeen counties. Average
yield for 1913, 1g5 to $50 bushels per
acre. Gunnison and Garfield counties
easily produce 200 bushels per acre OH
many tracts.
| Peas is one of the principal crops
in five counties. Average yield for
1913, 20 to % bushels per acre.
Industries Most Needed.
| One of the most interesting features
OF the reports sent in by the various
counties is a 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.