The Dolores star., 1916-10-13

"eseih NsNspSper Union News Service.
Dedver.-F1gures compiled by gov
eminent experts put the estimated
production OF Colorado crops for 1916
at total value Of SSO,195,9l0. This
is an increase of 2,l13,9lO over 1918.
and $13.06s.4s over 1914. The report
Is published by the Denver Civic As
ISOLATION to demonstrate the expand
ing prosperity OF the agricultural sec
tons OF the state and to show that
any falling off in production has been
more than balanced by the increased
prices being realized for the products
of the soil.
1t Is shown that for three years
there has been q steady increase in
acreage devoted to crops. The acre
age in 1914 was 2.605.40O; in 1915.
2.764.sOO, and this year, 1851 900. an
Increase in 1916 over 1915 Of zoe, 200
acres.
Notes Of the big increases are made
showing that the acreage OF sugar
bests has increased $4,000. the produc-
ton $4,000 tons. and the value So,
267. 400 in 1916 over 1915. Beans
gained in acreage 1900. production
$4,000. and value 3964.5OO. The po
tato crop this year will be worth 3d..
792.100 more than last year The
acreage of wheat increased $4,000
and the value 32,4sO.0OO.
Other crops increasing in value in.
clude rye, barley, oats. pears, truck
garden products. kaffir corn and can.
taloupes. Hay. corn and peachea
showed a decrease in value
The total value of the sugar beet
crop is $16.605. 900. as compared with
$10.337 900 in 1915 and 1851 900 in
1914. The acreage. production and
price increased for each year.
Beans went from $1,000 acres in
1914 and 1915 to $4,000 acres in 1916.
the production increasing from 30O.'
900 bushels in 1914 to 100000 bushels
in 1915. and $4,000 bushels in 1916
and the price advanced from $3.50 to
$3.50. The total value of the bean
crop in 1916 was $1.74G.5OO. or consid'
erably more than twice the value in
1915.
Apples decreased from G93 900 bar.
rels in 1915 to 6S9,OOO in 1916. The
total value of this years crop is g..
48O. 900
The rye crop OF 10000 acres wa.
$4,000 bushels. at a price of sc cents
total value OF $337,120.
The total acreage of potatoes il
given as $4,000, a decrease of 1906
over the two preceding years. The
production dropped from 7,15O,OOt
bushels in 1914 to $4,000 in 1916
and the value was $8.o14.O0O, as com
pared with $4,722,3OO in 1915.
The acreage in hay was $4,000 ir
1914 and 1915 and 1000 In 1915. The
price increased from $40 last yeal
TO 50 this year, and the total value Of
the crop in 1916 is s1S,423,OOO.
The state produced 10000 acres o.
barley in 1915 and 1916 and the pro
duction this year was 4,10S,OOO bush
els. The price advanced 20 cents pei
bushel during the year, the total val
ue of the crop being $3,28G, 400, as
compared with $2,S0s,0OO in 1915.
Corn decreased approximately $500,
600 bushels, the total production this
year being 7.628,OOO bushels, and the
total value $5,s73 900. as compared
with $7.670.4OO in 1915
The acreage in wheat in 1916 was
727,OOO, as compared with 100000 in
1915. The production was 1O,83O, OOC
bushels, as compared with 1890. 900
in 1915. The price was 1927 this
year, as against So cents last year
the total value of the crop is $13,754
100. an increase of almost $4,000, 900
The pear crop is valued at $43O, 600
three times that of 1915. The produc'
ton was $4,000 bushels and the price
was $3.50, as compared with 81. so last
year.
The acreage in peaches was 4O5 900
The price was cent less than last
year and the total value of the crop
this year is $571.05O.
Other fruits and vegetables were
valued at s1.6s4,OOO, truck garden
products at $75O,00O, and kaffir corn
at $764,4O
The cantaloupe crop was 1000 cars,
against 800 last year. The price per
car went from 5000 in 1914 to $500
this year, and the total value Of the
1916 crop was $4,000.
Other crops this year we're: Cher.
ries. $4,000; strawberries, $105,OOO;
tomatoes, 100000; cabbage, 100000;
onions, $4,000; celery. $87,5OO; field
peas. 100000; canning peas, $50, 900;
cucumbers for seed and pickles, $175..
900.
state Assumes Care Of Insane.
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