The Arvada enterprise., 1916-11-16
CROP VALUES INCREASE
SIX COLORADO CROPS WORTH
s53,637 900.
While Yield Has Fallen OF, Farmers
viii Get Far More for Their
Labor Than Last Year.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver-Six crops in Colorado on
Nov. had total value of s53 ,G37, 400,
as compared with value of $780,
700 year ago, an'increase of $12 2,907.-
Gao, according to the government
crop report for November. The re-
port shows that while the yield Of the
six crops in the state this year was
less than last year the increased
prices give the farmers Sl2,9OG, 400
more for their labor than the larger
crop in 1915.
The department of agriculture esti.
mated the combined yield of all crops
IN the state this year at 9l.9 per cent
OF the average yield of 100 per cent.
This is little larger yield for the
state as whole than was generally
expected and it is believed is far
greater than the percentage for the
country as n whole.
The corn crop this year is placed a.
100000 bushels, worth S5,77G,000,
against ll,2S0,O0O bushels last year,
worth sl,l40.0O0.
Wheat production this year was 10.-
s4l 900 bushels, against 13,3l0OOO last
year, but the value this year was $l5,.
1U,iOO, as compared with $ll,34G,GOO
a year ago.
This years production of oats was
100000 bushels, worth 1886, 900, as
compared with ll,7OO,OOO bushels in
1915, worth $5,O3l 900.
The barley crop this year was AGO.
900 bushels, against 4,GS0,OOO last
year.
The potato yield in 1916 as given by
the government was $4,000 bushels,
as compared with 7,l55,OOO bushels
last year. The value of the 1916 crop
was SS,G9i,O 900, against s3,OO5 100 last
year, or almost three times as much.
This year the production of hay was
l,s29,VOO tons. against 2,l34,0O0 last
year. or almost three times as much
The government estimate shows
big decrease in the apple crop, this
years production being 100000 bar
rels, against final estimate last year
of G93,00O barrels.
The production IN the United States
Oh these crops is given as follows:
Corn-Estimate this year, 2,G4O ,OOO,-
600 bushels: production last year
lfinal estimate), 3,054, ,535, 900 bushels.
Wheat-October estimate, 1851
600 bushels; production last year
al oct i,,,n al
Oats-October estimate, l,229,lS2,-
900 bushels; production last year
(final estimate). $40, ,3G2, 900 bushels.
Barley-October estimate, 1886.
600 bushels; production last year
Clinal estimate), 237,O09.O0O bushels.
Potatoes Estimate this year. 2S9,-
100000 bushels; production last year
Ciinal estimate). 359.lO3,OOO bushels.
September estimate, Sc, 1855 900 |
tons; production last year (final csu-
mate). S5,225 900 tons.
Applcs-Estimate this year, C7,7OO,. |
900 barrels production last year (final |
estmate), 7G,67O, 900 barrels.
Sugar Beets-State: Nov condi. |
ton, 80; compared with the ten-year
average of %. United States Nov |
| condition, $40; compared with the |
ten'year average of 9l.i.
Prices.
The first price given below is the |
average on Nov. l this year, and III. |
second the average on Nov. ! last |
year:
State-Wheat. 40 and sc cents per |
bushcl Corn. &c and so. Oats. 55 and |
iS. Potatoes, l2G and ~. Hay, 5000 |
and $3.50 per ton. EGGS. &c and 80 |
cents per dozen.
United Wheat, l5S and 93.I |
cents per bushcl. Corn, So and Cl,9 |
Oats, 40 and $40. Potatoes. 1856 and |
co. Hay, sloGs and slO.S3 per ton.
Cotton. IS and li.G cents per pound |
EGGS, % and 2G.3 cents per dozen.