La Junta tribune., 1916-10-14
COLORADO CROP REPORT
sxPsR RTS PLACE VALUE OF
YEARS CROPS AT $50, 1s5, $40.
Reports Show Steady Increase in Acre
ase-seets Worth sis, SOS, 900;
Apples, s2,4so, 900, and Reans
Sl,746,50O.


AZ a total value OF sS0,l95,910. This
Is an Increase of sl2,ll3,9l0 over 1915,
and sl3,069,iS over 1914. The report
Is published by the Denver Civic As.
sociation to demonstrate the expand.
ing prosperity of the agricultural sec.
ions 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.
II Is shown that for three years
there mas been a steady increase in
acreage devoted TO crops. The acre.
age in 1914 was 2,605,4OO: in 1918.
2,75i,SOO and this year, 2,9Gl 900. an
increase in 1916 over 1915 of 20G, 200
acres.
Notes Of the big increases are made
showing that the acreage OF sugar
beets has increased Ga 200, the produc.
ton $4,000 tons, and the value &c..
26I.iOO in 1916 over 1915. Beans
gained in acreage 1900, production
$4,000 and value 1864, 800. The po-
tato crop this year will be worth 49,.
792.l0O more than last year. The
acreage OF wheat increased lG7 900
and the value s2,4S0,000.
Other crops increasing in value in.
clude rye. barley, oats. pears. truck
garden products, kaffir corn and can.
taloupos. Hay, corn and peaches
showed d decrease in value.
The total value OF the sugar beet
crop is $lG,GO5,OOO, as compared with
$lO.3S5,GyO in 1915 and s9,G9l.o0O in
1914. The acreage, production and
price increased for each year.
Beans went from 1000 acres in
1914 and 1915 to $4,000 acres in 1916,
the production increasing from 3O0,'
900 bushels in 1914 to $4,000 bushels
in 1915, and $4,000 bushels in 1916,
and the price advanced from $3.50 to
1880. The total value of the bean
crop in 1916 was $l,7i6.50O. or consid-
erably more than twice the value in
1915.
Apples decreased from G93. 900 bar.
rels in 1915 to $4,000 in 1916. The
total value OF this years crop is 81.
$4,000.
The rye crop OF 10000 acres was
$4,000 bushels, at price of SO cents.
a total value OF s3S7,l2O
The total acreage OF potatoes is
given as 10000. decrease OF 5000
over the two preceding years. The
proauction dropped from 7,l50.0OC
bushels in 1914 to 5.s72.OOO in 1916
and The value was sS.5li,OOO, as com
pared with sI.722.3OO In 1915.
The acreage in hay was 10000 in
1914 and 1915 and S92. 200 In 1916. The
price increased from 1870 last year
10 SO this year. and the total value OF
the crop in 1916 is sls.i23.OO0.
The state produced 10000 acres OF
barley in 1915 and 1916 and the pro
dlction this year was i.lOS.O bush
els The price advanced 20 cents per
bushel during the year the total val
ur Of the crop being S3.2SG. 400, az
compared with s2.sOS.0OO in 1915.
Corn decreased approximately 5000,
90 bushels. the total production this
year being 7.G2s,OOO bushels, and the
total value s5.s73.O 600, as compared
y|fh ~ gTO iDn I'm igib
The acreage In wheat In 1916 was
I27 1000. as compared with 100000 in
l9lj. The production was l0.S30. .000
bushels. as compared with l3.3lO.OO0
In 1915. The price was si.27 this
gGar. as against 81 cents last year
tho total value OF the crop Is sl3.75i,'
100. an increase OF almost $4,000. 900,
The pear crop Is valued at $4,000
three times that OF 1915. Tho produc'
ion was $1,000 bushels and the price
was s2.50. MS compared with $3.50 last
year.
The acreage in peaches was i05, 600
The price was / cent less than las,
ysar and the total yalup OF the crop
his year Is s57i .050.
other fruits and vegetables were
yalued mt si,Gsi.0O0. truck garden
products at s75O.OOO. and kaffir corn
at 37Gt.Ioo.
The cantaloupe crop was 1000 cars
against 500 last year The price per
car went from $500 In 1914 TO $500
this year. and the total value OF the
1910 crop was $4,000.
Other crops this year were: Cher
ries. $4,000: strawberries. 100000:
tomatoes. 100000: cabbage. 5000. 200:
onions. $4,000. celery. ss7.5O0: field
peas, 100000. canning peas. $4,000;
eucumbers for seed and pickles. 3i73..
900.