La Junta tribune., 1916-02-05
COLORADO PaosrERlrY DIAL
Assaal Retnsns FFun CaBvaas - ~
eesss shDw Reasoas Wen Found-
"a 6us Prssenl Prosperity.

CosobUoo 1Oiuoo ku9 asslsVo NhbD
In December last year. when her
population. according 70 the report Of
the United States Census Bureau.
passed the l.o0o.0 600 mark. II vas
just five years ago. back in 1910.
when the bureau gave the Centennial
states official population at 7ss.o34.
During the elapsed five yeArs more
than 10000 people have made their
homes in Colorado. II - expected
Colombo win pass the 100000
mark before another decade
The live stock output Of Colorado
for 1918 broke all records for mum.
Der OF head and actual value. Cattle
to the amount OF t2i.sl5.O0o. were
marketed: swine totaied e3.3i+.o0o:
sheep to the amount OF $s.3s0.oo0:
horses and mules sold for si5,7sI..
900: dairy products sold for ss.17o.-
900: while wool returned tl.sss..
900. A grand total OF livestock out.
put OF sso.:0s. eco A. opposed to
s47.?37.0oo In 1914. . grand In
crease.
Corn with 100000 bushels,
with q value OF ts.21s.ooo shows q
very satisfactory increase and is be-
coming one OF the staple crops. Oat'
produced ii.70o. 600 bushels with .
value OF ss.7s7.ooo; barley 1900
900 bushels valued At t?.20s.ooo:
hay produced ai30.oOO tons with q
cash value OF sls.1ss.ooo; while the
potato crop WAS io.1so.ooo bushels
with . value Of s5.5ss.0oo.
The development OF the hog grow
ing Industry In the state IN shown BY
the fact that the Denver packing
houses slaughtered 34.+oo hogs in
October 1915. as against 2a.Aoo In
October 1914. The "mortsage lift
er" IA becoming more and more pop
uiar each year and soon the hog will
come into his own In Colorado.
Dairy products are beginning to be
real factor In farm production. In
1915 they amounted to 3e.sso.1so.
an Increase over 1914 OF over 81
$50. 900. The farmer Is rapidly
awakening to the money making val
ue OF this industry and before many
years Colorado will be exporting
dairy products instead OF importing.
Considering everything in connec-
tion with the commerce OF the Den
vey live stock market and packing
business. the cash transaction in .
yeas amount 10 more than $780,
600. 900. More than half Z. miiliou
dollars ~iil be expended ir additions
and improvements at the stock yards
In 1916.
Eggs and poultry are also rapidly
forging 10 the front with . total val
ue In 1918 OF st.:oo. 900. Another
side issue" to farming that Il be-
ginning to receive proper attcntion
and that ultimately viii BE- clsssed ~
one of the principal Industries.
Colorado produced s.soe.oo tons
Of coal In 1918. . substantial In.
crrase over 1914. Her mines are
nov being worked In peace and the
Industrial strife has heen wiped out
The miners condition. has been bet.
tered. strife ended. and operators ex-
pecs 1915 10 BE- the biggest year Ia
history.
More than ioe. goo head Of cattle
are today being finished for beef on
the feed lots Of Colorado. More than
10000 head Of sheep are belns
fed for the market. The value ol
livestock nov on Colorado feed icsi
IL estimated at more than $4,000.
900.
More than zoo concrete siios an
said to have he~a built In coiorsds
during isiS--to say nothing oI
wooden and iron siios 4 side iishI
on the wonderful Increase In dais,
production and the seeking Of cheap
er and more efficiess feed.
Durins the year $4,000 head oI
horses we're soid through coiorads
markets. the total price paid besal
e3.see.oee. ne price paid val
most sssissaesory and the deoast
ssiii r~@ainins brssk. the prospecsl
for 1915 are Tor higher pssces.
The total yjsld ef vhsas ia Celo
rsde for 1913 vas ls.See, ,eee bssh
~ With . valse q els.eSe. go. q
lnersase os nsasly es.eee.eee evsl
sAae - . ysar ass. Wheat seeet
shlra n vnlus oe ~ uanee esoos.