La Junta tribune., 1917-12-13
FORT LYON CROP REPORT
Record Of Production of Thirty .f0ur
Kinds Of Crops Valued at
eS,473,6l0.20

At the annual meeting OF the
stockholders OF the Fort Lyon Canal
Company held in Las Animas last
Monday some interesting crop statis-
tics for the year 1917 we're present
ed. The tabulated report shows the
number OF acres devoted to each
class Of crop, with the total yield,
average yield. and value OF each
crop. According to this report there
were 72.775 acres In cultivation
under the Fort Lyon Canal during
1917. and the total value OF the
crops raised was s3.473.Sl6.29. The
itemized statement OF crop produc-
tion is as follows:
Alfslfa-Number Of acres. 1881;
total yield. s2.s5s tons; average
yield. two tons: value. $1.55l,eS2.
Wheat-Number Of acres. l0.6Se:
total yield. 307.s7l bushels: av-
erage yield. ~ bushels; value. 36ls.-
7sS.
Oats-Acres. l7ls; total yield.
7s.s25 bushels: average yield. <6
bushels: value. Sl7762.
Beans-Acres. 2.5l5; total yield.
2.l7l.s2s pounds: average yield.
$50 pounds; value. Sls2.ss4.ll.
Beets-Acres. 1904; total yield.
ss.s2s tons; average yield. IL tons:
value. ss24.604.
Bariey-Acres. 1871: total yield.
s+.ss5 bushels; average yield. IS
bushels: value, 3lO3.233.
Rye-Acres. %: total yield. ass
bushels; average yield. ls bushels:
value. S9ls.
Sudan seed-Acres. 80: total
yield. 1916 pounds: average yield.
ass pounds; value. $3.50.
Garden Products-Acres 1l0: av-
erase yield. &s+ per acre; value.
slI.7s0.
Corn-Acres. $3.50: total yield.
los.7sl bushels: average yield. 20
bushels: value. slel.7o%.
Maize Seed-Acres. $50: total
yield. 2o.o32 bushels: average yield.
2% bushels; value. $30.0ls.
Kaffir Corn seed-Acres. 3s: to-
tai yield. a3.soO pounds: average
yield. ssl pounds; value. $3.50.
Cane-Acres. 1850; total yield.
3.o&0 tons: average yield. 3 tons:
value. s47.I75.
cantaioupes-Acres. 81: average
yield. ss7 per acre: value. s5.425.
Melons-Acres. 30; average yield.
ss3 per acre: value. 32.72o.
Orchard Products-Acres. e44:
value. sl0.s4l.75.
Sudan Hay-Acrea 80: total yield.
lls tons: average yield. ton:
value. tl770.
Kaffir Corn-Acres. %s: total
yield. 1876 tons; average yield. 4
tons: value. $3.50.
Corn EnsilaEe-Acres. SIS: total
yield. 3.7s5 tons: average yield. 6
tons: value. s2S.sI2.s0.
Corn Fodder-Acres. 30s: total
yield. 1853 tons: average yield. s
tons: value. S7.7sS.
Stock Beets--Acrcs. l6: total
Yield. 100 tons: average yield. 10
tons; value. 5000.
speltz seed-Acrss. i7s: total
yield. 1904 bushels; average yield.
40 bushels: value SS.7s2.
Feterits Hay seed--Acrcs. 2s. to-
tai yield. = bushels; value. $50.
Alfalfa seed--Acres. sac: total
yield 1880 bushels: average yield.
2 bushels: value. tl5.2io.
Sweet Glover seed-Acres Is: to-
tai yield. i01 bushels: average yield.
Z bushels: value. 5000.
Alfalfa Pasture--Acres. 1881:
value. 1880.
Cucumbers - Acres. 20: total
Yield. 1890 pounds: average yield.
%2s pounds. value. Ss,%so.
Cane seed--Acrss, 6: average
Yield. lso bushels: average yield. 30
bushels: value. e?25.
Cantaioupe seed--Acres. 3: aver.
age yield. 500 per acre: value.
$500.
ZInnis secd--Three-fourths OF an
acre: average yield. $3.50 per acre:
value. eis5.
cslery--Acrcs' 8: average yield.
1900 per acre: vaius. $1,000.
Corn and Maize Pasture Acres.
-; value. ti.ss6.