The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-12-26
sEcoNp YEAR OF PRODUCTION
ON WAR BASIS is VERY
GRATIFYING.
VALUEEs147,OOO,OOO
METAL MINING sluMPED A LIT
TIE. BUT COAL PRODUCTION
WAS LARGE.

EecOnd war crop, which IL worth
slightly more than that OF 1917. the
largest and most valuable crop ever
produced in the state up to that time
Advance estimates indicate that all
crops grown In the state in 1918. in
cluding war gardens. are worth ap-
proximately s147 900. 900. and final es-
timates. based upon December prices.
will perhaps bring the total well above
S150.00o.000. The acreage cultivated
Ia the largest in the history OF the
state, being close to $4,000 In excess
Of that cultivated in 1917.
Practically every industry In the
state has shown an increase in the
total value Of its output with the ex-
ception OF metal mining. The output
of the coal mines for the year will be
the largest on record. and the high
prices prevailing for coal will bring
the total value OF the output OF ali
mines, metal and non-metal, up 20
about the same figure as that for 1917
$50. .00o. 600. There has been In
creased activity In many branches Of
the manufacturing industry. particu-
iariy among factories turning out mu-
nltions and steel products. The aver
ducts has been far above the prewar
average and perhaps slightly above
the averages for 1917. The Colorado
Manufacturers association has estI-
mated the value OF all manufactured
products turned out In the state In
1918 at $500. o.ooo. 900. or more than $780,
600. 900 greater than the output for
1914. when the latest report on manu-
featuring was made. by the census bu-
reau
Prices for livestock have remained
high throughout the year and the
value Of all livestock marketed has
been perhaps higher than for any
previous year. Actual figures show
ing the livestock output can not be OBJ
tanned. but the value of livestock ma--
keted from the state in 1918 was
worth not less than $4,000. 900. Dairy
products. including whole milk. were
worth IN the neighborhood of 81. .000.-
900. Poultry products marketed
brought approximately S7.soe.ooe.
making = grand total OF t53i. 100000.
Fully $4,000. 900 should be deducted
from this total because of dupi!ca-
tions. IN the way OF feed crops fed TO
livestock. raw materials used In manu-
facturing. etc. leaving . net total of
ssse. 500 900 as the new wealth created
In Colorado by Its principal industries
In the year just ended.
The farmer has again taken the lead
In swelling the total OF the states out
nr, tn. output of the farms In
eludes. IN ADDITION TO crops. nearly all
the livestock output. dairy SFoducts.
- - IL "a
included In the totals given above. but
which In worth considerably in exceas
Of 81. 1.o00. 900. When all necessary de-
ductIons are msds tie net wealth pro
duced by the farms and orchards Of
the state IN 1918 was In excess Of
5000. .ooo. 900.
OF courss thess Immense totals are
partly due to exceptionally high prices
prevailing on account of the war. so
that the people OF the state must be
prepared for considerable decreases In
the value Of farm output when prices
resume q normal level after peace has
been declared. unless. OF course. there
is a very material increase In acreage
cultivated in the meantime. The gov
ernment price Of 81 q bushei for what
extends only to the 1919 crop. and II
Is reasonable TO expect that the price
for that commodity will be somewhat
lower when government price-fixing Ia
at nm end. Quite naturally It should
be expected that the prices of other
grain crops will drop somewhat In
sympathy with wheat. Some idea OF
what effect increased prices have
played In making UP the totals for
1917 and 1918 may be gathered from
the fact that the value Of farm crops
produced in the state never reached
total OF 900 before 1917.
! Hay 10 the states largest and most
valuable crop. ms Il has been for
good many years. About 1.+sl.00o
acres OF land Ia devoted to the pro
ductlon OF some kind OF hay. includ
lag alfalfa, timothy. assike and var
ious native grasses. This 10 more
than one-third the total cultivated
acreage OF the state. The value Of
tho hap crop. at prevailing prices, is
approximately s42.7<0.00o, or abou,
two-scvenths OF the value of all crops
Wheat ranks next TO hay IN acreage
and In vnlue. The acreage devoted to
this crop has increased more rapidly
I'm the past five years than that do
voted 10 any other standard crop. In
1919 the bureau of crop estimates OF
the department OF agriculture placed
the area OF wheat harvested in Colo
rado at 100000 acres. The same bu-
reau hng animated the area harvested
In 1878 at 742,000 scrcu. with . total
Weld OF 1s,7ss.000 bushels. The IN
creasc In acreage has been confined
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