The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1918-01-04
CROPS BREAK RECORDS
coLoRApo's 1917 AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS WORTH $t4o.4os.ooo
LARGE Acreage and Better Yield Are
important Faetors-Cern er'nss
100 Per Cent increase.

western Newspaper Union News Service
Denver. = Colorado's agricultural
crops for 1917. according to the Of
fetal report of the Federal Depart
ment OF Agriculture, brought to the
farmers of the state $140.405.o0O, an
increase of 0,595 900 over the previ-
Gus year and broke all records for to-
tai acreage, volume and, with few ex-
ceptions, price for the commodities
produced. The report covers all the
important crops except cantaloupes,
table vegetables and small fruits
which probably would add at least
100000 to the total.
The report, which was prepared by
W. w. Putnam. field agent for Colo
RADIO of the bureau OF crop estimates
Of the Agricultural Department, shows
and cabbage-was there a reduction
in production; that in the price to
the farmer only potatoes. cabbage and
apples fell behind 1916; that in the
per acre yield the only recession was
| in potatoes, beans and cabbage, all OF
these being attributable to climatic
| conditions.
The most remarkable gain was
shown In the production of field corn.
the acreage of which increased from
475,OOO acres in 1916 to $4,000 acres
in 1917. The yield per acre increased
from 1876 bushels in the former year
to twenty bushels in 1917. and the pro-
duction from 1852 900 bushels to TO-
$4,000 bushels. The price for 1917
was $1.25 a bushel as against 80 cents
in the previous year and the total in
come to the farmer was $13,30O,OOO as
compared with $685. 900, or an in
crease of 100 per cent.
Higher prices account for much OF
the increased revenues, but larger
acreage and better yield per acre, sig
nificant of greater efficiency on the
part Of the farmer, were factors OF
extreme Importance. Other statistics
in the report are:
| Winter wheat, 7,72S,O0O bushels
worth $14,915, O00-an increase in yield
of $4,000 bushels and of $3,S15, 900 in
value.
Spring wheat, $5,SOS, 900 bushels
worth 81, 2O9 ,OOO-an increase in pro
$4,4S1, 900 in value.
Oats, 11,134,OOO bushels, worth So,
462, OOO-an increase of 1,564,0O0 bush
els and Of $2,72O,OOO in value.
Barley, 5.544,O0O bushels. worth s.,
766, OQ0-an increase in production o.
$4,000 bushels and of $1,56s,O0O ii
value
Rye, $4,000 bushels, worth 1851 ,oOt
an increase in yield of 10000 bush
els and decrease of $51. 900 in value
Potatoes, 100000 bushels. wortl
$S,472. OO0-an increase in production
of 2,41O,O0O bushels and q decrease II
value Of $s43,OOO.
Flaxseed. $4,000 bushels, worth $35,
OOo-an increase of 5000 bushels an,
of $4,000 in value.
Tame hay, 1916 900 tons, worth 500
442 ,0O0-an increase in yield of $3.50
tons and in value of $17,574,0O0.
Wild hay, 100000 tons, valued a
O50,OOO-an increase of $4,000 ton
in production and of $3.22s,OOO in val
ue.
Beans, 1,467 900 bushels, worth 81
O42.00O-an increase in yield of l
O43,0OO bushels and of 1921 900 il
value.
Kafirs, 100000 bushels, worth 50
376,000-an increase in production O
900 bushels and in value of $1,711
900. (
Broomcorn, 1900 tons. worth $1,311
00O-an increase of 1880 tons in yiel
and of $l,069,0OO in value.
Cabbage, 1900 tons, worth $4,000
"A decrease in production of 1850
tons and in value of $645,OO0.
Onions, $4,000 bushels. valued a
$536.OOO-an increase of $4,000 bust
els in production and of $3.50 il
value.
Sugar beets. 1,914,60O tons, wort
$13, 4O2 ,000-a decrease in productio
of 103,70O tons and an Increase L
value of $1.171,0O0.