The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-03
CROPS BREAK RECORDS
coLoRAoo's 1911 AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS WORTH $i4o,4o5,ooo
Large Acreage and Better Yield Are
Important Faetors-Corn Brings
100 Per Cent. increase.

western NrNtpap~f MON SfeH seffies-
Denver. = Colorados agricultural
crops for 1917. according TO the Of
fetal report OF the Federal Depart
ment Of Agriculture. brought to the
farmers OF the state Sli0.i05,c0o. an
increase Of s5o.5s5 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
$5000,0 900 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
that In only two cases-sugar beets
and cabbage-was there a reduction
In production; that in the price to
the farmer only potatoes, cabbage and
dpplts itii Deuiiu WV tunt IA NV
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
$4,000 acres in 1916 to $4,000 acres
in 1917. The yield per acre increased
from l5,5 bushels in the former year
to twenty bushels in 1917, and the pro
duetion from 1862 900 bushels TO TO-
100000 bushels. The price for 1917
was 81. % bushel as against 80 cents
in the previous year and the total in
come to the farmer was $l3,300,000 as
compared with S6,s26.0oO, 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,000 bushels,
worth $l49l5, 000-an increase In yield
OF 32S,000 bushels and OF $3,sl5.000 In
value.
Spring wheat, s5,s0s.000 bushels,
worth sll .209 ,oO0-an increase In pro
duction of l.323.0o0 bushels and OF
si,isl 900 In value.
Oats, l1,134.o00 bushels, worth S..
i62 OCEAN increase of I,5G4.000 bush
els and of s2.720.000 in value.
Barley, $4,000 bushels. worth S..
7G6. o00-an increase in production Of
i2i, 900 bushels and of Sl,5Gs,000 In
value.
Rye, $4,000 bushels. worth 1851 ,00C
an increase In yield Of 10000 bush
els and decrease OF SOL 900 In value
Potatoes, 100000 bushels. worth
ss,47s .000-an increase In production
OF 2,4l0,000 bushels and decrease in
value OF $4,000.
Flaxseed. 1900 bushels, worth s35,
0o0-an increase OF 5000 bushels and
OF So. 900 in value.
Tame hay. $4,000 tons. worth 500,
Az, o00-an increase In yield of 3ss, 600
tons and in value of s17,574, 600.
Wild hay. 100000 tons, valued al
ss.o5o .000-an increase of $1,000 tons
In production and OF s3.22s,00O In val
Ne.
Beans. 1,i67.000 bushels, worth ST.,
042. 000-an increase in yield OF l.,
O43.00O bushels and of 1921 900 in
value.
Kafirs, 100000 bushels, worth s.,
376,000-an increase in produstion oil
G20. 900 bushels and In value OF $l.7ll,
900.
Broomcorn. 1900 tons. worth sl,3l1,
000-an increase Of 1900 tons in yield
and of 81 .069, COO in value.
Cabbage, 19.4o0 tons, worth s542 .00O
"a decrease in production OF 1860
tons and In value OF $G45,000.
Onions. $4,000 bushels. valued al
1886. increase OF ia 900 bush
els in production and Of 1896 900 in
value.
Sugar beets. 1,9li.600 tons, worth
$l3.402. 000-,a decrease In production
OF 1870 tons and an increase In
value of si.l7i,00o