Cheyenne record. (Cheyenne Wells, Cheyenne County, Colo.) 1913-19??, 1918-01-03
CROPS BREAK RECORDS
coLoRAPo's 1917 AoRlouLTuRAL
PRODUCTS WORTH st4o,4os.ooo
Large Acreage and Better Yield Arc
Important Factors-corn Brings
100 Per Gent. Increase.
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Denver. - Colorado's agricultural
crops for 1917. according to the Of
ficial report of the Federal Depart
ment Of Agriculture. brought to the
farmers Of the state $140.405,000, 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 Tor the commodities
produced. The report covers all the
important crops except cantaloupes.
table vegetables and small fruits.
which probably would add at least
$5.000,0o0 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 q 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
475.000 acres in 1916 to 532, 1000 acres
in 1917. The yield per acre increased
from 15.5 bushels in the former year
to twenty bushels in 1917, and the pro-
duction from 7,362.000 bushels to 10.-
$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, 100000 rs
compared with $6.62e.00o. 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,0OO bushels,
worth $14.915,00O-a increase in yield
Of 328,000 bushels and of $3,815, 900 in
value.
Spring wheat, s5.sos,o0o bushels,
worth 81. .209 .000-an increase in pro-
duction Of 1,323,0 bushels and of
$4,4S1,000 in value.
Oats. 11,134,o0O bushels, worth ss,-
462.000-an increase Of 1,564.oO0 bush
els and of $2.72o,000 In value.
Barley, 5,544,00O bushels, worth 35.-
766. .000-an increase in production of
$4,000 bushels and of $1,56S,0O0 in
value.
Rye, $4,000 bushels, worth 1851 200
-an increase in yield of 10000 bush
els and decrease of $51 900 in value.
Potatoes, 100000 bushels, worth
$s,472,0 2,000-an increase in production
Of 2,410,000 bushels and a decrease in
value Of $s4s,0oO.
Flaxseed. $4,000 bushels, worth $685.
000-an increase OF 5000 bushels and
of $4,000 in value.
Tame hay, 2,376,000 tons, worth $780,
442,000-an increase in yield Of 3SS, 900
tons and in value Of $17,574,0O0.
Wild hay, 100000 ,tons, valued at |
$S.050. .000-an increase Of $4,000 tons
in production and of 1929, 900 in val
ue.
DSohSs 4sHotsoOU Ou5hcAS, WOTtu ~
042,000-an increase in yield of l.
043.000 bushels and of 1926, 900 in
value
Kafirs, 100000 bushels, worth g.,
376.000-an increase in production of
100000 bushels and in value of 81 ILL.,
900.
Broomcorn, 1900 tons, worth 81 ,311,-
000-an increase of 1900 tons in yield
and Of $1,069. 900 in value.
Cabbage, 19.400 tons, worth $4,000
"A decrease in production Of $4,000
tons and in value Of $e45,000.
Onions, $4,000 bushels, valued at
$3.50, ,000-an increase Of $4,000 bush
els in production and Of S396. 900 in
value.
Sugar beets. 1.914,600 tons, worth
$13, ,402, ,000-a decrease in production
of 103,700 tons and an increase In
value Of 81, III, 900.
Women to Meet at Capitol Jan. Q.
.Denver.-Plans for increased activ-