The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-03
CROPS BREAK RECORDS
coLoRADo's 1917 AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS WORTH s14o, ,4oe 600
Large Acreage and Better Yield Are
Important Faetors--corn Brings
100 Per Cent. increase.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
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 $14O.405,0 900, an
increase Of $5O,595,000 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
$5,0O0,O00 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 reduction
in production: that in the price to
the farmer only potatoes. cabbage and
apples fell behind 1915; that in the
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
475.0O0 acres in 1916 to $4,000 acres
in 1917. The yield per acre increased
from 155 bushels in the former year
to twenty bushels in 1917. and the pro-
duction from 1852 900 bushels to 10.-
$4,000 bushels. The price for 1917
in the previous year and the total in
come to the farmer was $13.30O,0O0 rs
compared with $6.626. 900, OF 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.oOO bushels.
of 1928 900 bushels and of $3,815 900 in
value.
Spring wheat. $5,SOs 900 bushels.
worth $11 .2O9. 9.O0O-an increase in pro-
duction Of 1,323.0OO bushels and Of
$4,4S1. 900 In value.
Oats. 11.134.OOO bushels, worth So
462, ,000-an increase Of 1,564.000 bush
els and of 32,72O.OOO in value.
Barley, 5,544,000 bushels, worth 81
766. 6.OOO-an increase in production OF
$4,000 bushels and of $1.568,OOO in
value.
Rye. $4,000 bushels. worth 1861 900
an increase in yield Of 10000 bush
els and a decrease of $51 900 In value.
Potatoes. $4,000 bushels. worth
$s,472 ,OOO-an increase in production
| of 2,41O,OOO bushels and decrease in
value of Ss43.O0O.
Flaxseed. $4,000 bushels. worth $685.
OOO-an Increase of 5000 bushels and
of $4,000 in value.
Tame hay. 2.376.o 900 tons. worth $780,
442. .OOO-an increase in yield Of 3ss, 900
tons and in value of $17.574 900.
Wild hay, 100000 tons, valued at
$S,O5O ,OOO-an increase of $1,000 tons
in production and of $3.22S,OO In val
ue.
Beans, 1.467.00O bushels, worth ST.
O42, ,OOO-an increase in yield of l.
O43,OOO bushels and of $5.261 900 in
value.
Kafirs, 100000 bushels, worth g.,
376.O0O-an increase In production of
$50, 900 bushels and in value of $1,711,-
900.
Broomcorn, 1900 tons, worth $1,311.-
oO0-an increase of 1900 tons in yield
and of $lO69,OOO in value.
Cabbage, 19.400 tons, worth $4,000
"a decrease in production OF 13,6OO
tons and in value of $645.O0O.
Onions, 2S2.OO0 bushels, valued at
1886, 6,OO0-an increase Of $4,000 BUSH
els in production and of 1896, 1000 in
value.
Sugar beets. 1.si4,eoo tons. worth
$13,4O2,000-a decrease in production
of 103,70O tons and an increase in
value of $1,171,00O.