The Dolores star., 1919-08-08
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
newspaper Union News service
COMING EVENTS.


COMING EVENTS.
Larimcr County Fair Loveland, Aug
Boulder County Fair. Lonsmont, Sept.
Arkansas Valley Fair Rocky Ford
Morean County Fair. Fort Morgan,
Routt County Fair. Hayden, Sept. S-5.
Logan County Fair Sterling. Sept. g
Delta County Fair. Hotchkiss. Sept. O.
Adams County Fair. Brighton. Sept O.
Moffat County Fair. Maybell. Sept H.
Plateau Valley State Fair. Colbran.
naca County Fair. Springfield. Sept.
Trinidad-Las Animas County Fair.
Trinidad. Sept. 1919.
ConeJps County Fair. Manassa, Sept.
Western Slope Fair Montrose. Sept.
Central Community Fair. Greeley. Sept.
Yuma County Fair Yuma. Sept. 1920.
Phillips County Fair. Holyoke. Sept
saguache County Fair. saguache. Sept
Colorado-New Mexico Fair. Durango
Colorado State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. 22-
Grand County Fair. Kremmling. Sept
Crowley County Fair, Sugar City. Aug.
Inter Mountain Live Stock and Fair
Grand Junction. Sept. 80 to Oct. 3.
Douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
Oct. 10.
Fire destroyed the Royal Cafe and
the City Meat Market, causing Il loss
If $1,000 at HaXtun,
The figures show that there are ap-
proXimately 22,OOO motor cars in the
city and county of Denver alone and
10000 elsewhere In the state The
increase of machines in Denver this
year will easily be 20 per cent. it Is es-
timated.
Approximately 81 per cent of the
wheat grown in Colorado this year is
on irrigated land. compared with 81
per cent in 1909. The acreage of wheat
on nOnirrigntcd land in the state has
increased nearly 700 per cent in the
past ten years.
\ larger percentage of rye is grown
without irrigation in Colorado than
any other important crop. Prelimin-
nry figures indicate that the total acre
age of rye in the state this year is
100000 acres. of which only about -
900 acres is irrigated.
Joseph koleslii, a rancher residing
at Eastlake, in Adams county, was in
Stantly killed by lightning. Kolcski left
his home during severe storm for the
purpose of looking after some live
stock. When he did not return,
searching party was organized and he
was found dead in field. He is sur
vived by his widow and several chill
dren
Coal prices at the mine have gone
up % cents ton and was followed at
once by the retailers announcing an ad-
vance of from % cents to 80 cents Il
ton on coal. with the information that
further advances would probably fol-
low Sept. and still more as the winter
wore on. The explanation for the re-
tall advances is that increased cost at
the mine, increases in freight rates and
wages would force them to advance the
prices to the consumer.
Statistics compiled in the assessors
ifpoliS OIl agriculture, anu submitted
10 the State Immigration Department,
indicate that there are more than 2,500
farm tractors now owned and operated
by farmers in Colorado. The reports,
not yet complete, show that there are
2,33O farm tractors owned by farmers
who are actively engaged in farming in
the state this year. There are also
L., .,r 1,
town residents, that are being rented
to farmers. Weld county leads in the
number of farm tractors with 800, and
the eastern plains section has more
than - per cent of the total number
in the state
The Colorado registration law was
enacted in 1913 when 1880 cars were
licensed; in 1914 the number increased
to 1926; ip 1917, to G6,S5O; in 1918,
to S3.244, and to date this year ap.
proximately 100000 cars have been
registered. This number will total
10000 before Dec. 81. The 1919 rev.
enueS will reach about $4JO,OOO, to be
divided accordingly between the coun.
ty and state road funds, after deduct.
llS - pei 'tIl Iol luG
law.
Assessors reports on agricultural
statistics made to the State Immgra-
ton Department, Indicate that there
are in excess of $500 farm tractors
now owned and being operated by
farmers in the state. The report is not
complete and shows at this time 1880
farm tractors owned by farmers who
are actually engaged in farming in the
state this year. In addition to the trac-
tors owned by farmers there is Il con.
siderable number owned by persons liv.
ing in cities and towns who use them
in farm work on a rental basis. Weld
county leads in the number OF farm
tractors, with 3G5, and the eastern
plains section has more than Is per
cent of the total number in the state
At n meeting Of the city council at
La Junta the aldermen lot the cont ra ri