The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-07
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ris ss, valley State Fair, colbran.
Bscs County Fair. Springfield. Sept.
Trinidsd-Las Animas County Fair.
Trinidad. Sept. 1918.
conej2s County Fair Manassa. Sept
Western Slope Fair. Montrose. Sept.
Central Community Fair. Greeley. Sept
Yum. County Fair. Yuma. Sept. 1870
PHILIP atlla County Fair Holy0ke' Sept.
s. ;s..s County Fair s.suaehs. Sept
colorado-New Mexico Fair. Durango.
Colorado State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. 22-
Grand County Faix Kremmling. Sept
Crowley County Fair Sugar City. Aug.
Inter Mountain Live Stock and Fair.
Douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
Oct ~.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage Of Miss Matru Emmett Scott
Of Montrose and Roy N. Chapman Of
Grand Junction, blind overseas war
hero. at Los Angeles, Calf. The couple
were engaged before the war.
The name, The Editor. was ordered
given to a 9,6O0-ton steel ship to be
launched at Seattle Aug. 10 In honor Of
the National Editorial Associations
convention. which will meet In Seat
tie. Chairman +. N. Hurley of the
shipping board assigned the name. Mrs.
Guy U. Hardy, wife of Congressman
Hardy of Canon City, Colo, president
OF the association, will sponsor the ves-
sci.
Coal prices at the mine have gone
up Is cents ton and was followed at
once by the retailers announcing an ad-
vance Of from 25 cents to IS cents n
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.
Approximately q per cent of the
wheat In the state at the present time
Is grown on irrigated land, according
to reports made by county assessors to
the State Board of immigration. The
census report for 1909 indicated at
that time 81 per cent Of the wheat
grown In the state was irrigated. The
very rapid Increase In acreage of
wheat cultivated since 1900 has been
accounted for chiefly by the breaking
Of new non-lrrigated land. One Of the
results of this large excess Of non-irri-
gated over irrigated wheat has been a
very marked decrease In the average
yield per acre for this crop.
Statistics complied In the assessors
reports on agriculture, and submitted
to the State immigration Department,
indicate that there are more than $500
farm tractors now owned and operated
by farmers In Colorado. The reports.
not yet complete, show that there are
1880 farm tractors owned by farmers
who are actively engaged In farming In
the state this year. There are also a
large number of tractors, owned by
town residents, that are being rented
to farmers. Weld county leads in the
number Of farm tractors with 1865, and
the eastern plains section has more
than 70 per cent Of the total number
In the state.
The greatest wheat crop In the his
tory of Phillips county is being hauled
to the elevators and the harvest 10
just about done. The total is safely
placed at 100000 bushels of wheat
and the yield is running from twenty
to forty-two bushels an acre, the aver
age being twenty-six. The grain is
testing sixty pounds to the bushel and
Ia selling at the local elevators for
$3.50. II is placing 1t conservatively
to say that Phillips county farmers
will be richer by 100000 this fall.
Assessors reports on agricultural
statistics made to the State Immigra-
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 a con-
siderable number owned by persons liv-
ing In cities and towns who use them
In farm work on rental basis. Weld
county leads In the number Of farm
tractors, with 385, and the eastern
plains section has more than IS per
cent Of the total number In the state.
Mesa county, according to the tax
roll Just completed by the assessor, 10
a million dollars weather. than last
year. The increase is attributed to the
larger number and better grade Of au-
t0mobIles and the increased valuation
Of farm property directly resulting
from. the rapid development Of the
country. It Is stated that the number
OF automobiles In the county Is practi-
sally 100 per cent greater than last
year.