The Dolores star., 1920-09-10
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


ing made in the cultivated acreage Of
the state may he gathered from a com
Parlsoh or the acreage cropped this
year compared with that reported by
The census bureau for 1909. That year
the total acreage harvested, according
I" the census report, was 2,253, 40
acres, including wild hay but not in
cluhlng orchards The acreage in cul-
tHation this year is slightly more than
double that reported by the census b,I-
reau for 1909. The largest increases in
h'r'age made by any crops in this
period have been for wheat and corn.
III 1909 the area devoted to wheat was
about 100000 acres. This year the re-
ports of county assessors show total
or more than 1,3JO,OOO acres devoted
To the crop. The census bureau showed
about 32G.oOO acres devoted to corn for
grain in 1909, while reports of county
asSesSorS show more than l,2JO,OOO
acres devoted to corn in tie state this
year, of which amount perhaps 70 per
cent Will be harvested for grain, while
the remainder will be cut for siluge or
fodder or hOgged off Four counties
III the Statc, Yuma, Morgan. Weld and
Kit Carson, have fully $4,000 acres of
corn this year more than was reported
Tor the entire state in 1909. while three
counties, Logan, Washington and
Yuma, have more than 100000 acres of
wheat in excess of that reported for
the entire state in 1909. The area in
cultivation in five northeastern Colo
RADIO counties. Weld, Logan. Washing
ton, Yuma and Kit Carson. this year is
greater than the entire acreage in cul-
tiNation in the state in 1909.
Sunday. Sept. 10, will be very in.
ter"sttng day ut the Colorado state
tair. There will be big events both
day and eveIing. 1t will not be get.
ready day. The getting ready will be
completed Saturday evening and the
exhibits will be in place Sunday when
the great gates open to visitors There
will be races in the afternoon and ia
the evening. Spotlight races will begin
at O'Clock. A special feature of the
evening events will be the Roman
standing races-eAch man will stand
on two race horses. There will be at
least three entries with six race
horses. 1t will be Il half-mile run for
the prize on each race Huge search
lights of the most powerful made will
follow the racers every foot of the
way around the track.
Farmers and feeders throughout the
state should begin to make IL survey
of the amount of feed that there will
be this winter learn all possible as to
what prices may be, and hcgin to look
around for feeders. On account Of adj
verse feeding conditions last year, cat.
tie feeders say that they will buy
cs,Srsr this year than they did last
yar or hey will not feed
Large coal mine operators. CONNER.
cial clubs and prominent individuals
have presented joint and individual
petitions to the Colorado state util
tiles commission, asking that the Den.
Yer & Salt Lake Railroad Company be
given Il 81 per cent increase in its
freight rates. The increase granted
the road by the commission is only %
per cent on freight shipments.
Two masked bandits, who held up
and robbed three men of $500 on the
stare highway near Hayden. are still
At large, despite the fact that deputy
sheriffs combed most of northwest
Colorado for them. The victims wers
J. Wilson Cary. member of the state
railroad commission Robert Cary OF
the Cary ranch, near Hayden. and VIII.
liam Burnside of Salt Lake City.
Preliminary estlInates based upon
partial reports of county assessors in
dicate that the area devoted to grain
sorgliums in the state this year is 313,-
900 acres. an increase of Il little more
than II per cent. Partial reports OF
county assessors also show a slight in
crease in the acreage devoted to sweet
sorghums (canes).
The Foster Combination" mine near
Red Cliff is to resume operations. and
the high grade vein which has been
covered with water for years will be
uncovered and developed. The price of
silver and the accessibility of electric
power make possible operating the
mine ut II profit
While T.. B. Hart of Denver, was
motoring with II young woman friend,
one mile south of the Golden road in
jefferson county, IL highwaymnn sud
denly stopped him at the point of a
revolver and then robbed the two mo.
toristS of II watch, a purse containing
S13 and diamond pin worth $500,
which was worn by the woman. Hart
reported the robbery to the police on
returning tn Denver.
For the first time in its history. the
Colorado State fair will be officially
opened this year ON Sunday, that will
he Sept. 10 Heretofore entries of ex.
hibitS dragged along until Monday be,
cause that was the opening day This
year all entries must be in not later
than saturday evening, Sept. IS. Spe
cial attention Is called to this fact as
entries not in by Saturday evening will
be barred of necessity.
Frank Norman, who was helping
tear down the old coal breaker at the