The state herald., 1920-01-16
Pithy News. Notes
From All Pasls Of
Colorado
western Newspaper uaion New. Service.

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COMING EvENrS.
Denver-Colorado Metal Mining Assoc
citation meet Jan. 20. 81 and 20, 1870.
Dsns:cSlcEsso sss :ss g.s. Il, ES9i, su 81 ,,,5 $'o
Denvsr-Liys Stock Show. January ~
Reports Of county assessors, with
10 per cent added because Of incOm-
pleteness, gives 61O4 acres Of canta-
loupes grown In the state In 1910.
These are grown. almost exclusively In
the Arkansas valley, chiefly In Otero
and Crowley counties.
Alloy plants and mining properties
In Colorado valued at approximately
$4.O0O,00O changed hands when the
holdings Of the Primos Chemical Com
pany were purchased by Charles N.
Schwab, according to officials Of the
Primos company In Denver.
Four persons narrowly escaped
death h. jumping out Of a second
story window, several residences were
threatened and valuable letters were
mutilated when fire Of unknown origin
completely destroyed the Golden Rule
store. the postoffice and two adjoining
buildings at Lyons. Officials esti-
mate the loss at $4,000, which was
partially covered by insurance.
Colorado IL one of the greatest plny-
grounds Of the nation. In 1919 more
than million people spent their vaca-
lions In the national forests Of the
state. Automobiles to the number Of
$4,000 also toured the forest highways
during TIE summer season. 30 vast are
thsse Fairgrounds to the people that 1t
v impossible to 20 Into the Rockies
without entering q national forest.
The Colorado apple crop was one of
the largest the state has prodoced in
spite Of the severe damage caused the
crop BY the frost on and about June I.
The agricultural production b estimat-
ed at S.41a,O00 bushels, compared With
2,511, 100 bushels in 1918 and 8.550. .O0A
bushels reported by the census In 1908.
which was one Of the best fruit years
Colorado has ever enjoyed, especially
for apples.
Reports Of county assessor show
228, 1856 acres Of oats In the state in
1919. which. with 10 per cent added
for incompleteness, gives . total Of
240, 900 acres, compared with correct
ed figure Of 251.O0O acres In 1918.
The average yield per acre a. deter
mined from reports Of thresherlnen and
from other sources, was 262 bsshels,
compared with a corrected figure Of
50 bushels for last year.
Boulder county increased IT. oatput
of silver from $4,000 ounces 10 1913
TO 100000 osncss h 1919 froo The
Ysllsw Ptns at oaos LoaG - Whits
Ravsa at Ward asd iron ~ ullnss
a. CAslbea IT, nlaes y 0llpan
eosnty veps ~ aesiv4 aal ~ e1ss1ig
ol ~ AsoD ~ asA its assoclAaed
Tssmoot (0unneal) mlne st he end
Of tAe ArOo adit rsduesd ~ peodpe-
tiou greatly. This cpxnty prodscsd
eoa,00O In gold and 1100o ounces Of
silver. TAs Becky Sharp mine pro-
tucsd considerable gold ore, and the
0ilpln Eureka shipped smalgam bul.
lion and ceocentrates.
Reports Of county assessors give
0(1 $50 acres Of winter wheat for the
state In 1913, and S5S,S5l acfer Of
spring wheat. With 10 per cent added
the areas devoted to these two crops
are found to b lO0a.000 acres and
$4,000 acres respectively. Reports Of
threshssmen indicate that the average
yield Of winter wheat pse acre was 1l.2
bushelA and that Of spring wheat lAB
bushels. The higher yisld of spring
wheat u due 10 the fAet that ahsat -
pr cent Of spstnG what ~ hsignted
while sunewhak lss thsa u ~ eant
of ths winter wAeak was sveVu un6R
in1ntjon-
TIE largest increase ever mads y
. singss year y ssso b o. ssssip>s
from ths national forests TT ~ ~
cal year sodins, Juss a INA vAScA
we're greater By e50Alol than y ~
pRsvious twelve moothA n Fecslp4s
eptAlsd e48oA AllA ssys Chisf rosssssr
n. 8. 0ravsS in bis annual report Just
made public. 10 this total the sras-
iDg business contributed more than
AOQ000 and ths receipts from timber
were somewhat moes tam n, 10000
II b estimated that LOO birds and
head oe pst stock will be on exhibition
at tAe chicken show this year that u
held In connection with the National
Western STOCK Show. u 10 up slsv.
enth annual poultry show. and W. G.
schuman agnin b 10 charge TIE