The Ordway new era., 1920-09-10
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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year compared with that reported by
the census bureau for 1909. That year
the total acreage harvested, according
to the census report, was 2,2o3, l4o
acres, including wild hay but not In
Guiding orchards. The acreage in cul-
tivation this year is slightly more than
double that reported by the census bu-
reau for 1909. The largest Increases in
acreage made by any crops In this
period have been for wheat and corn.
In 1900 the area devoted to wheat was
about 100000 acres. This year the re-
ports of county assessors show total
of more than 1.3J0,0O0 acres devoted
to the crop. The census bureau showed
about 100000 acres devoted to corn for
grain in 1909, while reports of county
assessors show more than 1,250.OOO
acres devoted to corn in the state this
year, of which amount perhaps 75 per
cent Will be harvested for grain, while
the remainder will be cut for silage or
fodder or hogged off. -Four counties
In the state, Yuma, Morgan, Weld and
Kit Carson, have fully 10000 acres of
corn this year more than was reported
for 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
rudo counties, Weld, Logan, Washing
ton. Yuma and Kit Carson, this year IL
greater than the entire acreage in cul-
tivation in the state in 1909.
Sunday. Sept. 10, will be very in
terestlng day et the Colorado state
fair. There will be big events bott
day and evening. 1t will not be get
ready day. The getting ready will be
completed Saturday evening and the
exhibits will be in place Sunday wher
the great gates open TO visitors. There
will be races in the afternoon and ia
the evening. Spotlight races will tegir
at o'clock A special feature of the
evening events will be the Roman
standing races-each man will stano
ON two race horses. There will be al
least three entries with six race
horses. 1t viii be halfmile run fol
the prize on each race. Huge search
lights of the most powerful made will
follow the racers every foot Of tho
way Aloulih Abc AAhNh.
Farmers and feeders throughout the
state should begin to make survey
of the amount of feed that there will
be this winter, lesrn all possible as to
what prices may be, and begin to look
around for feeders. On account of ad'
verse feeding conditions last year, cat
tie feeders say that they Will buy
cheaper this year than they did last
var or they will not feed.
Large coal mine operators, CONNER
cial clubs and prominent individual.
have presented Joint and individual
petitions to the Colorado state util
tiles commission, asking that the Den
yer & Salt Lake Railroad Company bt
given 80 per cent Increase in 1t.
freight rates. The increase granted
the road by the commission is only 2;
per cent on freight shipments.
Two masked bandits, who held uI
and robbed three men of $400 on thu
state highway near Hayden, are stu
at large, despite the fact that deputy
sheriffs combed most of northwest
Colorado for them. The victims wert
J. Wilson Cary, member of the state
railroad commission; Robert Cary OF
the Cary ranch, near Hayden, and VII
liam Burnside of Salt Lake City.
Preliminary estimates based upon
partial reports of county assessors in.
dicate that the area devoted to grain
sOrghums In the state this year is 313,.
600 acres, an Increase of n little more
than IL per cent. Partial reports OF
county assessors also show slight in
crease in the acreage devoted to sweet
sorghums (canes).
The Foster Combination" mine neal
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 at n profit.
While E. B. Hart of Denver, was
motoring with young woman friend
one mile south of the Golden road in
jefferson county, highwayman sud
denly stopped him at the point of 8
revolver and then robbed the two mo
torists of watch, purse containing
SIS and a diamond pin worth $500
which was worn by the woman. Hart
reported the robbery to the police on
returning to Denver.
For the first time in its history, TIL,
Colorado State fair will be officially
opened this year on Sunday, that will
be Sept. 10. Heretofore entries of ex
hibits dragged along until Monday be
cause that was the opening day. Thi,
year all entries must be in not htei
than Saturday evening, Sept. IS. Spe
cial attention is called to this fact, al
entries not in by Saturday evening viii
be barred of necessity.
Frank Norman, who was helping
tear down the old coal breaker at the
RUBY mine near F,loresta met death