The Dolores star., 1920-11-12
COLORADO NEWS NOTES

i'fD'opu acres, of which 50 10 NOR 90.
Is non-irrigated. The total areo 40
voted to wheat in the state In 1opo os
SHOWN by the census bureau rennrt TO-
that year, was 34O,729 acres of vrhi,t,
fS.9 per cent was irrigated Tho no.,
sateu wheat acreage in the state
'his year is nearly three times as pre,t
as the entire area devoted to wheat in
1913. Logan and Weld counties this
year have n larger acreage of wheat
thah the entire state had Ten yeors
ago. Reports of assessors show tb,t
'o.'6 per cent of the wheat grown i'm
tue state this year is winter wheat and
AZ per cent is spring varieties In
the hortheast part Of the state. where
the largest acreage of wheat is grown
about 90 per cent OF the crop is winter
wheat.
The Increase in acreage farmed
WITHOUT irrigation in Colorado is in
creastnS rapidly each year, while there
has been but little Increase in the cuI.
tivated irrigated acreage in the past
ten years. Reports of county assess
ors to the State Immigration Depart.
ment show that approximately 20 per
cent OF the wheat grown in the state
this year Is irrigated, compared with
oil per cent in 1909. MS reported by
the census bureau. The irrigated acre
age devoted to wheat has Increased
from 1I4,116 acres in 1909 to 2GT ,53a
acres in 1920, while the non-irriyated
lrrpurn has ipErnogaI o. e.
acres to l,O3I,235 acres. In 1909, 69.7
per cent Of the oats grown in the state
were irrigated. while this year only
4S.l per cent Of the crop is irrigated.
In 1909, GS3 per cent of the barley
crop was irrigated, compared with 81. 4
per cent this year.
Fire completely destroyed two new
dwellings on the Rosedale farm, ten
miles northwest of Grand Junction.
causing a loss of $4,000. The houses
had just been completed when one
took fire, supposedly from the new
fireplace, and soon ignited the other
dwelling nearby, and nothing could be
done to save them. c. II. Rowe OwncG
one and ms brother, S. b. Rowe, owned
the other. The fire broke out bafore
the families had got out of bed. and
they lost most of their belongings and
furniture.
The people of Colorado are called
upon by Governor ShOup to observe
Noy.rnhe, nm os Armistica Do, In
nrorIomotion Tho ,,rocIomotion roads
in r,rt nc fniIo,ys. .T+ MARKS tho IN.
erotfon Of mankind from rho mnst for.
r,hlo uor,co of all bisto,,. II is Tho
orri,.arsor,. ~ t,o dofoot or ,,fri+o,.,.
horhorIsm In honor of tho yictorv of
nIIied arms 7 call thn citizens m nay
,ribute 70 tho heroes living and drad,
who suffered and bled and rriumnhed"
uoorir, -, tho onnIicotion of tho
Da,ror e. Intorurh,n Railway Cam.
non, for a 4, MOI, cont inc,eosc in mas
sorc.r fares ho,woan Denver and
porIda, is 90, for "Wednesday Nov 10
NV tho puhIic Utilities Commission W
II. Edwards, receiver for the road, sets
forth in his application for the in
crease that employees nave asked Tor
wage raise which, IL SFahteu' VIII
amount 10 S-o'o'' He"i'
While 1t may not be the most de-
siraDle occupation III the WORLD De-
cause OF beng under lhe cohtroi VI
| the state NJ all tliiles anu SUBJECT W
call TO any remote part Oh ooIorauo'
the position OF Official state 'rappef
| proved n proilthple occupatioi loi
! John PlatZ, near Estes fafk, attcr