The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-01-08
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

Through the collection by county as.
SCISSORS OF acreage reports for all i'm
portant Colorado crops the state i'm.
migration department has been able
to show during the cutrsat year that
the acreage of land n cultivation in
Colorado is far in exec Of what those
best informed regarding agricultural
development have believed 1t to be.
These reports show that the area In
cultivation In the state this year, in.
GLIDING native hay hut not including
orchards, Is approximately 5,50O,OOO,
or fully 1,OOO,OOO acres more than has
been shown by the estimates for any
preceding year. The Increase In cul.
tivated area In the state In the past
few years has been SO rapid that those
whose task 1t has been to keep records
on agricultural development have
been unable to show the full extent of
the growth. The census bureau showed
but 2,614,0OO acres In cultivation ten
years ago. The United States Bureau
Of Crop Estimates showed but 6OO,OOO
acres of wheat harvested in the state
In 1916, whereas the records prepared
by county assessors show that more
than 100000 acres was harvested this
year. The records of the same bureau
showed but 1900 acres Of rye har-
vested In the state In 1916, while coun-
ty assessors records show approx
mately $4,000 acres harvested In 1919.
Since this was the first year records
of this character ever prepared
by county assessors 1t IL fair to az
sumo that they are not so complete as
they will be In the future. Data of
this character Is especially important
la Il state where agricultural develop
ment is very rapid, as 1t has been in
Colorado In the past ten years.
Famous names In the horse show
world are scheduled for the great show
at Denver stadium beginning the night
Of January 10. Loula Long Combs will
be there with her great string Of thor
Oughbreds trained to the three and
five steps accepted by hOrsemen. John
r. Thompson's fine stable will be on
hand. Other names are J. X. Dering
Of Chicago, w. f. Dee OF Chicago,
Harry GOrham of Morris, H.. George
A. Heyl OF Washington, H.; Earl NJ.
Dixon Of New Boston. ILL.,. and Reed
Brldgeford of Joy, Ill.
The largest increase ever made In
single year Is seen In the receipts
from the national forests for the fis-
cal year ending June 30, 1910. which,
We're greater by S7S3,4 S4 than In the
previous twelve months. The receipts
totaled $4,3GS. 414, says Chief Forester
II. $. Graves in his annual report just
made public. To this total the graz
ing business contributed more than
$1,000 600 and the receipts from timber
were somewhat more than 81 100000.
Drainage projects to reclaim about
1900 acres OF rich land In the San
Luis valley. adjacent to Alnmosa. are
either now under way or have been mr.
ranged for and will he completed prob
ably by the end of this year. One of
the most important Of these. the LII
lara district. which will reclaim about
1900 acres. IL now under construction
by william O'Gara, Denver contractor
Mr.. O'Gara has undertaken to have the
system completed by Dec. I, 1920.
Denver's postal receipts for 1919
showed an increase Of almost 10 per
cent over the business done during
1913, according to a report issued by
Postmaster Il. f. StnpletOn and Assist
ant Postmaster Charles + Trottcr. Dur
Ing the year 1919 postal receipts for
the year 1919 reached 2Sj.957. Al.
This Is $I9O.6s6.75 more than the busi-
ness done by the local office during
1913, or an Increase Of more than o per
cent.
The Alamosa building program for
1920 includes public buildings and pri-
vate residences to the value Of $780,
600. Among these will be n high school
to cost $4,000. the foundations Of
which are already under way. Another
important building, on which work In
already going forward, In the new
home Of the Alamosa National Bank.
DR.. Charles u. SpIvak. Denver ply
sician and one ~ the founders Of the
Jewish COnsumptIve Relief Society.
left Denver for New York City. where
he will Join other members Of Jew.
ish war sufferers relief unit to do re.
construction work In the devastated
countries In Europe. DR.. Spivsk IN
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