The Keota news., 1920-10-08
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

which about 0.5 per cent II irrigated
and COS per cent non.irrigated. About
the same acreage was devoted to win
ter wheat. Of which S0.2 per cent wa,
non-irrIgated. The spring wheat ares
In about $4,000 acres. of which 81;
per cent Is nOn.irrigated. Last yeai
about 90 per cent Of the corn growt
in the state was non-irrigatcd, 50 pei
cent Of the winter wheat and 81 PEI
cent Of the spring wheat. In 1910 81
per cent Of oil the wheat grown In the
state was irrigated and about 8 pei
cent Of the corn. Fully 20 per cent
OF the acreage devoted to crops In the
state In 1910 were irrigated. while this
year about Is per cent Of the cult
waited acreage Is non.Irrigatcd.
Unless there Is a very considerable
change In prices before November I.
the date when the value Of farm crops
to the farmer II generally estimated
wheat will. for the first time. prove tt
be Colorad0's leading crop. Final q
Inmates Of production. based upor
acreage figures received by the State
immigration Department from county
assessors, will put the crop somewhere
above 2GO00.O00 bushels. which al
prices now prevailing will be worth
above So, 100000. IN the past hay has
always been this states most valuable
crop. but present indications are TINT
II will fall somewhat below wheat this
year. Last years hay crop was worth
about $45.0O0.O00. and apparently the
crop this year will not be worth In ex.
cess Of &50.O00O00.
Approximately 200 acres Of heavily
forcsted land In Wagon Wheel Gar
have been cleared Of timber and un'
dcrbrush by officials OF the United
Stntcs weather bureau and forest serv.
Ice. to determine the effect on the
water flow and drainage Of barren
land formerly timbercd. Virtually q
year will be required to conduct the
experiment, according to r. kuplingcri
forest examiner. following an inspcc'
tion of the work. An experimental
station has been maintained Jointly
by the forest service and United
Stntes weather bureau Mt this point
for the last ten years, to obtain data
and general Information ON the cx.
tent Of tho water flow from timbcrcd
land.
There are 900 more children In the
Denver public schools today than there
were at this time last year. according
to nn announcement given out from
the office Of Jesse II. Newton. super.
intcn,icnt Of schools. The largest In.
crease Is in the elementary schools
and the junior higi, schools, in each of
which, there Is an Increase Of 100 over
the number enrolled last year. The
figures for the enrolment In the Den.
yer schools for September for the Inst
three years are a. follows: 1918, 30.
8i2; 1919. 1864; 1920. IS, ,l03 pupils.
George A. Levy, president, and Ezra
X. Baer, secretary, Of the Liberty Fuel
Company Of Denver. were In Crnig re-
Gently to perfect arrangements for the
development Of a 100000 coal mine
on their property near Craig. A din.
mond drill will be used to determine
the depth and quality Of the conl on
the 5OO.acre tract recently purchased
by Mr.. Levy and his associates. Ten
tative plans call for the opening Of
a mine fully equipped with every ef.
ficiency and safety device and for the
establishment Of model mine.
The first deer hunting fatality Of
the season has been reported. Wal.
ter II. Hcrrot. prominent Fort Collins
A.