The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-06-17
COLORADO NEWS NOTES,

Statistics gathered through county
asscssorS and complied 10y me State
Immigration department indicate that
col"rado's rural population has iii
creased very materially in the past ten
years, and in the principal agricultural
districts has Increased more rapidly
than the urban population. This ia
Just the opposite to what has occurred
In the principal agricultural states fur
thcr east, where census reports now
being made public show that rural
population has not increased nearly $"
rapidly as that of the cities, and In
many districts has actually decreased
since 1910. In the non-irrigntcd dis
tricts of eastern Colorado the rural
population has Increased very rapidly
since 1910. and In some eases the num-
her OF farms under cultivation at pres
cnt, as shown by assessors reports,
Is more than double that of ten years
ngo. This Is also true In many dis
tricts ON the western slope, particu-
lurly in Moffat. Rio Blanco, Sun Miguel
and Dolores counties. The records of
the immigration department show that
several thousand people from other
states have come to Colorado IN the
past two years and have purchased or
rented farms, while an almost equally
large number of persons from other
states have filed upon honestends in
this state.
If weather conditions remain AS fnv-
Orublc until harvest, the total prOduc-
ton of wheat In Colorado this year will
he 22.675,OOO bushels. the largest In
acreage and condition reports received
on June l by the Colorado CO-Opera-
tive Crop Reporting Service. The to-
tai production of wheat In the state
last year was estimated at 17,645,OO0
bushels, which was the largest In the
history Of the state up to that time.
Complete reports of county assessors
on acreage of winter wheat may show
that the acreage devoted to this crop
Is greater than nj present estimated,
which would increase the total prOduc-
ton over the figure given above. Pre-
llminary estimates indicate that the
area of winter wheat left for harvest
this year IL S6l 600 acres, and the con-
ditiOn OF the crop on June l was ~
per cent OF normal. The estimated
production, based upon this acreage
and condition. liz 14,232,O 600 bushels,
compared with final estimate Of l..
oil. 900 bushels last year. Partial re-
ports Of county assessors indicate TINT
the area devoted to spring wheat is
| about :aIJ,OOO acres. The condition al
| this crop on June was 95 per cent Oi
normal, and the estimated production
based upon this condition ind acreage
liz S,443.OlO bushels, compared with s.,
~, 800 bushels last year
| Weld county's manufacturing plants
will have Increased approximately -.
OOOOOO In value during u twO-year Ise
Rod ending IN September. 1921. The
II factory at Fort LuptOn which vii
cost Sl,1OO,OOO and which will he read!
for operation this fall The Grca
Western Sugar Company vii! build ,
&2.OOO.OOO factory at JohnstOwn and II
1
now mixing plans for the mill. Th'
S". ""A :, go
m. ,,.,.h.."t .,,,, IN, ,u, r,c,or,.s
ann N, AMI, ,nd ou. Mt pIcnson, Yin,
Icy and IL raising upnrvx,mnteiy 81
100000 for construction cost. Tn
EmpsOn Packing Company liz huildin
II $lm,UO plant nt Plmttevil'e. a
Greeley II cab ana truck factory ana
patent medicine factory. representa-
mn Investment OF SlO,OO. have )us
been completed
Preliminary rcuorts Indicate TINT IN
,,,., nro,,uction OF Inv of nil kind
,his vrnr will he o.S6a. 600 tons. com
~. r..I with n finuI estimate Of o.sII
I'M tons last ycnr Pnrtjul reuOr,s q
county assess0rs indicate" thnt fher
will he very substantial increase Il
the acreage devoted to alfalfa this yea
over last year. 50 That the production