Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1920-06-18
CENTENNIAL STATE IrEMs.

the history of the state, according to
acreage and condition reports received
on June | by the Colorado Co-opera-
tive Crop Reporting Service. The to-
tai production of wheat in the state
last year was estimated AT 17.e45oo0
bushels, which was the largest in the
history of the state up 10 that time.
Complete reports of county assessors
on acreage of winter wheat may show
that the acreage devoted 10 this cror.
is greater than AT present estimated.
which would Increase the total produc
tion over the figure given above. Pre-
liminary estimates indicate that the
area of winter wheat left for harvest
this year is $4,000 acres. and the CON
dition of the crop on June ! was 81
per cent of normal. The estimated
production, based upon this acreage
and condition, is 4,232 900 bushels.
compared with a final estimate of H.
9l7, 900 bushels last year. Partial re-
ports of county assessors indicate thai
the area devoted TO spring wheat IL
about $4,000 acres. The condition of
this crop on June was 81 per cent Of
normal, and the estimated production.
based upon this condition and acreage,
is S.443,0O0 bushels, compared with =
T27, 500 bushels last year
Weld eounty's manufacturing plants
will have increased approximately So
100000 in value during two-year pc
riod ending in September, 1921. The
Industrial Sugar Company is building
a factory at Fort Lupton which will
cost 81 100000 and which win be ready
for operation this fall. The Great
Western Sugar Company will build
S2,000,000 factory at Johnstown and is
now making plans for the mill The
site has already been purchased and Is
being improved. The Great Valley SUI
gar Company, Il Denver corporation,
has purchased sites for two factories,
one at Ault and one at Pleasant Val
ley, and is raising approximately 81,
100000 for construction cost. The
Empson Packing Company is building
Il 100000 plant at Platteville. AT
Greeley a cab and truck factory and
patent medicine factory, representing
an investment of S15O.000, have just
been completed.
Prof. Frank f. Thompson Of the Uni
versity of Colorado is the new presi-
dent OF the Colorado Mountain Club.
Other officers are DIR. Robert c. Lewis,
vice president Miss Gladys Curtis,
secretary treasurer, and Prof. Horace
Van Valkenburgh, DIR. Hugh NJ King
cry, Warren Howe and Alma Gabriel,
directors. A camp is TO be established
A At-aT ola aG ha
weekend trips, which include hikes To
Silver, Goose, Long. Isabel and other
lakes; Audubon peaks; Devils Thumb
pass and James peak Arapahoe peaks
and the ST. Vrain glaciers Many shori
trips into the foothills near Boulder are
also planned.
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Preliminary reports of county asses
sors Indicate that there will be de
rreases in the acreages Devoted to
oats, barley and rye in Colorado this
wear as compared with last year. but
VI weather conditions remain favorable
until harvest the production for each
of these crops Will be somewhat great
er than II was last year. The indi
Gated production of oats is S.62S. 900
bushels, compared with final esti-
mate of 6,524,0 600 bushels last year :
that of barley is 6.019,OO0 bushels
compared with 100000 bushels last
year and that of rye is ,443, 900 bush
els, compared with 1,25S,00O bushels
last year.
Preliminary reports Indicate that the
total production of hay of all kinds
this year will be 2,S62, 900 tons, com
pared with final estimate of 2,S11,-
100 tons last year. Partial reports of
county assessors indicate that there
will be very substantial increase in
the acreage devoted to alfalfa this year
over last year, so that the production
of hay this year may be considerably
greater than the estimate given above
Reports of county assessors now be
ing made to the State Immigration De
partment show very substantial in
crease in the number of farm tractors
in operation in the state This year as
compared with last year, and also "a
substantial increase in the number OF
silos in the state The reports last
year showed 2,24T farm tractors owned
by farmers, in forty-four counties. Re
ports this year show that there will be
about fifty counties reporting farm
tractors, and that the total number will
he in excess of 5000. Assessors re-
ported 2,73S silos last year in thirty-six
counties. More than forty counties
will report silos this year, and appar-
emily the total number will be in ex-
cess of $500.
provides fuel, posts, poles and repair
material, says w. j. Morrill, of the