The Keota news., 1920-09-03
COLORADO ,ujvs NOTES,

lng made IN the cultivated aereaee o1
the state may he gathered from q com.
parisOn Of the acreage cropped this
year compared with that reported b.
the census bureau for 1909. That yea,
the total acreage harvested. according
to the census report. was 2,o5S, l]d
acres. including Wild hsy but not In.
Guiding orchards. The acreage iu cul
tlvation this year Is slightly more than
double that reported by the census bu
reau for 1900. The largest increases Ia
acreage made by any crops In this
period hnve been for wheat and corn
In 1909 the area devoted to wheat wal
about 10000 acres. This year the re-
ports OF county assessors sh0w q total
of more than l.86O.O0O acres devoted
to the crop. The census bureau showed
about $4,000 acres devoted 10 corn TO,
grain In 1904. while reports Of county
assessors show more than l.:2s50OOQ
acres devoted to corn In the state thia
year. "f which amount perhaps IS pei
cent Will be harvested for grain. while
the remainder will be cut for sllage os
fodder or hogged off. Four counties
In the state, Yuma. Morgan. Weld and
Nit Carson. have fully $1,000 acres oi
corn this year more than was reported
for the entire state In 1909. while threl
counties. Logan. Washington and
Yuma. have more than 1000 acres 0l
wheat In excess Of that reported fol
the entire state In 1900. The area ID
cultivation in five northeastern Colo
RADIO counties. Weld. Logan. Washing.
ton. Yuma and Kit Carson. this year u
greater than the entire acreage In cul
rvntion In the state In 1900.
Sunday. Sept. 10. will be very In
tercstimg day ut the Colorado state
fair There will be big events both
day md evening. II will not be Q get
ready day. The getting ready will b,
completed Saturday evening and thu
exhibits will be In place Sunday when
the great gates open to visitors. There
will be races In the afternoon and ID
the evening. Spotlight races will begit
at 8 o'clock. A special feature Of thu
evening events will be the Roman
standing races-each man will stand
on Two race horses. There will he at
least three entries with six rac<
horses. 1t will bc half.mile run fol
the prize ON each race. Huge search
lights Of the most powerful made will
follow the rncery every foot OF the
way around the track.
Bacn county. Colorado. containing
the city Of Springfield. rates second 0l
ull counties In the United States 0l
which population thus far has been an
nouncc,i. in It's rate Of growth during
the last ten years. 1t has nearly three
and One.half times the population Il
had In 1910. Its percentage Of increase
having been 2i08 Dade county
Florida, which contains the city 0i
Miami, lea,is with percentage Ol
1851.
Large coal mine operators. CONNER.
rinl clubs and prominent indivldpall
have presented joint and individual
petitions TO the Colorado state util'
tiles commission. asking that the Den
ser 4 Salt Lake Railroad Company be
given Il IS per cent increase In ita
freight rates. The increase granted
the road by the commission II only -
per cent OH freight shipments.
Two masked bandits, who held up
and robbed three men Of &4OO on the
state highway near Hayden, are still
nt large. despite the fact that deputy
.heriffs cOmbed most Of northwest
Colorado for them. The victims were
]. Wilson Cary, member Of the state
railroad commission: Robert Cary Of
the Cary ranch. near Hayden. and Will
liam Burnside Of Salt Lake City.
Preliminary estimates based upon
partial reports of county assessors In.
dicstc that the area devoted to grain