Gilpin observer., 1920-10-07
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


area devoted to corn in the state this
year is more than 100000 acres, Of
which about 9.5 per cent is irrigated
and 9O.5 per cent non-irrigated. About
the same acreage was devoted to win
ter wheat, of which S9.2 per cent was
non-irrigated. The spring wheat area
is about $4,000 acres, of which 5l.7
per cent is non-irrigated. Last year
about 90 per cent of the corn grown
in the state was non-irrigated, SS per
cent of the winter wheat and 81 per
cent of the spring wheat. In 1910 5l
per cent of all the wheat grown in the
state was irrigated and about S per
cent of the corn. Fully 70 per cent
of the acreage devoted to crops in the
state in 1910 were irrigated, while this
year about rs per cent Of the culti-
waited acreage is non-irrigated.
Unless there is very considerable
change in prices before November 1,
the date when the value of farm crops
to the farmer is generally estimated,
wheat will, for the first time prove to
be Colorado's leading crop. Final es-
Inmates of production, based upon
acreage figures received by the State
immigration Department from county
assessors, will put the crop somewhere
above 26,OOO,OO0 bushels, which at
prices now prevailing will be worth
above 100000. In the past hay has
always been this states most valuable
crop, but present indications are that
it will fall somewhat below wheat this
year. Last years hay crop was worth
about $45,OO0,OOO, and apparently the
crop this year will not be worth in ex-
cess of $50,O00000.
Approximately 200 acres of heavily
forested land in Wagon Wheel Gap
have been cleared of timber and un-
derbrush by officials of the United
States weather bureau and forest serv-
ice, to determine the effect on the
water flow and drainage Of barren
land formerly timbered. Virtually
year will be required to conduct the
experiment, according to p. Kuplinger,
forest examiner, following an inspec-
tion of the work. An experimental
station has been maintained Jointly
by the forest service and United
States weather bureau at this point
for the last ten years, to obtain data
and general information on the ex-
tent of the water flow from timbered
land.
There are 900 more children in the
Denver public schools today than there
were at this time last year, according
to an announcement given out from
the office of Jesse II. Newton, super
intendent of schools. The largest in
crease is in the elementary schools
and the junior high schools, in each of
which there is an increase of 400 over
the number enrolled last year. The
figures for the enrolment in the Den
yer schools for September for the last
three years are as follows: 1918, 3d.
612; 1919, 34,5S4; 1920, 35,493 pupils.
George A. Levy, president, and Ezra
X. Baer, secretary, of the Liberty Fuel
Company of Denver, were in Craig re-
Gently to perfect arrangements for the
development of n 100000 coal mine
on their property near Craig. A dia-
mond drill will be used to determine
the depth and quality of the coal on
the 500-acre tract recently purchased
by Mr.. Levy and his associates. Ten
tative plans call for the opening of
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. Herrod, prominent Fort Collins
man, was killed when his rifle was
accidentally discharged in the, wilds
twenty miles northwest of Walden,
near Pearl, Colo.
Albert Bernard Buss, % months old,
was drowned within three blocks of
his home in Denver, when he fell into
the city ditch while playing with other
ington park. He was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Chris Buss.
Peter Waltz, 10-year-old son Of
George Waltz, farmer living about
four miles from Loveland, was instant
ly killed when he fell from a truck be-
longing to the Colorado Condensed
Milk Company, about n mile from his
home. According to George McKie,
driver of the truck, Peter, in company
with his 12-year-old brother. John, and
his sister, were riding to school. Peter
was standing on the running board
when the machine gave sudden
lurch.
La Junta is soon to be ranked as
one Of Colorado's best improved cities.
At recent meeting Of the city coun-
ell n resolution creating paving dis
trict, which includes all the down town
district, was passed. Work on the
actual paving will start early next
spring, while great deal of the pre-