The Raymer enterprise., 1921-11-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Reports q county assessors to the
State immigration Department show
that more farmers In Colorado are
growing corn than any other crop.
though the acreage Of wheat under
cultivation is much greater than that
Of corn These reports for 1921 show
52,245 farms being operated In the
state, Of which 2S.O91 are producing
corn. The number Of farms reporting
winter wheat is l5,5SI. and 14.553
farms report spring wheat. A consld.
erable number Of farmers, however,
grow both winter and spring wheat, 40
that the total number Of farms report.
Ing wheat this year Is nor In excess Of
2s.O00. The census bureau found that
22.SI3 farms In the state were produc.
Ing corn In 1919, while the number
producing wheat was 23,98i. Winter
wheat then was reported from 14,4O0
farms and spring wheat from 12,78d
farms. Since that time there has been
an Increase Of more than 5000 In the
number Of farms reporting corn and
an Increase of only little more than
900 In the number Of farms reporting
wheat. But for 1919 the census bu-
reau reported only 22.17 acres Of
wheat for each farm reported, while
this year county assessors report 34l8
acres of wheat for each farm reported
The census bureau reported 1850 acres
Of corn harvested, exclusive Of that
cut for sllage, for each farm reported
for 1919. while county assossors re-
port 2O.W acres Of corn planted In the
state for all purposes in 1921. From
these figures II will be seen that corn
is now being introduced into new ter
ritory In Colorado more rapidly than
any other crop, but the acreage such
new territory Is giving over TO the
crop Ia comparatively small.
The state potato crop on Oct. was
estimated at 100000 bushels, com.
pared with final estimate of 1O.920,.
900 for last year. The condition Of the
crop on Oct. was 81 per cent com
pared with 81 per cent on Oct.
!, last year was II per cent,
the ten-year average. The de-
cline Of 10000 bushels In the state
crop during September was due large
ly to the effect Of the hot weather dur
Ing the latter part Of August and the
Injury to the vines by frost early In
September. In contrast with the de.
cline In the state crop, the national
crop improved during September about
22.S59,OOO bushels, making a total es-
timated production for the United
States Of 345,S44,O0O bushels. Even
with the improvement during Septem.
ber, the crop is still S2,524, 600 bushels
short Of the 42S,OOO.OOO bushel crop Of
1920 and over $4,000, 600 bushels below
the l9l5-l9, fise-yenr average, Of ST..
100000 bushels
The open shop movement In Colo
RADIO Springs, backed by local business
men with total wealth of $20.OOO,OO
was launched when the Master Build.
ers' Association posted notices that
the american plan" Of employ ment
would be effective. Action taken BY
the contractors came after the business
men had agreed at meeting to sup.
port the builders In their fight against
the Carpenters union. Practically ev.
cry business house In the city has
signed the agreement to support any
association which announces its inten.
tion to work under the American
plan"
The effect Of the drouth on corn
since about June In the northeast.
ern part Of the state continued to be
apparent In the condition figures for
corn, which was 70 per cent on Oct
l, or % points below the figure for
the some time Inst year, and @ poini
below the ten-year average for this
date The indicated production Ia 10.
775,00O bushels, compared with ten.
tative estimate OF lS,940,00O bushels
last year. These production figures
are based on the assumption that ap.
proxlmately SO per cent of the acreage
planted to corn will be harvested for
grain.
A state average OF nineteen bushels
per acre is the preliminary estimated
yield Of spring wheat In Colorado this
year, which indicates crop of 5,776..
600 bushels. This, added to the esti.
mated winter wheat crop, makes n to.
tai wheat crop for the state of 30.
216,0OO bushels, compared with a ten
tative estimate Of 5,487 900 bushels
for last year. The Census Bureau re-
ported 1921 900 bushels for 1919.
Present estimates Indicate this to be
the record crop Of the state
The second regular labor pay day
for the Great Western Sugar Com.
pany was $4,000, paid the 500 labor.
ers at the Loyeland factory. II is re.
ported that practically all the beets
will be out Of the ground by the last
Of this month, and the regular month
ly pay day to farmers, Nov. 15 will
distribute nearly $2,O0O.O00 among the
growers around Loyeland.
Mrs. ]. L. Leroy, 81 years old, was