The Holly chieftain., 1921-12-01
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

each year in the average number of
acres under cultivation for each farm.
Reports of county assessors TO the
State immigration Department show
that the average number Of acres un-
der cultivation per farm In the state
| this year was 1925, compared with
1O1.99 last year and 1006I acres in
1919. County assessors reported 52,-
245 farms being operated in the state
! In 1921. compared with 49,11T last year
and 41,SS7 In 1910. The actual number
OF farms In the state Is considerably
above the numbers here given, the CEN
sus having reported 1884 farms on
january 1. 1920. The number, how
ever, includes a great many farms on
which no land IL being cultivated. but
which are being used only for pasture
purposes. 1t Is estimated that there
are not fewer than 5000 farms in
the state on which land is actually be-
Ing cultivated each year. The in
crease in cultivated acreage per farm,
as shown by assessors reports, is due
chiefly to a gradual increase in the
acreage of winter wheat being grown
on eastern Colorado farms. In 1921
there was an average of 1895 acres
OF winter wheat reported for each farm
in the state, compared with 1920
acres per farm reported for 1919.
Nearly all other crops show slight de-
creases in acreage reported per farm
In 1921 as compared with 1919.
A larger percentage of the acreage
in cultivation in 1921 was devoted to
wheat than to any other crop, approx
imately one-third the cultivated area
being devoted to winter and spring
wheat combined. Corn ranks second
In this respect, with 1859 per cent,
and alfalfa third, with 1892 per cent.
The following percentages of the culti-
waited area are devoted to other lead
ing crops: Oats, 513; barley, 4.4S !;
rye, 2.37; sorghums, COG; sugar beets.
S.10. In many eastern Colorado coun-
ties more than 40 per cent of the cul-
tivated acreage is devoted to wheat
the largest proportion being reported
for Phillips, which shows 5925 of its
cultivated area devoted to wheat. Nine
counties in this section of the state
have more than 40 per cent each of
their cultivated areas assigned to
wheat.
Federal Judge Lewis ordered the
sale Of the airplane seized last June
when Eddie Brooks, Its driver, was ar
rested on the charge of transporting
liquor in it from Canada to Colorado.
The court denied the petition of the
Nebraska Airplane Corporation, which
claimed to be the innocent owner of
the plane. for an order restoring 1t to
the concerns possession. Counsel for
the Nebraska company gave notice
that an appeal would be taken.
Candidates for the position of post
master of Denver must have their ap-
plications in the hands Of the Civil
Service Commission at Washington on
or before Dec. 20, according to an an
nouncement made by John G. Teicher,
district secretary of the commission.
The examinations will not be held un-
til some time in January.
The War Finance Corporation an
nounced fifty-six government loans,
amounting to $2,073,OOO, for agricul-
tural and live stock purposes. Among
the loans were: Wyoming, $436, 900;
Iowa, $4,000; Nebraska, 500, 600;
Oregon, $4,000; Colorado, s41,OOO;
Montana, s232, 900; Kansas, $4,000.
Colorado coal mines produced 1,O38,-
3O3 tons of coal during October, a sub
stantial increase over the September
production of S62,244 tons. although
only 7,645,46S tons have been mined in
the state up to Nov. 1, this year, COM
pared with 1O,131,792 tons during the
same period last year.
The Farmers mill and grain elevator
at Craig caught fire and was a total
loss. The building is just outside the
ter system. The Cooperative Farmers
Company, which owns the elevator, is
one of the few successful companies
Of the kind in the state.
Harry H. French, forest supervisor
of the Holy Cross Forest with head
quarters at Glenwood Springs, has
been transferred to the Uncompahgre
National Forest with headquarters at
Delta, Colo. He goes to the Uncom.
pahgre Forest with sixteen years. e1.
perience us forest officer, having
been appointed forest guard on the
Holy Cross National Forest in Novem-
ber 1905, and supervisor Of the same
forest year later, which position he
has held up to this present time. The
Uncompahgre is indeed fortunate tc
secure man Of such training and
ability to fill the place left vacant by
Supervisor Jeffsrs, who resigned to
become head Of the forestry school at
Ames, Iowa.
Recent SHOWS In eastern Colorado
has virtually saved the fall crops Of
wheat and rye. With no moisture since
August, when they were planted, 1t
was feared these crops would be to-
tai loss. The snow extended east from
Colorado Springs as far us Phillips
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