The Keota news., 1921-05-27
COLORADO NEWS Ho11A

Such reports % had been received BY
~ State Irrigation Department from
county assessors up to May seem to
indicate that there will b no appsrci'
able decrease In acreage under cult
vatlou In Colorado this year. though
earlier reports from other sources In
dlcatsd that the cultivated acreage
would be materially decreased on &C.
count Of inability On the part Of farm
ers TO obtain needed financial support.
REPORTS have been received from some
thing more than $500 farmers and the
total Of thes reports show larger
amount Of land under cultivation than
the total shown BY the first 3.5OO re-
ports received last year. Increases In
cultivated acreage are indicated Tor
Kiowa. Race and Las Anlmas counties.
while most Of the other counties from
which partial reports have been ~.
celved show little indications OF
changes from last year. Contrary to
the expectation Of many persons well
Informed on agricultural subjects.
there apparently will b IN increase
IL the acreage Of spring wheat ~ CON-
pared With last year. A few Of the less
developed counties In eastern Colorado
show incrsases In acreage Of winter
wheat % compared with last year. A
few Of the less developed counties In
eastern Colorado show increases In
acreage Of winter wheat but apparent.
u there 10 Q decrease In the principal
winter wheat districts. though most Of
these same dlstricts are showing In.
creases In acreage Of spring wheat.
.Over 100000 head Of stock will
b permitted to grase on the national
forests Of the United States during
1921" according to District Forester
Allen 8. Peck. who quotes the grasina
allowance schedule recently received
from the secretary OF agriculture. This
includes cattle. horses. sheep. goats
and swine on 1]3 national forests In
twenty.aeven states. Colorado, with
her fifteen national foreses. Including
over 100000 acres Of land provides
range for over 20 per cent OF these
meat animals. In exact figures ST..
COS cattle and horses. Al00 swine and
l.62a,6S5 sheep aud goats will be per.
'mitted to grase ON the forests Of Colo
rado this year. Honseateaders, ranch.
ers. prospectorA campers, etc. are al.
lowed to xrase q few head Of milk
cows and work horses free. These are
In addition to the foregoing figures
and amount to about $500 head. Near.
y 2,200 people are benefited by this
frse use Of the range In Colorado.
Coyotes are killed mainly with pol.
son. Advanced methods now In usa
By the Biological Survey make It pos
sible to clear the stockranges Of these
animamls In brief. decisive campaigns
The method Of poisoning In highly
specialized. both ~ regards the kind
Of poison and the manner Of its use {;
also careful system has been devci.
oped in safeguarding against the des.
tructlon Of dogs and fur animals," says
Mr.. Piper.
Harry =. NcIntyre. the 10-months'.
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Z. Nc.
lntyre, and West wilsey Smith, the g.
months'.old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
b. Smith, whose average Of 90.5 tied In
the better baby contest held at Colo
RADIO Springs during child welfare
week, will each receive q gold medal
for the highest score. Since the con.
test each one has been measured over
again, with the result that neither lost
q point upon closer examination.
The alumni Of Colorado College viii