The Raymer enterprise., 1921-08-18
OF
Weld DRY FARMS
!, SOON, FORECAST

Repopulation OF large areas Of
temporarily abandoned dry farms In
northern and northeastern Weld
county within the next two years 10
predicted by County Agent Mason e.
Knapp and other people we'll ac-
quainted with conditinos In the un-
irrigated and thinly settler parts Of
the county.
The wonderful non-irrigated crop
showing OF the present year. the fact
that thousands Of people who were
lured TO the cities by war wages are
now out OF work, also that Thousands
Of farm tenants who bought high pric
ed farms on small first payments dur
ing the land booms have lost out are
all factors which will cause q move
ment towards the cheap non-irrigated
lands OF Northeastern Colorado. Prob
ably no county In the state has lands
which equal possibilities that sell as
cheapy as the non-irrigated areas in
northern and eastern Weld.
Comparistn Of our assessed valua-
tions of non-irrigated lands with
these In Boulder, Logan. Washington
and other farther eastern counties
show that Weld values average about
one third Of these assessed to SINH
lar lands Of other counties.
In no part OF the state are there
such large areas Of land for sale at
almost nominal prices which are so
well supplied with rail facilities and
other conveniences which take much
tf the hardship out of pioneering.
Most Of the non-irrigated ditrIsts In
Weld have school facilities better
than those In the rich irrigated dis
tricts close to Greeley.
Much Land for Sale
At tho present time there are huge
areas OF improved non- irrigated farm
land for sale In Weld county. Be-
cause Il the scarcity Of cash much
OF this land can be purchased on
terms which are rivalled only by
those on federal and state lands.
The city man with moderate savings
or the farm tenant who has accumu-
lated several thousands Of dollars can
get by in eastern Weld ountyc provid-
ed that he Is Wiling to go slow and
profit by the experience Of his pred
ecessOrs.
Assistant General Traffic Manager
F. B. Choate OF the Union Pacific told
an audience Of dry farmers at Briggs
dale recently that railroad agricultur-
alists rarely address the same audi
ences in the non-irrigated districts
twice.
Every time there is dry year
they dry up and move away and then
the country is taken by new settler
and In a few years the process Is re-
peated." he said. Taking Weld coun-
ty for instance, 80. years ago. New
Raymer was prosperous town, then
for a long period 1t practically dis
appeared. then It came back again.
Assessors figures would indicate that
scattered about Weld county there
are approximately l,100 abandoned
farming enterpries. II Is safe to
say that very few Of these abandoned
enterprises are on non-i,.igatel
lands.
Milt Warner Of Carr. one of the
best known and most reliable Of the
dealers in non-irrigated lands told
the Tribune-Republican Tuesday that
II money was only reasonably plsn-
tiful there weuld be a very large
volume OF purchases Of non-irrigated
lands in his part Of the county. FIX
periences OF the past few years have
proved that non-irrigated farming
is profitable II 1t 10 carried on proper
ly. l look for big movement TO-
ward the non-irrigated land In the
next year or so, said Warner. He
is strong advocate Of summer fall
owing and keeping Of cows and hogs
on the dry farm.
Aiding Newcomers Important
County Agent Knapp believes that
aiding the new corners on the non-
irrigated lands to &c. the right start
towards permanent farming is Of Wit
al importance to the future Of the
county. With the approval Of the
county commissioners both the cotn-
ty agent and the county club leader
devote part OF their time to the
non-irrigated districts which is way
out Of proportion to the present ag-
ricultural production and assessed val
uation OF those districts. One Of the
fallacies In regard to dry farming
in Weld county which has been thoro.
ly exploded accoring to the county
agent Is the idea that there are one