The Arvada enterprise., 1921-06-02
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

falling prices and money stringency.
the farmers Of Colorado Will cultivate
fully as large an acreage to crops this
year as they did in 1920. Reports so
far received show that the cultivated
area this year will be but little short
Of 6.OOO.OOO acres. County assessors
reported on 49,ll7 farms in the state
last year Reports have been tabu-
lated up to date this year on ll,624
farms. These FARMS for eleven of the
euding crops, report an acreage this
year of 1,195,Ol3. or II little more than
1902 acres per farm. The entire acre
age reported for these crops last year
was 4,192,5l2 or little more than
eighty acres per furm. IL all farms
this year should report these crops In
the same ratio us those already In. the
total acreage would be above 5.OOO.OOO.
The crops included in the figures given
above are corn, oats, barley. winter
wheat, spring wheat, rye, potatoes,
grain sorghums, sweet sOrghums. beans
aud alfalfa.
W. l.. Burnett, in charge OF rodent
control Of the state, and his assistant.
c. l.. Corkins, with the local county
agent, Waldo kidder, have completed
check of the work done In pest cradt-
cation in Adams county. County farm
ers have been saved from &l75,OOO to
500 1000. Mr.. Burnett says, by the ex-
termination work thus far completed.
More than 125,OOO acres have been
baited to date. and, with the territory
now under poisoning 100000 will have
been treated.
Joseph Nitchcn, 73 years old, piO-
neer resident Of Canon City and Colo
RADIO. Is dead after an Illness Of several
weeks. Nitchen was Il pioneer rallrOad
builder. He had charge Of the gang OF
men that laid the first rails for the
Denver 4 Rio Grande In the Royal
Gorge in the early sos, during the time
Of the bitter contest for the possession
Of the Grand Canon of the Arkansas
between the Rio Grande and Santa Ft
Railroad companies.
Partial reports from county asses
sors received by the State Immigra.
ton Department indicate that tho
acreage Of winter wheat In Colorado
this year Is fully as large as that last
year and perhaps slightly larger. Par
tial reports to date have been received
from twenty-five counties, several Of
which already have reported more win
ter wheat than their complete reports
showed for last year.
Out Of total Of 81. TOO. .O33.OS cabled
to China to date thru the American
committee for China famine fund for
the relief Of the famine victims Of the
northern provinces, Denver has con-
trihuted $4.GSi.31. according TO re.
port made public by Vernon Munroe.
treasurer. American committee for
China famine fund.
Donald Fitch, S-year-Old son Of Prof.
George Fitch. superintendent Of the
Golden public schools, was crushed to
death ut Golden when he attempted to
climb onto n moving wagon loaded
with sand, missed his footing on the
side brake rod and fell under one Of
the rear wheels.
The bond issue OF $4,000 for the
construction, Of water and light sys-
tens, carried by vote of ~ to I at
Seibert. The council will proceed ut
once to the sale OF the bonds md II Is
the plum TO have the systems installed
before snow flies.
James WINNER. d business man, In.
Cured eight broken ribs. IL disIOcated
coilarbOne and severe bruises ut BOul.
der, when he was pinned under his
automobile after 1t had been hit and
turned over by u machine driven by
another man.
Curtis Huupt, senior In the Colorado
Springs High School, was awarded Q
foursyear scholarship In Colorado Col.
lege by the local Kiwanix Club. The
scholarship goes to Haupt nv the most
proficient student In physics In 4 class
Of 1872.
One woman Is dead and heavy dam.
age is reported TO buildings und fences
as the result Of high wind north of
Seibert. Mrs. Frank Robinson, .
farmers wife. was killed when the
wind blew down chicken house. Mrs.
Robinson. according to reports, had
rushed out Of the house 10 try to pro.
tect her chickens from the storm.
Colorado and the West will have the
greatest tourist travel In the history
Of railroad transportation this sum.
mer, according 10 u statement mn'ie
BY II. II. Cornell. division passenger
agent Of the American Express Com.
pany travel department for the terri.
tory between Denver md the Pacific
coast. with headquarters In San Fran.
cisco.
New YOrk.-At II luncheon given by
Mrs. DOuglns Robinson. sister Of TheO.
dOre Roosevelt, to II large number Of
prominent club women. II was deter
mined to mike IL concentrated effort