The Ordway new era., 1921-05-13
cENrENN1AL STATE ITEMS.


the State Irrigation Department soeia
county asSeSserS M 10 May l seem 10
indicate that there viii h To sarI''Gel-
sble decrease in acreage under cult
yrtion in Colorado This year though
earlier reports fHan other soarcS> IN
dicated thar the cultivated acre''Se
would he materially decreased on ac-
count Of inability On the part ot farm
ers 10 oh1sin needed finSncial support
Reports have been receiv'sd from some
thing more than 2-,so tanners ami the
total Of the> rCportS show iaI-e4
amount of land under cultivation ihsau
the total shown by Tie flCSt 2sso re-
ports received last year. Increa>sS IN
cultivated acreage a7e indicated i"I
Kiowsl. Raca Sud Ia> AnisnaS ceunilt'>,
while most of the other coa1tieS from
which partial reports have eSen re
ceiVed show little indications o.
changes from last year. Contrary 10
the expectation Of many perSonS well
Informed on agricultural Sch5ect>-
there apparently viii he an iIerszSe
in the acrease Of spring wheat - c''-il-
pared with last year. \ lev - ths ,eS>
developed counties in eastern Colo-1i-o
show Increases in sc7ease q Wzucer
wheat as oompSnei with laS- year \
few Of the les developed colurie> IN
eastern Colorado show Increases in
acreage Of winter wheat. hut SpV2rs-lt-
" there i> Il decrease in the p-inclpeil
winter wheat districts though Enost q
these sane districts are showing II
creaseS in acreage ot sQunS wheat
-over 100000 head of stock VII
he permitted To Sraze on The uatiouSl
forests Of the United STATES during
1921 according 70 District Forester
Allen $. Peek. who quofes The SrzZnc
allowance schedule recently received
from the secretary ot agriculture. his
includes cattle. horses sheep -ol-S
and swine on l=S national forests in
rwenty-seven states Colorado. with
her fifteen narioual forests 31tu5llS
over 100000 acres ct land provides
range for over - 0er cal- q these
meat animals. IN exact figures III
Cos cattle and horses. S-I1 swine z-l
1.625. SO sheep and caa-S Hz-- ~ 7=--
mirred TO Craze OF -l= s--'=-s-s e Cc-1-
rado this year. Eoz-sS-sz 5zrs- ranch
erS. proSpectorS- GzE-=-s. s--- zrs al
lowed 10 Craze e f5V 1a1 - -z
COWS and work horses C-s= -elzSs z-z
in addition 10 liz <-cs-sl-- ts--ryS
and amount 10 about >.St e.=1z Near
ly 1900 people are e,zz,s51-s,s y rs
free use of the rsa-s Il C,,d,-15o-
Coyotes are killed MY -z-h pot
son. Advanced De-ho2s aor II usa
by the Biological SurTsy zaks i pos
sihle 10 clear the rockrz1sss q these
animamls in briet. decisive campaigns.
The method OF poisoning Is highly
specialized. both s. regards the kind
of poison and the manner Of its use;
also careful system has been devel-
oped in safeguarding a-ainSr The des-
truction o5 dogs and fur animals says
Mr.. Piper.
Harry E NoIntyre- the la-nonths'-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs Harry E Nc
InIyre- and West WTsey Smith. the g.
u1onths'-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
B Smith. whose average Of 99-5 ned in
the better baby contest held II Colo
rado Springs during child welfare
week will each receive g gold medal
for the highest score. Since The con-
test each one has been measured over
again. with the result that neither los,
q point upon closer examination.
The alumni Of Colorado College VIII
hold g picnic atop Lookout mountain.
Saturday, May II Outdoor eats viii
be the big feature, according 10 the ar
rangenent committee, which is com
posed Of Mary Walsh. Ernest Fowler.
Charles Emery, Larry Greenlee and
Gerald Salesman The committee
asks that thase planning TO attend who
have automobiles aid in transporting
The p5nickers-
Rufus Kline. age Il Of Bsrthoud. Is
suffering with 3 cracked breast bone
as the result Of an accident while scuf-
fling with a playmate The injury.
though unusual and painful Is not
thought 10 be serious
The Forr Morgan Rskinr Club has
been organized recently and Is CON-
posed very largely Of country girls
who I've around Fort Morgan. There
s7e twelve members AZ present in rha
club and II VIII probably reach fifteen
by the end Of the eurolinent period
The plan Of the girls is that each one
III take oTsr the entire family baking
Curing the summer months The re-
Qulrsnent Of the club Is that each mem
Der bake 81 least rwsl-T bakin-s Of
family size during the club season
For The protection Of property ozn-
ers II East Pueblo. whose hand hss
been encrua ched upon by fhe Fountain
r1Ts-- the channel Of the stream i BE-
ane changed Beginning near Fifteenth
1eei N street. channel fifteen 10
rTensy feet in width and several rs.a-