The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-08-26
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

tion since 1909 is oats. The census
bureau reported 1921 acres, or 69.7
per cent of the total crop of oats
grown under irrigation in 1909. while
in 1919 the reports showed that but
91.61S acres, or SO per cent of the to-
tai crop, was grown under irrigation.
There was slight decrease in the
acreage of potatoes grown under irri-
CATION in the state in 1919, as COM
pared with 1909, the figures being 3d.
22l acres for 1900 and 50,631 acres for
1919. The acreage of potatoes grown
under irrigation in the state this year
is considerably larger than that for
1919 and perhaps the largest in the
history of the state County assessors
reports show that about 20 per cent of
the acreage devoted to potatoes in the
state now is irrigated.
Reports of the census bureau ON the
agricultural census for 1919 and 1920
show there has been an increase of
l99 per cent in acreage irrigated in
Colorado since 1910 and an increase
of 2l.6 per cent in the acreage of
crops cultivated under irrigation since
1909 During the same period there
has been an increase of about 2O3 pc.
cent in the acreage cultivated without
irrigation The census figures for cul-
tivated acreage are for 1909 and 1919.
Reports of county assessors to the
State Immigration Department indi-
cate that the increase in nOn-irrigated
acreage under cultivation this year
over 1919 is about 15 per cent, while
there is little change in irrigated acre
age being farmed.
A gymnasium to cost between $780,
600 and S40O,0O0 was authorized by
the board of regents of the University
of Colorado at special session de-
voted almost entirely TO Il discussion
of the building program. Ground is to
beh roken early in September in an eff
fort TO have the gymnasium ready for
use with the opening of school in the
corresponding month of 1922. A site
on the extreme eastern end of the
ern railroad tracks, has been selected.
1t adjoins the proposed athletic field
to be constructed in a ravine that ira
verses this portion of the university
holdings
Sums of S5.0O0,OO0 for this year and
S10,O0O,O00 for next year for road con-
struction within the national forests
of agriculture, according to tele-
gram from Congressman vaiie to the
agricultural bureau of the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association.
Congress. il is presumed, now will pass
"A bill that will cover these expendi-
lures. The expenditures of these
sums. according TO Mr.. Vale, is ex-
for the national forests and
means that there will be active con-
struction in all national forests of
roads.
James, Chamberlain, farmer near
Virgins. claims to have discovered a
unique way of increasing the flow of
milk from his cows. The Chamberlain
farm has been the scene of many
dances, and Mr.. Chamberlain AYERS
that he finds on the morning after the
dances, particularly when the music
lasted until the early morning hours.
that his cows are more generous with
the milk.
Lee Hutchinson, who lives north of
was sentenced to six months
in Jail and fined $500; wallie John
son was sentenced to sixty days in
jail. and Roy Brossman was sentenced
TO six months in Jail and fined $3.50
by Judge Jay H. Bouton in the Coun-
ty court at Fort Collins when they
pleaded guilty to the charge of trans
porting liquor.
The Berthoud city council has de-
cided TO discontinue the giving of free
light for porch lights in town. because
the light company asserts that many
people have been hooking electrical
appliances to these lights and using
the free current for housework, and
also because many of them were never
turned on at nights as was intended.
The Rev David Sharp, who for the
last three years has been engaged in
social service and welfare work
the West, has been ap
pointed student pastor for the Presby-
terian church at the Colorado Agricul-
tural College, to work in cooperation
with the First Presbyterian church of
Fort Collins, by which he is recog-
nized as an assistant pastor Mr..
Mr.. Sharp is successor to the Rev Ii.
NJ Steidley, who died recently.
Before a crowd of 1900 persons, one
of the largest gatherings ever in at
tendance at the Deertrail annual fair,
Cody Martin, about 80 years old,
rider in the grand free-for-all half
mile running race, was killed when he
WAS thrown with his mount after the
animal had stumbled and fallen while
holding the inside of the track next
TO the fence.
The cost of educating is going up.
The school board of Boulder spent
$3.50 per pupil this last fiscal year.
an increase of $10.38 over last year,
The total cost of the schools was $175,-
1865, which is $27,65654 in excess
Of the preceding year. The total paid