Elbert County tribune and Elbert County banner., 1921-07-22
GENERAL. COLORADO NEWS.

GENEHALf COLORADO NEWS.
Practically complete reports from
county assessors to the State Immi-
grafton Department indicate that
Colorado farmers this. year are de-
voting largetl acreages than ever be-
fore to wheat and possibly to corn
and barley. They have decreased
the acreages devoted to alfalfa,
sweet and grain sorghums, sugar
beets, millet, beans and a few truck
crops. The number of farms being
operated apparently is about tine
same as last year. A considerable
number of farms in the non-irriga-
ted districts in certain counties were
temporarily abandoned. but in other
counties in the non-irrigated dis
tricts a sufficient number of new
farms were brought into the produc-
ing class to Offset the loss from tenn
porary Abandonment. 4
The total acreage in cultivation
in most of the important agricultural
states this year is less than that oil
last year and the acreage devoted
to most of the principal crops shows
a decrease for the country as
whole as compared with last year. In
Colorado, however, the total area in
eultivationf this year apparently is
about the same as that for last year.
the increase in acreage of winter
wheat making up for decreases in
acreage of several other crops. This
states winter wheat crop promises
to be more nearly normal in yield
per acre than that of most other |
winter wheat states, while the acre
age is much increased over that OF |
any previous year. 1t now seems
that Colorado will advance from 12
place among the states in the pro-
duction of winter wheat, which rank /
it held in 1920, to about ninth. Isl
years ago winter wheat was not3
grown commercially in the state,
though there was considerable pro
duction of spring wheat.
The acreage devoted to corn in
the state has been increasing rapidly
each year for the past decade, but
the increase for this year will be
very slight, if there is any increase |
crops. which will show an actual de-
crease in acreage this year as com
pared with 1920. 1t appears that
farmers have restricted their farm
ing operations very considerably es-
en- in this state since the prices of
farm crops declined so heavily, but
winter wheat was planted before
this decrease became marked, which |
probably accounts for the large ac-
reage devoted to this crop. In non
irrigated districts farmers have made
good profits on wheat for the past |
three years, and no doubt many of |
them have increased their wheat ac-
reage at the expense of corn, sor-l
ghum and other dry laad crops.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS MEETS. |
Oh iuSt ihuioudyt LIE lftu, lne !
Philathea Sunday School Glass held
their second meeting at the home of !
Miss Pauline Weiss
For the most part, business mat
ters were discussed and also plans
for play have been arranged. |
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The following officers were elac-
ted: Secretary, Margaret Miller;
Press Correspondent. Cleo Teitjens;
Assistant Press Correspondent Dor
les Kennett,
After adjournment, delicious
luncheon was served. which was
carried out in the delicate shades of
pink and white. After luncheon
every one departed for home. believ-
ign Miss Pauline a delightful en-
tertainer and hostess.