The Keota news., 1921-02-25
COLORADO NBWs NOTES.


SCISSORS Of acreage reports for all Inn.
portant Colorado crops the state Inn.
migration department has been able
to show during the current year that
the acreage Of land In cultivation In
Colorado Is far In excess Of what those
best Informed regarding agricultural
development have believed II to be.
These reports show that the area In
cultivation In the state this year. In.
Guiding native hay but not including
orchards. IL approximately $4,000
or fully 100000 acres more than has
been shown by the estimates for any
preceding year. The increase In cul.
tivAted area In the state In the past
few years has been 10 rapid that those
whose task II has been to keep records
on agricultural development have
been unable to. show the full extent Of
the growth. The census bureau showed
but 2.0l4.OOO acres In cultivation ten
years ago. The United States Bureau
Of Crop Estimates showed but 000.OOO
acres Of wheat harvested In the state
In 1910. whereas the records prepared
by county ssSesSors show that more
ihnn I. 100000 acres Was harvested this
year. The records Of the same bureau
showed hut ?7.00O acres Of rye bar.
vested In the state In 1910 while coun'
~ assessors records show approxi.
nately $4,000 acres harvested In 1913.
Since this was the first year records
Of this character ever prepared
by county assessors Il Il fair to as
sumo that they arc not 10 complete ~
they will be In the future. Data of
this character Il especially important
In q state where agricultural develop
,ncnt IL very rapid, ~ Il has been IN
Colorado In the past ten years.
Famous names In the horse show
world are scheduled for the great show
at Denver stadium beginning the night
of January 10. lIoula Long Combs will
he there with her great string Of thor.
ouyhbretls trained to the three and
five steps accepted by horsemcn. John
X. Thompson's fine stable will be on
hand. Other names are J. X. Dcrinx
Of Chicago. W. T. Dcc OF Chicago.
Harry Gorham Of Norris. H.: George
A. Hcyl Of Washington. H.: Earl II.
Dixon Of New Boston. ILL.,. and Reed
'Bridgeford Of Joy. III.
The largest Increase ever made In
n single year In seen In the receipts
from the national forests for the fls.
cal year ending June -. 1919. which
were greater by &7Xa4Sa than In the
previous twelve months. The receipts
totaled &4.36s.il4. says Chief Forester
II. 8. Graves In his annual report just
made public. To this total the graz.
Ing business contributed more than
S2,eOO,OOO and the receipt. from timber
were somewhat more than 81 100000.
Drainage projects to reclaim about
$4,000 acres Of rich land In the Sun
Luis valley, adjacent to AlamOsa. arc
either now under way or have been ar'
ranged for and will be completed prob.
ably by the end Of this year. One OF
the most important Of these. the La
lara district, which will reclaim about
1000 acres, II now under construction
by william O'Oara. Denver contractor.
Mr.. O'Cara has undertaken to have the
system completed by Dec. I. 100.
Dcnver's postal receipts for 1910
showed an Increase of almost 10 per
cent over the business done during
1918, according to report issued ny
Po.tnas ster Il. r. Stspleton and Assist
mt Postmaster Charles F TrOttcr. Dur.
ing the year 1910 postal receipts for