The Colorado statesman., 1921-01-01
C0LORkDO'S CROP
REPORT FOR 1920
State Crop Service Bulletin Shows
Greatest Production in His
tory Of State.

'oi""o usi'cui,uru, ou'pu' ~
~" N"S inc H"rsest III the his'oi1 VI
.he s'ate' ine 'o'"i urea unuer cur
uNatioh' hccoruihg 10 computations
In"ue py tne SUITE cooperative orop
heportihs service iroi'i tlle reports Vi
county hssessors' was p'oo''ooo acres'
compared win o'ooo'ool hcres III lolo'
Inc totai larm output ior tne se"son
just ended far exceeds that LOT uhe pre-
ceding season. one example VIII IL
ius,ra'e this' Inc urea ueNo.eu 70
wheat In the state IN l1Zo was l,4il'<s-
acres' coinpareu win i'oes,oof aeies
the preceding year. Inc lo<o ou'pu''
however, was z''lI',oV ous"eis' CUM
pared win only lo'4oo'oVV acres III
isle.
But the value OF the iszo crop was
more than sSo'oVo,Voo less tnah Unit
OF the 1919 crop, .he result Vi very
sharp railing OH IN the prices Oh All
farm crops since harvest tilne' Inc
value OF all Coiorauo crops inciuuins
fruits, Tor leZU' Daseu upon prices pre-
vaiiing on or ABOUT Dec. 1, was slo''-
ooo,934' compared WIN %ioo'of''Voo ioi
the 1919 crop at prices preValllng Oh OF
about Dec that year. WINE .ne
I9zo "heat crop was more 'iian ',vvv,
wv Dusheis greater than tnat OIL 1919
It's Vaiue was only Soo,ooo,VVo, cum
pareu win 'aIue vi @o''-fo'oVo ioi
the 1913 crop. Inc l9-o pota.o .iop
was only ABOUT @fo'ooo pusneia ieSs
than the 1919 crop Out lhe Naiue VI
the FORMER at prices preValiihs on Dee'
was only So'oeo,ooo, coihpareu win
value OF Slo'oio'ooo Ior the crop vi
the preceding year
Yet the Vaiue Oh the l9=o larin ou'-
put was greater than that LOT any pre-
vious year except A9io' Inc Aoio eiop
was sofa at war prices put its ~ .o o,a
value was only ABOUT slol'ooo'Voo'
while the 1913 crop, which was mar
keted Defore the Woriu war Deeun,
was worth cohsiueraoly less tiian null
as much as that OIL l9-o.
Wneae was Coior"uo ie"uine Up
In 1871 Doth In acreage anu value
Most or TINS crop Is winter wheat, the
area devoted TO the winter gram SHOW
ing rather suDstahtiai increases eaci
year, whlle the acreage OIL sprins
wheat remains ABOUT stationary. "in-
ter wheat Is grown chiefly without IT.
rigation, while the reports OF county
assessors 10 the otale liiiiiiis a'iol De
partment show that ABOUT oo per cent
of the spring wheat irrigateu.
Corn is the second crop IN the state
In acreage ana iourth III Nalue. ne
ports of assessors snow l'zoo''oz acres
devoted to corn in 1871, Oh winch ~
per cent was harvested Tor gram anu
the remainder cut Tor siiage OF louuer
or fed in the field. Inc total Nalue oA
the crop was little In excess Oh S<o'
OOOOOO, OF whlch Sl='@io'ooo was tne
value OF the gram harVesteu' Inns Up
is growing rapiuiy III popularity III .ne
state, the corn area as reporteu Wy sne
census bureau III Iooo soiiis oniy aooa'
326OOO acres. IL is grown enie9 III
the eastern part OF the state' luna
county being the ieauer' Win aoou'
12S,OOO acres.
Alfalfa is the third crop III the state
In both acreage anu value. nepoilS VI
assessors showed ABOUT '@4,ooo ~. IT,,
devoted to alfaifa In Coiorauo III io@o'
and the production was 2'l'o'ooo tohs'
This was worth at prices preVaiiihs VI
Dec. ABOUT %@o'ooo'oOo.
area devoted to tame nay is ABOUT l.
100000 acres, other varieties peihs
timothy, red clover timothy ana ciover
mixed, sweet clover, mlilet, SUDAN
grass, field peas, other tame grasses
and grains cut green, chiefly rye oats
and barley. The total production Oh
tame hay in the state In l92o was ABOUT
2,SO3,O00 tons, worth approximately
S33, 637 900. There Is also ABOUT zo4'-
600 acres devoted to wild hay, with
production of 294, 900 tons, worth about
SAILS, 500.
Sugar beets is the second crop in