The Holly chieftain., 1921-11-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

state immigration department snow
that more farmers In COlorad do are
| growing corn ttnn any other crop,
though the acreage of wheat under
cultivation is much greater than that
of corn. These reports for 1921 show
52,2i5 farms being operated In the
state, OF which 2sO91 are producing
corn. The number Of farms reporting
winter wheat is 1851, and 1853
farms report spring wheat. A consid-
cradle number of farmers, however,
grow both winter and spring wheat, so
that the total number Of farms report
Ing wheat this year 10 not in excess of
25OO0. The census bureau found that
22,873 farms In the state were produc-
Ing corn in 1919, while the number
| producing wheat was 2S,96l. Winter
wheat then was reported from 14,400
farms and spring wheat from 12.7GG
farms. Since that time there has been
an increase Of more than 5000 In the
number of farms reporting corn and
an Increase of only little more than
| 1000 In the number OF farms reporting
| wheat. But for 1919 the census bu-
reau reported only 22.17 acres Of
| wheat for each farm reported, while
this year county assessors report 34.18
acres Of wheat for each.farm reported.
The census bureau reported 1852 acres
1 of corn harvested, exclusive OF that
cut for silage, for each farm reported
for 1919, while county assessors re-
port 20O0 acres Of corn planted in the
state for all purposes in 1921. From
these figures it will be seen that corn
is now being introduced into new ter
ritory In Colorado more rapidly than
any other crop, but the acreage such
new territory is giving over to the
crop Is comparatively small.
The state potato crop on Oct. was
estimated at 11,360,0OO bushels, com.
pared with final estimate Of 1O,02O,-
600 for last year. The condition Of the
crop on Oct. / was 81 per cent com.
pared with 81 per cent on Oct.
!, last year was u per cent,
the ten-year average. The de-
cline Of 100000 bushels in the state
crop during September was due large
ly to the effect Of the hot weather dur
ing the latter part of August and the
injury to the vines by frost early in
September. In contrast with the de-
cline in the state crop, the national
crop improved during September about
22,859, 600 bushels, making total es-
timated production for the United
States Of 345, 5,844 600 bushels. Even
with the Improvement during Septem.
ber, the crop is still S2,524,OOO bushels
short of the 42s,OOO, 600 bushel crop OF
1920 and over 25,OOOOO0 bushels below
the 1915-19, five-year average, of 371,-
100000 bushels.
The open shop movement In Colo
RADIO Springs, backed by local business
men with total wealth of 500 coo, 600,
was launched when the Master Build
| ers' Association posted notices that
the American plan" Of employ ment
would be effective. Action taken by
| the contractors came after the business
men had agreed at meeting to sup
port the builders In their fight against
the Carpenters union. Practically ev-
cry business house In the city has
signed the agreement to support any
association which announces Its inten-
ton to work under the american
plan"
The effect of the drouth on corn
since about June In the northeast
ern part Of the state continued to be
apparent In the condition figures for
corn, which was 20 per cent on Oct.
1, or 20 points below the figure for
the some time last year, and 6 points
below the ten-year average for this
date The indicated production is 49,
775,OOO bushels, compared with a ten
tative estimate Of 18,e40,OOO bushels
last year. These production figures
are based on the assumption that ap-
proximately 80 per cent of the acreage
planted to corn will be harvested for
grain.
A state average of nineteen bushels
per acre is the preliminary estimated
yield of spring wheat in Colorado this
year, which indicates a crop of 5,776.-
600 bushels. This, added to the esti-
mated winter wheat crop, makes to-
tai wheat crop for the state of 3d..
276.O00 bushels, compared with a ten
tative estimate of 25.487 900 bushela
for last year. The Census Bureau re-
ported 1s,281. 600 bushels for 1919.
Present estimates indicate this to be
the record crop of the state.
The second regular labor pay day
for the Great Western Sugar Com
pany was $35, 900, paid the $40 labor
ers at the Loveland factory. It Is re-
ported that practically all the beets
will be out of the ground by the last
Of this month, and the regular month
ly pay day to farmers, Nov. Is, will
distribute nearly 100000 among the
growers around Loveland.
Mrs. J. L. Leroy, 81 years old, was
killed instantly at Florence when run
over by freight train. The engineer
of the train says that he saw her
standing by the side of the track near