The Raymer enterprise., 1921-11-10
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| tho census Bureau for 1909 and 1919
and by the reports Of county assessors
to the State Immigration Department
tor 1921, which show that acreage cul-
tyated under Irrigation In the state
has increased only about 1S per cent
since 1909, while acreage cultivated
without irrigation has increased con-
siderably more than 100 per cent. The
census reports show that 81 per cent Of
Ill crops acreage harvested In Colorado
In 1909 were irrigated. while In 1919
only SS per cent Of the acreage har.
vested was irrigated. The total acre
age harvested In the state in 1919, &C.
cording to the census report, was s,
O62.e55 acres, an increase of 93.3 per
cent over the acreage harvested. The
Irrigated area harvested in 1919, &C.
cording to the same census report. was
1.82o.051 acres, an increase of but IS
per cent over the irrigated acreage
harvested In 1909. Reports of county
assessors to the immigration Depart
ment show that close to $500. 900 acres
were devoted to crops, exclusive Of or
chards, In the state this year, Of which
approximately 10 per cent was non
irrigated. Figures are not yet avail.
able showing the acreage harvested in
the state this year, though the acreage
abandoned was light except In the
northeast corner Of the state, where
drought caused heavy damage to non.
Irrigated crops. 4s
A two-year battle with beetles was
ended with the return Of W. d. Ed.
monston, government entomologist for
Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and
New Mexico, who has his headQuar.
ters in Colorado Springs. Edmon.
ston has been waglng long fight with
the beetles along the northern rim of
the Grand Canon. Approximately g..
GOO trees were cut down. 1T Is diff.
cult to combat the pests as the trees
are not noticeably affected until q
year after the damage is done Edmon
ston said. "As many AZ $50 trees in
a single group were destroyed by the
insects"
Thirty representatives of the Pub
lie Utilities Companies Of Colorado
New Mexico, Wyoming. met In Den
yer and perfected an organization to
be known as the Rocky Mountain com
mittee on public utility information
The object Of the committee il to worh
up and give out useful, instructive and
interesting Information on the opera
tlon, founding, history and news Of gen
eral interest to the general public or
public corporations Of Colorado, wyo
ming and New Mexico.
| ,. N. Sherfick. "a years old. a farm
or near Paonia, died from the effects
Of wounds received when he was goret
BY a bull in the corral back Of hi
home. Sherfick's wife played a he
roic part In the incident beating Of
the enraged animal with a club in 8
vain effort to sac her husbands life
The bull attacked Sherfick. according
to his wifs's story, when he went into
the corral to do some work. He at
tempted to jump over the fence, bul
was knocked down.
Adams county tax collections for the
month Of September this year were
more than 30 per cent In excess Of the
collections for September, 1920, &C.
cordlng to the county treasurer. The
1921 figure was $4,000, as against
$22, 900 for 1920. This indicates an i'm.
provsment in general conditions.
There are 59984 farms with 24,462,.
Ola acres In Colorado, and the value
Of farm property is $1.078, ,794,740, and
the average size of the farms 10 400
acres. Now the question: Are you do.
ing your share in buying the products
Of these farms to make them prosper.
ousi That's real home industry.
Colorado 10 one Of the leading pro.
ducing states In alfalfa meal, thsrs
being several large mills scattered In
the agricultural districts Of the state.
Those familiar with this product de.
clare that Colorado alfalfa makes the
finest meal Of any alfalfa grown in
the country.
Sight Of q mans hand sticking out
of the ground led to a frantic, though
unsuccessful, attempt to save the life
Of J. G. Grain, 90, a teamster, who was
buried beneath a sand slide in a grav.
ell pit near Colorado Springs. Police
officers and street department en-.
ployes dug Grains body out of the pit,
but his pulse, which had been flutter.
ing feebly in his hand when he was
discovered, had stopped.
There are 272,OOO dairy cattls in
Colorado and the dairy products ag.
gregate $27.758,987 in value annually.
These products are butter, Ice cream,
cheese. condensed milk, milk, cream
matted milk and other manufactured
products. II you make It point to
buy Colorado dairy products you are
doing your bit In the upbuilding Of one
OF the states most promising indus.
tries.
An auto truck belonging to the Page
Transfer Company was demolished
when 1t was struck by a northbound
Santa F6 passenger train at n cross
| ing near Littleton. The driver of ths