Elbert County tribune., 1921-11-04
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

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that more farmers in Colorado are
growing corn than any other crop,
though the acreage of wheat under
| cultivation is much greater than that
| Of corn These reports for 1921 show
52,245 farms being operated In the
state, of which 2S,091 are producing
corn. The number of farms reporting
winter wheat is 1887, and 1858
farms report spring wheat. A consid-
erable number of farmers, however,
grow both winter and spring wheat, so
that the total number of farms report
| ing wheat this year is not in excess OF
| o5.O0O. The census bureau found that
| 22,S73 farms in the state were produc'
| ing corn in 1919, while the number
producing wheat was 23,961. Winter
wheat then was reported from 14,4OO
farms and spring wheat from 12,166
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 34.1S
acres of wheat for each farm reported.
The census bureau reported 1852 acres
of corn harvested, exclusive of that
cut for silage, for each farm reported
| for 1919, while county assessors re-
port 20.09 acres of corn planted in the
state for all purposes in 1921. From
these figures 1t 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. l was
estimated at 11,36O,OO0 bushels, com
pared with a final estimate of 10,920,-
900 for last year The condition of the
crop on Oct. l was 81 per cent COM
pared with s4 per cent on Oct.
!, last year was ~ per cent,
the ten-year average. Tile 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-
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crop improved during September about
22,S59,00 bushels, making total es-
timated production for the United
States of 345,844, 900 bushels. Even
with the improvement during Septem-
ber, the crop is still 81, ,524 900 bushels
short of the 42S 900 900 bushel crop of
1920 and over 25,0O0, 900 bushels below
the 1853, five-year average, of 3T1,-
100000 bushels.
The open shop movement in Colo
RADIO Springs, backed by local business
men with n total wealth of 10000, 600,
was launched when the Master Build
ers Association posted notices that
the american plan" of employment
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 this drouth on corn
|
ern part of the state continued to be
apparent in the condition figures for
corn, which was 10 per cent on Oct.
l, or % 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,
T75,000 bushels, compared with ten
tative estimate of 1S,940,000 bushels
last year. These production figures
are based on the assumption that ap-
proximately so 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,T76,-
600 bushels. This, added to the esti-
mated winter wheat crop, makes to-
tai wheat crop for the state of 30.
2T6,000 bushels, compared with ten
tative estimate of 25,467 900 bushels
| for last year. The Census Bureau re-
ported 18,261 900 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 $85,000 paid the 800 labor
ers at the Loveland factory. 1t 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. 10, Will
distribute nearly $2,000,000 among the
growers around IOyeland
Mrs. ]. L. Leroy, 81 years old, was
killed instantly at Florence when run
over by a freight train. The engineer
Of the train says that he saw her
standing by the side of the track near