The Keota news., 1921-08-19
POTATO CROP IN COLORADO
THIS YEAR WILL Dc PROF.
OTAOlg.
Nspert BY U. 9. Bureau Of Markets
Give Present Conditions IN
Colorado.
tWr,sss xss.esss Csi-s N-ss xsI.'

Marked declines IN c"n'iiii"n fM
,,,rn aud wheat fran III" July ! LIZ
ur,s. II condition of NIL cr"r~ "f tie
state c,i,niing iO'.i i-r cent "f tile
ien.yrnr average. u decline Ot Id
point during July. aud tie second
largest production Of i'"ini"s's IN tie
history Of tile state. mrc the salient
features of the regular sta'c-f.~'sr',l
August I crop report released through
the Colorado Cooperative crop lec'
parting Service.
Though all the principal crops suf'
(cr,~l ~..,,.s. declines in cUu'ltii iOh dur
Ing July. the percentages "f dscrs'ass'
were generally small compared with
the declines registered for the snise
crops nationally.
The l,"tuto crop II of grra, i"'eres,
~ the farmers mn'i oil,erx NJ this time,
tlue tn the facts that Colorado ls'iu'
i,n.~ .uniin,ic T." shaw prospects tut
excellent production. while nationally
lise crup dcicri"raied l1.6 Is'ini> she,
the first "f July. aud "n August I had
declined to = figure 1T 'I'.S ln.r cent
of mur,nul with u forecast "f only 3iU.
Un.tnsD bushels. compared with AL.
Un..tnn bushels lust Year. THIS In tl'c
smallest lrss~jnst sinrr l!sN. except III
1911 aud 1916 when the Cmiiesi State.
ln,imiO pr,sl,ictiOn went below :hhlhAI.
uJU bushels. Tive Colorado crs1, a,>
clinesi only Is'imi during July. uns
ou August I had \ condition ii Is ln',
cent III normal. or !: IsDini~ higl,ri
than las, year an August I. = In'imt,
date. Quad growing conditions until
harvest, may rnisc this estimate Nh
other 3.MaD.OO bushels. with NOR,
complete returns from mss4.s~"rs. Il
now appears that the AREA grower,
estimated would he planted II In ex
ss~s III iWl.MD acres. Tile final esii
mote f"r the crop last year was IN.
v:1l.tsW bushels. IL 1910 the t'cns,,,
bureau showed X.S11:.,AU bushels i,nr
vested from about 11.UiU ncrrs. III,
largest rrs,l, In tile history of tl,e stat.
WIS In lNlS. amounting 10 about IL,
SiO.UD bushels. Usually about 20 Il
- l.r cent Of the total production Il
CUl"rM'i" Ii considered commercial.
Winter wheat declined > point,
during July and had ~ harvest tim,
figure "f ~ per cent Of normal. Base,
"n this condition the pr,tiuction !,
estimated ut ?4.jOO.OO bushels. con,
la,red with about lO.sliaDUO bushels
tentatively revised estimate for las
year. und i3!B11i.OOO bushels IN 1919.
The spring wheat crop declined
points during July mnl reached Angus
l with " condition Of ~ per cent.
points lower than lust year un Angus
and = points above the ten.yca
average. This condition promises ,
production of O.;s3l. .OOO bushels, co,r,
pared with 5.8.si, ,OOO bushels Inst year
The total production of both winter
and spring wheat im the state. ms nov
estIpate'i. will amount 1" :sO.S:.i IN
bushels, compared with .s,i,;T nm
bushels last year and lS.::sii .UHD bush
els the Census Bureau figure ro
1910.
Colorado corn declined IL point,
during July. and on August I WI. y.
per cent of normal. y points below
August last year und 4 point. hiyl,
er than the ten.year average. viii
this condition figure, this years crop
Of corn still promises TO be the rec
ord crop for the state and amount,
to approximately 1900. .ODO buxl,pI.