The Keota news., 1921-08-05
COLORADO N1Wy No1H.

Putnam. agricultural statistician OF
the U. s. Bureau of Markets and Crop
Estimates, Colorado COOPERATIVE Crop
Reporting Service. the apple crop In
the state this year is about 03 per cent
Of normal. compared With q per cent
last year. The forecast Of production
Is 3O0a.0OO bushels. compared With
2.70O.O00 bushels last year. About d
per cent Of this crop this year will b.
produced on the western slope. where
the crop IL making good progress. TIE
state crop Of peaches had condition
Of 90 per cent. compared with 30 per
cent last year and 60 per cent the ten.
year average. The total production
for the state In forecssted ut 720O00
bushels. The pear crop In Colorado
on July /. on q 65 per. cent condition
basis. was estimated at $4,000 bush.
els. The condition Of cantal0upes on
July I In Colorado WAS 81 per cent OF
normal. coihparetl with % per cent
July I last year and 50 per cent the
ten.year average.
All Colorado hay had q condition
figure of ~ per cent on July !. -
compared with 80 per cent last year
and tie forecast of production 70 4.
2lO.O00 tons. compared with SSo2 100
tons last year. The area to be har-
vested this year 10 estimated to b lees
than last year or l.57a000 acres. cous-
pared with l.00a 900 acres harvested
In lasO. The alfalfa In the state this
year indicates good crop. the coodi-
tion being a2 per cent Of normal. Of
the above hay crop. about 1.7onSoo
tons will be alfalfa.
The family Of A. c. Ciaug left Love
land hurrieslly for trip In the moan.
taInx. In her haste. Nrx. C.aus left an
electric lruu standing a On ironing
board In the Kitchen. She neglected TO
turn off the current to tAe Iron. Roy
Buck. = friend Of the family. who
knew they were absent. saw smoke
pouring from the residence. He broke
through . door Just In tine 70 avert
a disastrous fire. The iron. heated
white. had burned its way through the
ironing board. . table cover and two
layers Of flooring.
Despite the fact that he drove ~
closed automobile off the side Of
bridge between Colorado Springs aud
Manitou. pinning himself In the wreck.
age an his head, II. G. Reynolds Of
Oklahoma City. Okla. escaped Injury.
The machine landed upside down In .
creek bed. Campers In the vicinity
witnessed the accident and rushed to
the scene aud sxtricated Reynolds
from the wreckaee.
Two hundred cars Of apples will b
harvested In the Nontroaa district, &C.
cordling To the estimate made By an ex.
pert apple buyer who made thor.
ough Inspection Of the main orchards.
His report stated that there WAS very
little early fruit: due to the heavy
yield last year. that the apples were
now thin an the trees. hut that they
should make good size before harvest
Ing time.
A campaign has been launched In
the state by Paul c. JAMESON, new ex.
tension poultry specialist Of the Colo
rmdo Agricultural College. who has
Just taken on. his work at Fort Col.
lins, gradually to bring about an In
provement In the stock Of the poultry
flocks BY eliminating scrubs and non.
producers and making the flocas 100
per cent profitable.
Work hns started On . cabin that
Will accommodate forty at the Unlver.
sity Of Colorado mountain camp twen-
t. miles west Of Boulder. The regents