The Dolores star., 1921-09-02
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

shown n shnSluNlNhl ht'i'""N :" -
age In Colorado grown under irriSa-
,inu since 1909 Is oats. The census
bureau reported la2,Sll acres, or 69''
per cent of the total crop nt "hts
grown under irrigation in l.N'' Whi'e
In 1919 the reports showed that hut
o. flS acres, or ri per cent of the TO-
mi crop. was grown under irrigation
There was II slight decrease IN me
acreage of potatoes grown unuer irr'-
CATION In the state In 1919, ms com
parcd with 1903 the figures BEN. ~
nol acres for 1909 and 5oGil acres tor
1919 The acreage of potatoes grown
under irrigation In the state this year
is considerably larger than ihat Tor
1919 and perhaps the lnrgest IN inc
history of the state. County assessors
reports show that about 20 per cent OF
the acreage devoted 10 potatoes In the
state now Is irrigated.
Reports Of the census bureau on the
agricultural census for 1919 and 1870
show there has been an increase Of
1919 per cent in acreage irrigated IN
Colorado since 1910 and an Increase
of ZIG per cent in the acreage OF
crops cultivated under irrigation nee
1909. During the same period there
has been an increase of about 2O3 pc:
cent in the acreage cultivated without
irrigation. The census figures for cnl-
tivated acreage are for 1909 and 1919.
Reports of county assessors 10 the
State Immigration Department indI-
cate that the increase in non-irrignted
acreage under cultivation this wear
over 1919 is about II per cent, while
age being farmed.
4 gymnasium to cost between S35O,-
600 and 100000 was authorized by
the board of regents OF the University
of Colorado at II special session de-
voted almost entirely to Il discussion
of the building program. Ground is 10
heb roken early in September In an eff
fort To have the gymnasium ready for
use with the opening of school in the
corresponding month of 1922. A site
On the extreme eastern end of the
'ampus, across the Colorado 4 South
ern railroad tracks. has been selected
1t adjOins the proposed athletic field
TO be constructed in II ravine that ira.
verses this portion of the university
holdings.
Sums of S5,00O,0O0 for this year and
S1O,0OO,OOO for next year for road con.
struction within the national forests
have been approved by the secretary
of agriculture, according TO II tele
gram from Congressman Vale to the
agricultural bureau of the Denver
Civic and Commercial Association.
Congress, ii is presumed, now will pass
IL bill that will cover these eXpendi
lures. The expenditures of these
sums, according to Mr. Vaile, is ex-
clusively for the national forests and
means that there will be active con
struction in all national forests Of
roads.
James Chamberlain, a farmer near
Virgins, claims to have discovered n
unique way of increasing the flow OF
milk from his cows. The Chamberlain
farm has been the scene OF many
dances, and Mr. Chamberlain AYERS
that he finds on the morning after the
dances, particularly when the music
lasted until the early morning hours.
that his cows are more generous with
the milk.
Lee Hutchinson, who lives north of
Waverly, was sentenced to six months
In Jail and fined $500; WaIlie John.
son was sentenced to sixty days in
Jail, and Roy BrOssman was sentenced
to six months In jail and fined $3.50
by Judge Jay II. BoutOn in the Coun.
ty court at Fort Collins when they
pleaded guilty to the charge of trans
porting liquor.
The Berthoud city council has de.
cided to discontinue the giving of free
light for porch lights In town, because
the light company asserts that muny
people have been hooking electrical
appliances to these lights and using
the free current for housework, and
also because many of them were never
turned on AT nights ms was intended.
The Rev. David Sharp, who for IN.
last three years has been engaged IN
social service and welfare work
throughout the West. has been an.
pointed student pastor for the Presbv-
terian church at the Colorado AgrIcll.
turhl College, TO work in cooperation
with the First Presbyterian church of
Fort Collins, by which he Is r.coc.
nized as an assistant pastor. Mr..
Mr.. Sharp Is successor TO the Rev, II
NJ. Steidley, who died recently.
Before "A crowd of ] 800 persons, one
OF the largest gatherings ever in at.
tendance at the Deertrall annual fair.
Cody Martin, about 30 years old I,
rider In the grand free.for.all half.
mile running race, was killed when he
WAS thrown with his mount after the
animal had stumbled and fallen whII.
holding the inside Of the track u.,t
to the fence.
ihe cost OF educating is going up.
Iae school board OF Boulder spent