The Arvada enterprise., 1922-04-20
THE AGRICULTURAL ouIl. Ok
FOR JEFFERSON cOUN.y
K. A. McKAsKILL, County /.

X. A. McKASKILL, County ut.
With the third million Do,'ar''
snow within ten days on the e, :, Ind
and the most vital limiting fc:. Of
water very much improved prospects
for crop and the moral Of fl. T.. ers
has changed materilly. It il hard
year tc guess on what to plant and
no little quandry is going on as to
whether it will be more wheat, corn
or feed crops change in the general
forming sections, or more cabbage,
onions and potatoes, more berries or
what not in the garden section.
In general most anyone can say
that the county will follow old Gus
toms and plant about the same as
in the past. This is true in the main
but surveys among the farmers and
gardeners skcw that there are
marginal acreages Of certain crops
rci-~ in tina. are above the average
acreage Of other vears. The wheat
acreage is still short of normal bv
considerable with more t. be plant
ed if the weather permits. Wheat
looks like the best bet for tire gen.
eral farmers because Of the price of
hay, hogs and cattle. There is a
very considerable Increase Of cab
bage and onions in the county over
last year with a smaller per cent Of
increased acreage of early potatoes.
There are on the fringe Of the gar
dening sections of the county men
that are on small general farms that
are planting cabbage, root crops and
sweet corn for early cash crops, and
that margaiu Of supply may mean
that the producer will get less and
the consumer will pay less than in
other years. It is also necessary to
70 outside 81 the county and con-
slider what the other parts of the
state are DOING. Cabbage and
onion. are plentiful in the north
end Of the state on the beet acreage
that does not go in this year. There
is q much better diversification on
nearly oil farms than in other years
which smells great degree Of safe
ty for the individual and . lower
price on most commodities for the
consumer. =
Head lettuce fever has regined
high in the mountain sections Of the
county and indications are that this
business will be cverdone for there
arc In sight something over seven
thousand acres Of lettuce which
means anywhere from $500 to 1000
cars Of this commodity to move and
the state moved last year at the out
.id~ mt nvn- Enn n>r~ >~I ~,nvlA h>
able to move probably not over 1000
cars this year.
Potatoes are on the increase to
small degree. Government estimates
indicating = ten per cent increase
which may increase or decrease by
planting time. However, the early
crop will be influenced somewhat by
the thirty-five per cent increase Of
early potatoes that are already near
ly to the digging stage in the south
ern states. Prospects for = fruit
and berry crop never were better.
All fruit buds are very much behind
in development over the last few
years for this time Of the year, and
all fruit sections indicate the same
thing in the way Of q bumper crop
barring accidents from now on.
Berries are not quite 10 forward be-
cause Of the exceedingly dry winter.
In livestock lines there 10 q de-
cidsd feeling Of optimism. The
purebred Holstsin breeder il looking
FORWARD to the summer and fall
when grade COW mixers will buy
another purebred bull that has out
lived his usefulness. The Hereford
man ID almost certain that the range
man will have to buy bulls to replace
those that he has tolerated too long.
sheep fever has reached . high
pitch comparatively when it u con-
stdsFed that this industry was in
the dark days not over six months
ago with enormous losses to face.
These losses have been 0bliteratsd
with with twelve to fifteen cent
lambs and . profit left on the two
years business. Good ewes are a.
scarce a. hens teeth and the buck
market" looks high for the fall sea.
son. There II . decided feeling that
cattle are on the low spot and due
Tor an increase soon and bankers
are showing 4 favorable disposition
to refinance cattlsmsn. realizing that
none Of them can make back losses
by going out Of the business. The
money situation In general has
loosened up and optimism has in.
creased but II may take time TO get
back on the right side Of the ledger.
The School Review Ia q recent is-
sue contains considerable valuable
information ~ regards the cost of
an education. This official publica-
tisn substantiates what the Enter
prise has often repeated concerning