The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1922-07-01
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

ing surpassed only by California. In
1919, according to the reports OF the
United Suites census bureau, Colorado
ranked eighteen in acreage devoted to
this crop. This Surprisingly rapid ad-
vancement in lettuce production here
Ia due to the development OF new In
dustry In Colorado, the growing of
head lettuce ut high attitudes. The In
dustry was born in Chaffee county in
1920, and 1t was discovered that an
excellent quality of head lettuce could
be produced to go to market Mt a time
when almost no head lettuce was be-
ing shipped. The demand for the pro-
duct was excellent and the industry
developed in 1921 In q number of 9TH
er mountain counties.
Denver.-The Colorado hay crop has
improved Its prospects about 100000
IONS during the past month, and Will
mount to 2,985. 900 tons, according to
he State-Federal Cooperative Crop
Report just Issued for June l. This
estimate Is based on condition of "a
per cent, compared with 95 per cent
asst year, when the crop amounted to
2914.OO0 tons. The acreage this year
g slightly greater than last year. Ac-
.ortitng to the report alfalfa acreage IL
increased about 3 per cent and
amounts to $4,000 acres. The area
devoted to all tame hay this year Ii
I, 194, 600 acres. Wild hay covers ILL.,
700 acres. So. 50.
Denver.-Not before in its history
has Colorado had such promising pros
poets Of large crops Of all kinds Of
fruit as this year. according to the
June state-federal crop report just is
sued. All fruit crops are In excellent
condition and far above the ten-year
average, peaches leading with condi-
don figure Of % per cent OF, normal.
compared With 90 last year and 80 the
ten-year average. With n continuation
II good conditions. ColOradO's peach
crop will amount to $4,000 bushels,
compared with 722.OOO bushels report
ed by the census In 1910.
Denver.-State-owne property has
Increased In value by more than 49,
10000 in the last twelve months, thus
cushing the total valuation Of Colo
fado's public property to $1sOOOO,OOO
according to estimates made by State
Auditor Mulnix. This property in
eludes state educational institutions,
armories, the capitol. new state office
building and the like. The state itself,
including private and public property
and available resources, Is now worth
more than S1,0OO 600 900. 1t was said.
Estes Park.-Three hundred and
twenty college men from thlrty-nine
colleges In the Midwest, scattered over
4 dozen states, attended the Rocky
Mountain student conference held at
the T. n. c. A. grounds. The student
conference 10 the largest and most i'm
portant that has ever been held here,
according to Ben NJ. Cherrington, In
ternational student secretary for the
Rocky Mountain district.
Gunnison.-The summer session Of
the Colorado State. Normal school
opened here with the largest attend
ance In the history Of the school. The
total attendance for the summer will
reach 500 In order to make It possible
to house this increased attendance. cit
lxens financed the building Of High
land Village, group Of thirty summer
cottages adjoining the campus.
Durango.-Motorists now may have
no fear in travelling In southwestern
Colorado as far as the conditions OF
the highways are concerned. Wolf
Creek pass over the Continental d.
vide IA omen TO traffic and according