The Ordway new era., 1922-07-21
Crop Conditions
Are Favorable

this season are more favorable than
at this time last year and the early
harvests of both farm crops and
fruits have been exceedingly good.
The farmers had one of the most
favorable seasons for the harvest of
the first cutting alfalfa they have had
for several years and the crop was
harvested without rain, except in a
very few cases where light showers
occurred, This cutting of hay can go
on the market in first class condition,
The crop was good and many fields
better than for several years.
Other crops have met favorable
weather conditions with the except
ions of some beet fields which suf-
fered from the wind storms early in
the season and few fields had to be
planted over. Small grain was very
generally good and the later crops
are coming along fine.
Fruit is abundant this season,
The goosberries were, in most cases,
good and the early cherries fine with
a heavy yield. These harvests have
been made and now wragg cherries
are coming on with pumper harvest
and good quality of fruit. Apples
are coming along nicely with early
varieties now being gathered, and
with late varieties loading the trees.
The indications are that the quality
will be better than for some seasons
past.
A trip over the country will port
ray to most anyone a condition that
is pleasing in most particulars for the
farms are looking well and the veg
citation showing a healthy color. The
lack of rain on the irrigated lands
is responsible, to a great extent, for
the good growth of vegetation where
there is seep to contend with for the
ground has less of this seep than it
had last season when there was more
rain. The irrigation water has been
sufficient and rain little needed.
On the unirrigated lands the rain
fall has not been enough to keep the
crops growing as they should, except
for some sections which were fort
showers, but if rain comes during the
next week or ten days these so-called
dry land" crops will come out very
nicely.
summery of conditions in Colo
RADIO as whole, for the week ending
July is, as compiled by the weather
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ment of agriculture, does not give
very flattering outlook. The re-
port which follows, however, shows
that some kinds of crops are coming
fine. This summary is for Colorado.
as whole and it must be remember
ed that in some sections the crops are
generally good:
Normal temperature prevailed in
northwestern Colorado, but it was
somewhat warmer than usual in the
eastern and southern counties. More
than the normal amount of sunshine
was reported, especially in the north
eastern part of the State. Dry wealth
er prevailed, except at few scattered
places, where beneficial local showers
occurred. Destructive hailstorms
were reported in parts of Yuma
County and in the Hartman district in
Prowers County. Sugar beets in the
latter section will recover. Irrigated
crops made fine growth, but mois-
ture is badly needed in unirrigated
sections. A shortage of water is re-
ported, however, in the eastern coun-
ties, where the supply in streams and
reservoirs is considerably less than
normal. Corn in many unirrigated
districts, while about two feet high
and tasseling, is nearly at a stand
still. Sugar beets and potatoes seem
to have made the best growth, despite
the lack of moisture. The weather
was favorable for the ripening of
grains, and the harvesting of winter
grains has been completed in many
of the earlier sections. Some fields
of spring wheat will be abandoned in
north-central and extreme southeast
ern Colorado. where it has been too
dry. Dry and hot weather has been
favorable for the development of in
sects. especially apple worms, grass
hoppcrs, and cabbage aphis. Lower
ranges are drying up in some sections.
and cattle are becoming thin in To-
calities. Fruit is developing rapid
ly, and early peaches are coloripg.
Raspberries, cherries, early apricots.
potatoes, and other truck are being
marketed. Mountain head-lettuce is
fine, and is going to market In carload