The Holly chieftain., 1922-09-28

county assessors to the State Immi.
grafton Department show 5,6900O0
acres of land under cultiation in
the state this year, exclusive of or
chards, compared with 535S.0O0 acres
reported last year. This is an in
crease of a little more than six per
cent.
Since nearly all county assessors
report somewhat less than the ac-
tual acreage cultivated, it is now
evident that the acreage planted
to crops for harvest in the statethis
year. including native hay,is slight
ly above 6,OO0000 The actual acre
age planted last year was estimated
on the basis of assessors reports.
at 5934000 acres. Since the season
has been unfaorable for crop pro
dnction in some sections of the
state this year the acreage actually
harvested will be considerably short
Of the acreage planted.
Increases in crop acrenge this
year have been largcnt in south
eastern Colorado counties, particu-
iarly Baca. Cheyenne, Kiowa and
Las Animas. There have been small
er increases in several other cOun'
ties in various sctions of the state,
while number of the older agricui
ural counties have shown decreas-
$ in cultivated acreage. The in
.reases are due chiefly 10 the break
'ng of land that has never been in
rop before?
Weld county again ranks first
n acreage under cultivation, with
69176 acres reported. Weld county
also reports a greater variety OF
,rops grown than any other county
in the state, having some acreage
or practically every crop on which
assessors report TIL largest acre,
lgedevOted to single crop is for
wheat with 175000 acres reported.
Hay ranks second, with $4,000 acres
)f all varieties reported.
Logan county ranks second in acre
,ge of crops. with 425057 acres re
,orted Wheat is the leading crop
,ere, with 204,729 acres reported,
fuma county ranks third, with
1852 acres reported, and Wash
ngtOn county fourth, with 391 ,5SS
cres reported. Washington county
'eports larger acreage OF wheat
han any other county in the state
his year, 231 $50 acres. Logan coun-
v held first place in wheat aero
age for sederal years previous to
922. Yuma county ranks first in
,orn, with 127,1G0 acres reported.
Phillips county still ranks first
n percentage of area under cult
yation, with As percent, compared
With 43 p cent last year. Under
FORMAL coalitions this county
,hould have half of it's area under
cultivation next year. Phillips
ounty ranks 5ith among the coun'
les of the state in area and seventh
n area under cultivation.
Psalm 6S-2O He that is our God Is
the God of salvation, and unto God
The Lord belong the issues from
death. Worship at the Holly Bap
tist church.
Mrs. ]. +. Hayes of Sevey Kan.
'ame to town Thursday last to visit
:. w. Tucker who lives near Town
er.
X. V. Disbrow, our correspondent
of Buckeye, has gone to Kansas to
make his future home. The Chief
sain readers will miss his Buckeye
notes.
1t has been definitely decided, we
understand that six miles OF the
santa Fe trail from the. state line
west, two miles beyond Holly, will
Oe graded and gravelled this fall.
Work is to begin soon.
r. Fall and wife Of Syracuse and
John Dowd of the same town were
Inner guests at the G. o. Virgin
nome last Sunday week ago.
Mrs. l.. B. Villines who has been
Tor the past wee kin Bristol visit
ing her granddaughter, Mrs. Rose
Drough, returned home Saturday.
Henry Frazce, 20 years old, suffer
ing from a bad abcessed tooth was
taken to Lamar by DR.. Rasar last