The Delta independent., 1925-01-02
GRAIN RECORDS IN
DELTA COUNTY

While IS cars of wheat were loaded
here during the past year, as much
flour was shipped back into Delta
county, so that there was no excess
wheat In fact, Delta county, with
the rest of Western Colorado does not
raise enough wheat to supply the
demand for wheat and flour at
home. Although this is true the
wheat raised here is of the very fin
est quality. Just as Delta county
raises the best possible vegetables
and fruits, so her grains are of the
finest also. Flour made of locally
raised wheat is better than that
found in any other section.
People in general do not realize
that there are two places in the
United States where fine wheat can
as and the other is the Western
Slope of the Rocky mountains. In
chemical tests and national baking
contests the Marquis hard wheat
grown here has been proved to be
superior to any raised in America.
Coming here from other hard wheat
sections, people are amazed to find
that better products are obtained by
using this flour than what they are
accustomed to.
The average weight of Kansas
wheat per bushel is 5S pounds, and
of wheat raised here the average is
81 pounds and often runs to
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being considered by the government
as the basis of wheat buying. in
Kansas wheat show as being about
115O, while in wheat grown here are
over 13. This means that Delta
county wheat is worth 1870 more
than wheat raised in Kansas.
Taking all these facts into consid-
/ Grafton. is it not a shame that wheat
must be shipped in to supply the de
mand here Some years, and this
year was one of them, several car.
loads Of wheat must be shipped in
here from other points. a ready
market can always be found for
wheat raised in this county because
I of its superior qualities.
Corn is in the same class as wheat
when the matter of supplying the
demand in the county is considered
! During the past year grain dealers
I in Delta have used carload of corn
per month for selling for feeding
/ purposes alone. This is much in ex
cess Of what was raised here, and
most Of the corn had to be shipped
/ in.
Yet Delta county can raise as good
corn as is found anywhere. 1t is a
paying crop here and a great deal
more could be produced and still
have It remain a paying crop.
]. n Bailey at Eckert has been
raising corn for some time and finds
that It is decidedly worth while. Last
I year from not quite four acres OF
. corn he harvested more than 36C
bushels or more than 90 bushels tC
/ the acre. This year on account OF
several unfavorable circumstances
the yield was not so good, but the
. income from the three and hall
acres he had planted was almost as
good as that received last year This
shows what can be done raising
corn here. The kernels are full and
we'll developed in Delta county corn
F and the season is long enough to
permit maturity The climate is
I fine for corn growing.
Oats raised here are also excellent
. This Is crop for which there is not
so much demand as there is for
wheat and corn, but stiu a market
/ can be found for it and the returns
are quite satisfactory. shipments are
made every year to narrow gauge
points though not enough of the crop
is raised to ship out in any large
quantity.