Agricultural statistics of the State of Colorado, 1887

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS

State of Colorado

1887

compiled by the

SECRETARY OF THE STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

LETTER

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TRANSMITTAL.

HON.

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AlVIES RICE,

Secretary of State.

SIR-I have the honor to transmit herewith the

C01l1-pilation of agricultural statistics of this State for the

year 1887, as required by law,

Partial and complete returns have only been received

from th irty (30) out of the forty-two (42)counties in tIle

State.

No returns have been received from the fol lowing

counties: Archuleta, Costilla, Custer, Dolores, Elbert,

Garfield, Gilpin, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Las Animas,

Pueblo and San Juan.

I have called the attention of the Governor, in IllY

annual report, to the incompleteness and unsatisfactory

character of the returns made by the county officers, and

have suggested that provision ought to be made whereby the law 111ay be better enforced or else wholly repealed.

Respectfully sub1111tted,

FRANK

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Secretary

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AGRICULTURAL S'fA.'fISTICS. 22

CHAFFEE COUNTY.

This county reports 36r acres of peas and a yield of 8,761 bushels,

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY.

The report from this county contains the notation of

8ro bushels of turnips and 235 tons of oats-hay', in

addition to the regular returns.

DELTA COlTNTY.

The clerk makes the following notation on his report: "This is a correct copy of amounts as returned 011

agri-cul tural statistics by assessor. There is a difference in amounts given on schedules and the amounts returned on statistics. "

DOUGLAS COlTNTY.

The following opinion and suggestions are contained in the report of the clerk from this county: "In mv opinion almost utterly unreliable, consequently mislead-iug; a waste of money in the procuring, and therefore

worse than useless. A repeal of the act would seem

most desirable, judging from its operation in this

county.' ,

LA.RIIVIER COUN~ry.

The report from this county has this indorsernent by the clerk: ' 'I am ashamed to be obliged to send out a report so unsatisfactory and incomplete as the above from the best ag-ricultural county i l l the State. But it

does seem impossible to g-et anything- like a correct

SU1l1-mary by the present means employed, and only hope

that our corning Leg-islature will either provide some means of making these statistical reports more complete or abolish the svstem, "

AGIlICUL'rURAL =STA'l'IS1'ICS.

lVIONTROSE' COUNTY.

The clerk indorses the following remarks npon his

report: "This is the first year that any systematic

at-teinpt has been made to collect agricul tural statistics in

the county, therefore the returns are necessarily

incorn-plete in SOUle respects. It is hoped that another year a

still better showing will be rnade. " RIO GRANDE COUNTY.

"I desire to say I am informed by Mr. Charles Olson that it has been his earnest endeavor to secure a correct exh ibi t in the matter of these statistics, he having pre-sented and afterwards collected from each invividual h is

sworn statement in these 111atters." This indorsement

appears upon the report of the clerk of this county. In

addition to the returns contained in the regular report frOITI this county, is noted 96 acres of peas with a yield of 3,575 bushels.

SUlVIMIT COUNrfV.

The following statement from the clerk. of this

county, shows, in a striking manner, the incomplete

character of returns made: " T'his report is according

to the returns of our county assessor, but it is far from

being correct. It is only the returns from five of our

ranch men. "

,V ASHINGTON COUNTY.

TIle clerk indorses the following comments: " The

above is a correct report as returnedby the outside

depu-ties.

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There are probably 10,000 acres more

under cultivation than were reported above. And the

nU111ber of acres of corn, and bushels, also, should be

increased roo per cent., as should also the oats cut for

feed on account of the scarcity of llay." In addition,