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Description:Excerpt from An Encyclopaedic Treatise on Colorado Towns, Scenery, Industrial Resources, Etc: Conservatively Told Agricultural College, at Fort Collins, Rev. B. O. Ayles-worth, Pres't - Supported by the federal and state governments. Income '98, $65,500. No. of students '98, males 234, females 83. Tuition free to residents of the state. Experiment stations are conducted In connection with the college at Fort Collins, Rocky Ford and Cheyenne Wells. Full particulars on application to the president. Agriculture - The demand of the miners and difficulties of transportation in early days soon led to the establishment of agriculture. The dryness of the climate made Irrigation Imperative and caused more scientific methods of farming to be followed than is usually found in the Middle States: Science and Industry have so triumphed over unfavorable conditions, that now the agricultural product of the state almost exceeds the output of its mines. The main agricultural area is along the Platte and Arkansas rivers, the San I ails valley and on the western slope. The soil, In general, is a sandy loam, varied in some districts by clay, adobe and other constituents. It Is responsive to a very high degree wherever water can he applied to it. Through the application of water it Is constantly receiving additions to the elements needed to support vegetation. The principal agricultural products and their value In 1808 were: Com and grain, $5,300,000; melons and fruit, $5,500,000; alfalfa and grasses, $7,000,000; potatoes and vegetables, $4,500,000; grasses, $7,000,000; potatoes and vegetables, $4,500,000; dairy. poultry and bee products, $6,250,000; live stock, $14,800,000, making a total of $13,350,000. The total area of the state Is 06,000,000 acres, of which 4,500,00 acres are now under irrigation ditches and only 2,00,000 are under cultivation. There are 30,000,000 acres of grazing land, 6,000, -000 acres of wooded land, 6,00,000 acres of forest land, and about 8.000.000 acres of arable land which Is susceptible of Irrigation. See also Irrigation, Stock Raising, Dairy, Poultry and under the name of each product. Read also Reports of State Board of Agriculture and Bulletins of State Agricultural College. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An Encyclopaedic Treatise on Colorado Towns, Scenery, Industrial Resources, Etc (Classic Reprint): Conservatively Told. To get started finding An Encyclopaedic Treatise on Colorado Towns, Scenery, Industrial Resources, Etc (Classic Reprint): Conservatively Told, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from An Encyclopaedic Treatise on Colorado Towns, Scenery, Industrial Resources, Etc: Conservatively Told Agricultural College, at Fort Collins, Rev. B. O. Ayles-worth, Pres't - Supported by the federal and state governments. Income '98, $65,500. No. of students '98, males 234, females 83. Tuition free to residents of the state. Experiment stations are conducted In connection with the college at Fort Collins, Rocky Ford and Cheyenne Wells. Full particulars on application to the president. Agriculture - The demand of the miners and difficulties of transportation in early days soon led to the establishment of agriculture. The dryness of the climate made Irrigation Imperative and caused more scientific methods of farming to be followed than is usually found in the Middle States: Science and Industry have so triumphed over unfavorable conditions, that now the agricultural product of the state almost exceeds the output of its mines. The main agricultural area is along the Platte and Arkansas rivers, the San I ails valley and on the western slope. The soil, In general, is a sandy loam, varied in some districts by clay, adobe and other constituents. It Is responsive to a very high degree wherever water can he applied to it. Through the application of water it Is constantly receiving additions to the elements needed to support vegetation. The principal agricultural products and their value In 1808 were: Com and grain, $5,300,000; melons and fruit, $5,500,000; alfalfa and grasses, $7,000,000; potatoes and vegetables, $4,500,000; grasses, $7,000,000; potatoes and vegetables, $4,500,000; dairy. poultry and bee products, $6,250,000; live stock, $14,800,000, making a total of $13,350,000. The total area of the state Is 06,000,000 acres, of which 4,500,00 acres are now under irrigation ditches and only 2,00,000 are under cultivation. There are 30,000,000 acres of grazing land, 6,000, -000 acres of wooded land, 6,00,000 acres of forest land, and about 8.000.000 acres of arable land which Is susceptible of Irrigation. See also Irrigation, Stock Raising, Dairy, Poultry and under the name of each product. Read also Reports of State Board of Agriculture and Bulletins of State Agricultural College. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with An Encyclopaedic Treatise on Colorado Towns, Scenery, Industrial Resources, Etc (Classic Reprint): Conservatively Told. To get started finding An Encyclopaedic Treatise on Colorado Towns, Scenery, Industrial Resources, Etc (Classic Reprint): Conservatively Told, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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