State Facts
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Admission
to Statehood: August 1, 1876 |
| Area: 104100 sq.mi, 8th Land 103730
sq. mi., 8th Water 371 sq.mi., 46th |
| Area Codes: 303
- 719 - 720 - 970 |
| Biographies:
Famous Coloradans |
| Border States: Arizona Kansas Nebraska
New Mexico Oklahoma Utah Wyoming |
| Web Cams: Live
Web Cams |
| Climate: Colorado
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| Colleges, Universities: Colorado
Colleges |
| Community and Technical Colleges: Colorado
Community Colleges |
| Constitution: 38th State |
| County Profile: County
Map 63 Counties |
| Courts: Judicial
System |
| Current Events: Colorado
News Headlines |
| Department of: Education
Licensing |
| Economy:Agriculture: Cattle,
wheat, dairy products, corn, hay. |
| Fast Facts: 50states
List |
| Flag:
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| The flag consists of three alternate stripes
of equal width and at right angles to the staff, the two outer stripes
to be blue of the same color as in the blue field of the national flag
and the middle stripe to be white, the proportion of the flag being
a width of two-thirds of its length. At a distance from the staff end
of the flag of one fifth of the total length of the flag there is a
circular red C, of the same color as the red in the national flag of
the United States. The diameter of the letter is two-thirds of the width
of the flag. The inner line of the opening of the letter C is three-fourths
of the width of its body or bar, and the outer line of the opening is
double the length of the inner line thereof. Completely filling the
open space inside the letter C is a golden disk, attached to the flag
is a cord of gold and silver, intertwined, with tassels, one of gold
and one of silver. Flag adopted 1911 |
| Flower:
Bluebonnet Lupins texensis |
Genealogical Resources: 
Cyndi's List Historical
Societies |
| Geographic Center: Park, 30 miles northwest
of Pike's Peak |
| Governor:
Office of Governor |
| Highest Point: Mt.
Elbert; 14,433 feet |
| Highway Markers: Colorado Resource
Manual |
| History: Historical
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| Largest Cities: Denver
Colorado Springs
Aurora Lakewood
Fort Collins
Arvada Pueblo
Westminster
Boulder Thornton |
| Library: Colorado Colorado
Libraries |
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| License Plates: Colorado |
| Lottery: Colorado
Lottery |
| Maps: Map |
| Media: Radio
TV |
| Motto: Nil sine Numine - Nothing
without Providence |
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| Newspapers: Colorado |
| Nicknames: Centennial
State / Colorful Colorado |
| Origin of state's name: Taken from
the Spanish for the "colorred" and was applied to the Colorado river. |
| Permanent Residents: Find
A Grave |
| Population: Quick
facts 4,301,261; |
| Public Records: Colorado |
| Representatives: |
| Road Side America: Colorado |
| Soil: Colorado
- Seitz |
| Song: Where
the Columbines Grow |
| Sports: Colorado
Teams |
| State Parks: Colorado |
| Symbols: Colorado
Archives |
| Topography: Image
Eastern dry high plains; hilly to mountainous central plateau;
western Rocky Mountains of high ranges alternating with broad valleys
and deep narrow canyons. |
| Travel: Colorado
Travel |
| Tree: Blue
Spruce |
| Unclaimed Funds:
Colorado |
Cattle Today
Articles about the production of beef cattle and livestock.
SUNSHINE FARMS BULL SALE AVERAGES $3,247
The Sunshine Farms Bull Sale was held December 5, 2009 in Clanton, Ala.
FRANK TURNER AND SONS ANGUS SALE HELD NOV. 7
The Frank Turner and Sons Angus Sale was held November 7, 2009 in Hayneville, Ala.
ALABAMA CATTLEMEN'S ASSOC. CONVENTION TO BE HELD
Cowboy hats and boots will be the dress of the day in the Rocket City as cattlemen from all across the state attend the largest cattle event of the year. The 67th annual Alabama Cattlemen's Association Convention and Trade Show will be at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville February 12-13.
USE PRACTICAL STRATEGIES IN CASE OF AN IRS AUDIT
Excessive business deductions by livestock or general farmers, or horse owners--or for that matter, most any other business-- trigger IRS audits. If you are audited in connection with any farming, livestock or horse activity, the IRS will usually start with one tax year and then look back or forward for other years to see the history of losses or profits.
SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR NCBA ANNUAL CONVENTION
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) is pleased to announce the line-up of speakers for the 2010 Cattle Industry Convention.
IT'S THE PITTS -- GRANDPA'S SADDLE
A cowboy's life has always been defined by what he did with his most valued possession... his saddle.
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- BE IT RESOLVED...SORT OF
Hooter wasn't much on New Year's resolutions. Any he'd ever made were distant memories before Punxsutawney Phil waddled from his burrow to predict winter's fortune.
COLDWATER CATTLE CO. DISPERSAL HELD NOV. 23
Beautiful fall weather greeted buyers and bidders from 10 states at the recent dispersal of the Coldwater Cattle Company cowherd in Holly Springs, Miss.
ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT CHALLENGING FOR PRODUCERS
OK, so back to our list of the 100 reasons why climate change, if occurring at all, is natural and not man-made. Part 1 provided reasons 1-50. Here are the remaining 50 facts:
BLACK INK -- NO BOUNDARIES
In a snow globe, the white flakes drift peacefully on a quiet farmyard. When cattlemen trudge through four-foot snow drifts in 30-mile-per-hour winds and single-digit temperatures to check on a sick calf, it isn't exactly the same picture of serenity.
CATTLEMEN'S COLLEGE BRINGS FOCUS ON CONSUMER TO NCBA CONVENTION
Daily chores get most of your time and attention. That's what pays the bills, but the state of the industry lies in the bigger picture.
IT'S THE PITTS -- AUCTION JUNKIES
You know you are an auction junkie if...
SGBI OPENS NEW OFFICES ON KING RANCH
Santa Gertrudis Breeders International (SGBI) has moved into a new headquarters building on the historic King Ranch. The first Board of Directors meeting and an Open House celebration was held Saturday, October 31 in the new building just inside the main ranch entrance.
BLACK INK -- MIXED BLESSINGS
When you count your blessings, remember to include the ones disguised as challenges. Some of them you decided to take on as calculated risks; others intruded on your farm or in your life, but turned out to be “mixed blessings.”
RED ANGUS AGE AND SOURCE CERTIFICATES ACCESSIBLE ONLINE
Proper genetic, age and source verification is imperative for Red Angus cattle enrolled in the Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) to continue through the marketing channels. The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) recently developed a new tool streamlining access to this documentation.
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