Show irrigation IN washington THE last census e bulletin in relation to irrigation in the arid states and territories ri is ie devoted to washington in that state there ate are a total of farms in the thirteen counties in which irrigation is practised practiced of these 1046 farms are irrigated tak total area or ol land upon which crops were raised by irrigation in the year ending may 81 1890 was acres the average size of the irrigated farms or more strictly of irrigated portions of farma farm 6 on which crops were wem raised is 47 aera acres 8 the average first cost of water right A 4 is per acre and the average cost of preparing the soil for cultivation including inc ludine the purchase price of i the land to is 1027 per acre the average present value of the irrigated land lanct of the state including buildings building etc is reported as per acre show showing ng 44 an apparent profit of per acre less cost of buildings the average annual cost of water is per so aare re which deducted from the average annual anual value of products per acre leaves leavea an average annual return of 1685 per acre |