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Show H tmil'.S llllllIIATFII HUMI. SB TilKrsnniitiUllrllnon tlielrrlgatlon HJl ot all I lands III Utah lies arrlTi-d. II tmi cornea at an ojipotlLLe mo-m-nl, Inas- 91 much the Irrigation Congress optnt Uj a three-da a' session Iters tomorrow j Utah l-clne; I'1 first and most sue- jj restful ol the western Tcftllorlra 1 In ado tin Ilia Irrigation lan for reft re-ft alalrolng lifiert lamia, tho rttulla of 2 lirr lalior In this re-pccl aliouM lia a W lcullat lnttttat In Ihe mm of olli-r I Htatca andTcrrltorlrs who have come J lieie to dltcust thU Important auhjick pj The census bureau of necessity con- flora Ha rriort to remit conditions, or I those eslitliii In IIKIJ, walsliigthelon,' li tears of (stair and txiiie hi.I ,1 through In tnichlns llila IiIkIi atntu of ft progri ts In tin. Irrigation ail ncc. In tin rentui yi-arlVW lliero wit 5 rulllTat.tl In Utah ujon tho Irrigation I I Ian M.1,471 arret, or a trills otcr lte- 1 trnllts of oiip r cent, of the entire area of (ha Territory. That ecrrage, which was aliout iiliieteiilliB of tho total amount under oilllTatloii, wat divided Into 0,721 larnn, which llitrr- I fore hail an average uf tw nly.it.Ytii ! aorta each. There were, aa rrvrlwl J ly the tnisus ofllcc, In Ilia Tsrrllory J five Irrigated fauna of HI I acroa or j more, M larnn froni .1!tl toftl), amlM from 101 to a.!). These 81 fauna mi. Iran. 1U r cent of th Irrigated laud. Thu entire I alaiicn wat divided Into holdings that RTtrat-iJ but Jtt acres laoh, Tlilali anluinrtant lnl, lli aUnincaiics of wukli la mads var clear In a comparison of tits Utah ro- port with thai of Wyoming which ao- In roinianlM It, Haklng of Utah tho r1 bullt-tln Mfi. "Ths aTaraea hv of Ilia IrrltfalM f4nn, or, mora alrlctly, of tltoia Mrllooa f ul fauna .in which Irrleallon la pra. I lea. I, I latwcnt'Mian acrca. Ttis ararao Drat j coat of water tlillit la IIO.M r acre, and ttia avcrajto oxt of preiarlair tha aoll for I oullliatlon, Iticlti llntt tha purchase prlco if Iha laii.l, la 110.10 r acre. Tlis arer. apt preaant ratuaof Iho lrrl)(atl lanj of Iho Territory, In. lu.llnic ImlMlnm, itc, la rriMjrte,l aa I'll 1 per acre, allowing an a parent proltt, Iraa coat of ImlUllnKe, ol IUX1 per arrs. Tlioararaja annual r.e.1 of water la II 01 jajr acre, wulch,utirtet 'I fmi'i the averaza annual vatuo of pro, K.luoUraeru, learaa an average annual return ol It; lSpr acre." rollowlnit la thu larallet n port from I Wyoming: 'The awraiEO alas of the Irrlirata.1 fauna, or, inoru atrl. Ily, of Irrigate.! ar llonanT fannion whleh crop Here ralaptl, lilDacrea, Iha average Aral tamt of water right I. (1 01 wr a.'re, an.1 Ilia average oil of preiiarltig the anil for ctil. Illation, luclu ltii4 the purchase price .if tlielainl, Ufto.hlHir awTS. 'Iho alerage preMpnt value nftha Irrigate! lanl of Hie Klato, In. In Hug ImlMluga, eto., la raiort. ta1l.il it acre, allowing an apparent appar-ent prolll, la coil nf Lull.ll llg, of I130 1 M.ra. ro. Ilio average annual doit of H water laO.IIioracie,whlchilsiliielc.lfimu BiV theavcrags annual valusof pr.kluctaer Vjil urc,1oaieanaivrigaanau4l return of VN MIrrs." "JJ(j In com arlug the countlc. of Utah In i relation to tho acrcagn valus of cro), 1 ItlanburvfHl that IUvN aul V.,- Vl Ingtontakelheleal with a crop vnlu- ei ttlou of ,12.91 mi I $i:.10 r ncro ru, j ipeitWiily. Han Juan at.4 Halt Like follow at 157.0.5 ami IJ.J.M. Thim come. HI W.Ut otf.M.7.', Utili nt l!.&0, anJ HI Kaneat jJI.M.Urami an J Mornun ataml I $111.10 kiiJ 18,Iil i:mery, llo Dl.I.r, Hi Hnnt', Hutumlt, Iron, MlllurJ, HI Tooele, and Cache, aru riporl.il with HI an average crop vulm. of HIM down HI to $14 IV), The remaining ojuntlea Hjf ruiifroiulll.illto J).mi HJ Tlis census rrKrler haa gone to some H hlr In couirlng thotrop valu. Irom H Iho Ulah IiuJi ami the tlM-laga tile H of her furmi with those of Arltona ami H NowMtilco,anil lia n-aclicd the aauie (HJ flattering reiult lu Unh'a favor uahu HJ liven presented lu Iho wmparlaon with jH Wyoming. Hi The btillelln throughout makes n (HI splendlj all iwlug fur the kh).Io of t li 1- M Tirrltury. Of the ilinicultlea attend MR I'UC the early Uliori here tho rtiurt IHj "Tho atcrago lint ooitol waUrrlgh' J In Utah, HO.tt r aero, la uutlnaM uH gnat, Uuliig largely due lu Iho nuuuer In Og width tho diking end oauala wire mad'. &jjL .Nearly all wars laid out and, coixtruetad M by farmer of ordinary oduoatlon w llhou' Ifc tliouteof auriuvlng luvtruiuente. Asa AV ranaeiiuenre, few of Iho mure linK)rtatu yiU worLa laid out In llila manner hair W proved it rvlceablo without guut Uiaiige I Involving In nuny lntan.N.a Ihereoon- Wa mructlon of alnut the eulirs syaleiu MB 'lbs pvrasiurauisi ahuwu In many f Iheaa caMia la remarkable 11ms an HT thus a atruoture haa lieoo built only to l r j deitro) o 1 In u ear orlnn, lllv u i W dainahavs bron l.lace.1, at an iiinrmun V I outlay of lima and labor, lu rhot. liHHiLlejaBtasBJI ,1 rlvoa win re It wa al intelr nnpiMa n mike u.h w..rka e. ute, uilng miterlU Umi iiiii1 In eMlaMy I tornawav by Ilia n. at great dooil I'oillonaofeanalahavolieeii built, and anr Hi" water viaa IiiuimI lu tho gntttoa proved of aueh a eharaeter that It waa neenMry to a.Uut Ihanl again an I again In order to make Ihe wa'er How. The. chahgM have a Med enormouily t.i the rtm cmt of Irrigation, ami haio probably ten d lo brlog tha average above thai of oilier parte of Iha country." Home of the uoaulved dlfllculllta lu the Irrigation problem are lnte J out an I will duubtleaa becMnraled and dlatweil to It mncluilon ly thecou grrae Ihla week, riiere It no u.e t. tegln Uou Ihein here; they are too iiumcrmji and Inrolvo too nnriycou illtlona lo admit of I rlel dhcuulon. Ii la enough to My that ao far aa Irrigation li concrrnr.1, Ulihatanda In Ihe lead, where the rupetly belongt, an I In iUeatlOm that remain Jet ulianlrrl by her farmert there la little ue In going elsewhere for the lorrllimt rlperlrLce. |