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Show IIIIIII11TIU l l(,o. Citupn were raited In Oregon un 17B,-000 17B,-000 net. a by Irrigation, In Iheiensus liar ending My .11, lsiw. Iu addition addi-tion to this, 72,IXJ acnt were Irrigated for grailng uri.e. Irrigation I confined exclusively to the counties et of thu Cntcale rnge, with the oxc tlon of two rountlr In southern Oregon where It ha been rcceutly Introduce.! In-troduce.! west of tho range. The Irrigated Irri-gated area extend over sixteen conn-tin, conn-tin, i-omi rising In the aggregalo 10,1113 farmtof which 3,1S0 aru irrigated. The average lze of Irrigated farm, or, rather, of Irrigated portion of farms on which irop were ralse-d, weru 6(1 acre. Thoavirage flrtt cottof walir It II 01 per acre, ranging by counties from tl .51 to 1 1 0 per acre. Tho over-ago over-ago telling valuu plai ed by the Irrlgn-lort Irrlgn-lort upon their water rlghlt lsIJ is peracre. This Is the price which the water right. If transferable without the land, might be vxwcted tobtlng. The aicrago annual upinio of maintaining dltchi , repairing break, and of cleaning out tedlnint It 01 unit 4i acre, Iheavcregei for Ihe dlirerent crfiinlle raugo from S3 conl in an er acre. Thocottof preparing laud for mill vatlon I estimated at JIS 50 er acre, government price (1..3, aud cost of hrlnglug water $101, making a total costoftlllel land to Ihe Irrigator of JI8.I3 iracrr. In comparison with this the citlmaled avirugo valuu of Ian 1 ujkjii which cros wero ralej by Irrigation I i laced at J17 pjr acre. In Idaho It It 1..J'), and In Nevada I II per aero. Thu average annual value of iro. ducta per acre Irrigated, In Oregun la SI.1.0J, lu Idaho Jit 33 and lu .NeraJa I1S.6.'. |
