Show t Irrigation In Colorado Washington May lilY 17 Tho bureau In III a it on all Irrigation In InI I Colorado nays Notwithstanding the tho unfavorable conditions tho lila construe construction I thou tion of Irrigation works In III 1902 1002 pro grossed greened rapidly ly and Ind the year ear shows shown a considerable Increase e In tho Irrigated 1 area It Is in I probable however that I ninny hundreds of oC acres reported l as ns Ir Irrigated Irrigated mild lid not Hot receive water to produce full Cull crops Colorado still hold first place among tile the arid tato In the tile extent of Its Itu Irrigated acreage I anil In the tho length of DC Us Its canals canala nod The Tho number of oC acres acreA to which water was wan illI artificially In lit 1902 1903 aggregated gated 1755 nn an increase eillce 1899 of 1484 There were farms thus thun benefited the tho systems l having a it total length of ot f milts miles of ur and ditches wom 01 lon eon constructed at itt nn III Initial cost of The IIlO acreage ost per pel Irrigated I aero curo Increased 1 from room j 30 In 1899 to 10 In ill 1002 The rho average construe construction tion than cost was per pel er a tom the tha average length of or bo be boIng boo booIng Ing lug miles w |