Show 1930 census Arc accord ng 0 t a bulletin issued by the bureau ot of the cen ios shoeing state abid id cot ata on irrigation in the state ol 01 utah inah the number at of larma farms on irritation irrigation is practiced increased from 2218 in 1920 to 23 BIT in 1930 the salue ot of the arri bated farms arms including land build and implements and machinery as 24 the area irrigated in 1923 1929 was va as acres a decrease ol 01 33 percent rom from ares a res irrigated in 1919 and a as per cent ol 01 the he total area of oc all farms in 1930 the 2714 operating enterprises were capable ot of supplying eup plying flater to 1513 47 acres approximately 35 33 per cent 0 of the area aa as irrigated by enterprises begun ix gun between 1870 and 1169 1389 farmers coope cooperate rathe e enterprises a accounted counted tor for nearly four our ot of the irrigated area the report alloi a hos hoss the aureie irrigated by individuals divi disi duals ana and partnerships as veil well as enterprise enterprises 0 of other othet character including companies Irr leitton districts ard those initiated by the federal government nearly hall halt ot of ll 11 holds adjudicated water rights the number r ot of irrigating pumping planta plants increased from ram in 1920 to qa 42 in 1930 1 tributaries I 1 or of great salt lake furnished sater ater for or nearly halt half of the area irrig irrigated in 1 and colorado river tributaries accounted for 42 acres of 0 the ent entire ire 1 1324 acres the irrigated beai are shown on the map A total tm estment of by irrigation irritation enterprises va htiu iu an increase of 3 oser the total in 1920 the investments and the irrigation orlu are classified by age and arid chancier character of enterprise and by drainage basin the report show shows that it 1113 aa cost on the average of 21 06 an in acre to prepare land tor for irrigation in utah in addition to the cost of 0 the irrigating systems project projects distributing ater weltered del delt hered ered 24 acre teet feet per acre to irrigators Irr gators but diverted at their i 3 35 3 5 acre feet irrigation enterprises reporting drainage represented irrigable acres of this area acres were ere by installed drains and additional acres sere ere in need of n drainage A copy of 0 this bulletin for or utah may be obtained by writing to the director ot of the D ir it aua ol 01 the cen all washington D C |