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Show RECLAMATION BUREAU UREALJ B WATER WATERINCREASES WATERINCREASES INCREASES UTAH LAND VALUES VAL - ' > : Only one-fifth one fifth - - - of all irrigateslands irrigated irrigates irrigatedlands irrigatlands d lands in Utah last year receiv received received receied ed water from Bureau of Reclamation Re- Re - Reclamation Rclamation - - clamation Projects yet two- two twothirds two twothirds twthirds - [ > - thirds of the state's states ' total crop cror cropvalues crorvalues crcvalues values , exclusive of dry farm farmreceipts far receipts . , came from reclamation reclamationproject project farm farms , according tq to EO E O OLars ( ) Lars Larson LarsQ1 ! n , , the Bureau a s Regional RegionalDirector RegionalDirector Region ; Director Director DirectorCrop Crop rop statistics for 1945 show showthat sho'that shothat ' that all land irriagted in Utah Utahlast Utahlast Utalast h last year totaled 1,246799 1246799 1,246 1246 , , , 799 acresl acreslof acres acresof acreof . of which 252,759 252759 , , acres receiveo receiveowater received receivedwater receivewater water from Bureau projects projectstotal projectstotal projecttotal - total crop values from all ir it itrigated irigated rigated land aggregated $16 16 $36899 36899 $ J6 ; , 699 899 000 of which $23 23 $23874,63went 2387463went $ 674,635 674635 874,635 874635 674,635went 874,635went , went tp tQ reclamation projectfarmers project projectfarmers proje projefarmers < farmers farmersThus Thus 20 3 percen percenL percent , . of the total totalland totalland tot totland < 11 land irrigated inUtah in m Utah Utah Jtah ( produ produc produced produced : ed 64 7 percent of the cash value valuefor valuefor for crops used or marketedAsked marketedAsked marketed marketedAsked Asked for an interpretatioof interpretationof interpretation of these figures Mr Larson ex explained explained e : plainedat plained . - ' \at at td \ tdOff atOff Off hand it would seem that thatthe thatthe thsthe . the most prosperous farmers farmersare farmersare farrneiare s are the ones participating inBureau in inBureau iBureau Bureau projects and to a cer certam certam ceitain : tam tam extent this is true To be besure besure bsure sure the Bureau has been care careful careful canful ; ful to develop projects on the thebetter thebetter thbetter better class lands but the fall falland falland ta'and taand ' and dependable water supply supplymade supplymade suppimade made possible by federal con constructlOn construction coistruction i structlOn struction has enabled proje projewater < ; water users to raise more diver dive ] ; sifted silled allied and higher hJgher pay crops " . I Utah's Utahs ' figures also show a astartling astartling I startling wartime increase In Inproject inproject 1 project land crop values--the values the valuestheI valuesthetotal valuesthetotal values - - - total 1945 value more than trip trip1 trip1ing 1 ) I ( ing the . 1941 total of $7,31982n 731982n $7,319821I $7,319821 7319821 $7,319821Per $7,319 7319 $ , , 821 821Per ] I Per acre ' returns l'eturns leturns showed an anincrease anincrease a " I increase of $50 50 $ 69 over the war waryears waryears - years with the 1945 per acre acreI acrereturn acr1 , - I return reported at $94 94 $ 4 46 against again ; II 1$3377 13377 $3377 3377 $ for 1941Total 1941 Total yields for 1945 jumpe Jumped $3 3 $ 972 689 669 over the 1944 yieldsreported Yieldsreported yield Yields ! reported at $20 20 $ 901 946 Per Peracre Peracre . acre values gained $11 11 $ 42 fori forithe for forthe to tothe the year increasing from the th 1944 value of $8304 8304 $8304Biggest $8304Biggest $83 83 $ Biggest value Increase for the theyear theyear th.year thyear . year came on Weber River Pro- Pro Pn Pnla - \ 1Ject Pro1Ject Projest la jest ' ( 4 lands 1nr > ci with < r < * > a n total < r > fo1 crop fri- fri frir - > r > gainof gain gainof cra < of $2480319 2480319 $ reported Crop CropI Cropvalues Cropvalues Cro ( values for 1945 on these lands landstotaled lan is < istotaled < I totaled $13 13 $ $13,797,750 13797750 $1317971750 1317971750 , 797 , 750 as compared comparedto compareto ' , to $11 11 $ 317 317431 431 131 ' ror for or 1944 The per perlacre peracre pe acre average return for 1945 1945J 1945juptped lacre J juptped ped tQ$153 tQ153 tqJ15 _ . $ $ 11 frotJl Irofn $ 26 2649 2649the 49 49the 'the the ' the prevl previous Us year 1 ' 'teere teere ' preftnUng preftnUngan ndng ndngan g an increase of $26 26 $ 6a 62 62k 62A 0 { ! k " A $463 463 $ 998 gain for fOf 1945 over overI overthe overthe I the previous year year's years ' & yields wasreported was wasI wasreported wa reported on the Strawberr Strawberry StrawberryValley StrawberryValley : I Valley Project lands furnishled furnished furnish led | ed Strawberry Reservoir stor storage storage ' age water The 1945 total reach reached reachen en ed $3 3 $ 096 359 as comparetd eomparetd to tothe tothe } the 1944 return of $54 54 $ 25 upped uppedto uppe < ) , to $67 67 $6780 6780 $ 80 in 1945Decreases 1945Decreases 1945 I 1945I Decreases in crop values wer were werereported werereported reported by Hyrum Moon Lakel Lak Lakg ? : and Sanpete Project Prole t farmersHyrum farmers farmersHyrum Hyrum yields s slumped um ed from $356656 356656 $ $358 358 $ 656 in 1944 to$289i767 to $289i767 289i767 $289 289 $289.767 289.767 289767 $ . 767 'n n ' ; tn i1945 1945 , . representing a loss oss of o $95,879 95879 $95,679 95679 $ , for the year A per acre acreloss acreloss acr loss of $1319 1319 $13 13 $ 10 wax was reported on onthese onthese 01these these project land lands * , , furnishedLittle furnished furnishedLitUe furnishciLittle LitUe Little Bear River water for II tr ' trrigation rigation tigaUon , with the 1944 per acre acreyields acreyields yields of $63 63 $ 63 33 dropping to $ $50 50 $ 50 14 in 1945 11)45 1145 11)45Moon 1945Moon ) Moon Lake total totaJ crop value values valuesdropped valuesdropped dropped from $840,552 840552 046,552 046552 $846$52 84652 $ ' , , $ in 1944 1944to 1944to ' to 4t : I nu.3i2 nu3i2 lu,312 lu312 ru,3f2 ru3f2 . , in tn lU4 1U40 1949 , , represent- represent representm represent- represent representsag representing - - m ing sag & a year's years year ' loss of 01 $67,180 67180 $ , Per Peracre Peracre PCacre acre values declined irom trom from jilo $ : lb lt > h ol t > . t tin in 10 Ullt4 11144 iu 4 to $18 18 $ . id .1.1 1.1 11 . ifs y & In 1U46 Ul45 1945 Land .ands ands Lands Landsunder . Landunder .andsunOel under unOel " this tills project receive water watertrom watertrom from trom Lake Laxe J ! 1 Doric ' ork ana ann anti Duchesne Duchesne1U Duchesnelovers Kivers lovers 1U vers stored in Moon Lake reservoir re reservoir servoirI servoir I |