Show LANDS IRRIGATED i L the eleventh census of the united states shows shown from the returns of the enumerators numerators 0 that the total amount of land band irrigated in the western part of the united states was acres being owned by farmers or arri gators this being an aa average to each owner in round numbers of 67 acres more than half of this land is situated in california and colorado and of the tema remainder inder nearly all is embraced in the states and territories lying within or adjacent to the rocky mountains A comparatively small amount of land acres was found in the western ends of the two Da dakotas nebraska kansas kaneas and aad texas most of this being along the rivers which traverse the great reat plains since the greater parts of the states last mentioned iare re included in that debatable area si neither elther hu humid mid nor arid these fout outposts poets of irrigation are designated I 1 as being in the sub humid region the arid and landi land have been de 1 fined as those receiving annually less than ahan a certain number of inches of rainfall this number being placed at from sixteen to twenty As an the rain fall jali varies from year to year a con of this fact alone does not abord definite boundaries moreover fhe the success of crops is dependent not t flo 80 much upon the mean annual pro as ae upon the distribution of rain kin throughout the growing season gj nee ince some arbitrary distinction must be made therefore it his has been found convenient in the census investigation ti 41 to consider the arid regions as consisting of montana idaho idabo wyoming colorado now new mexico utah ArI arizona ZODa nevada california and the portions vort ione of oregon and washington lying east of the cascade range As a matter of fact we are informed not cot all parts of these states slates band and territories are arld arid 21 we are quite positive pogi tyve that they are not especially as relates to this territory where the acreage of such lands though still relatively Iati vely large to is also relatively small and growing beautifully lose less every year the number of irrigators and area irrigated in 1890 are given as follows fol lowe number of acres states and territories irrigators irritated irrigated 1076 1075 california colorado dato benns 1167 1 sew ew mexico Is ole vt ath 9 1725 y 1046 1 wyoming 1917 su sub humid region 1552 total 8 the total arid regions are given as comprising square miles or acres showing how very small mall a percentage of the whole less lees than one half of one per cent constitutes j the area irrigated that is for each acre irrigated there were acres not irrigated ri iri gated only a very small proportion of the latter however being susceptible of cultivation by that means or otherwise but it goes to show that weare ire are a long way from being crowded crow del aad are lively likely to remain go BO for some ame woe |