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Show 108 Taking into o-on si deration an aoreage of 46,000 acres, thia would indicate a gross incase of V'22.00 per acre., Season of 1913. Croc _6 Wheat, Oats, Com, Other grains. Orchard L>- Clover, Keadcw, Alfalfa, and rdan, Acres 7133 5544 1581 1413 581 77 95 6465 21138 Yield 143660 bu. 225584 " 31620 " 20360 ir 19482 tons 53150 t: Value Amount 02. 2D 1. 25 2.25 1,50 100.00 10.00 20.00 20.00 #316052. 00' 294480.00. 71143.00 42540.00 58100.00 349676.CO • 1293C0.00: 1162600.00 43705 - ^2423893.00 This gives a gross income of.§53*00 per acre. A c-wiparison of the gross income for 1916, liiyLS and 1919 shows a great increase in the value per aero. This was due in part to the efficiency of tha fhrmer in making better use of land, aawell aa to the increase in tho • priao of farm products cauood by the Bar. Stock Baising:- Under prosast conditions, one of the most profitable industries in the Basin is stock. rai sin g, v<h io h expia ins th a a nxiety o f th & 1 essee to secure grazing privileges. Thio industry has boen followed since the days of the earliest settlement, as tha mountains to the north, scuth and west of the Pro-. jeot afford summer range to thousands of aattla and hundreds of bands of ahoop. Tho nanbor of sheep greatly exceeds tha number of 108 |
