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REPORT OF OFFICE OF EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 



assured and he becomes eventually a part owner of the irrigation 

 system. The public interest is promoted by the development of vast 

 areas of unproductive land that add greatly to the wealth and pros- 

 perity of the State as a whole. 



The Carey Act has proven a most powerful factor in the upbuild- 

 ing of the West despite the fact that the original act of 1894 was in- 

 adequately drawn and required subsequent amendments to make it 

 effective and that as a result early State legislation was likewise de- 

 fective. It has been directly responsible for the initiation of 1G7 irri- 

 gation projects. These jorojects are in various stages of development, 

 some of them have only temporary withdrawals of lands, many are 

 only barely begim, while some are completed and others are nearly 

 completed. Under these projects land actually reclaimed has been 

 entered by settlers to the extent of practically 1,000,000 acres. The 

 following table shows the development in the West under the pro- 

 visions of the Carey Act : 



Development accomplished in the West under the provisions of the Carey Act. 



State. 



No. 

 of 

 proj- 

 ects. 



Area 



granted by 



United 



States. 



Area segre- 

 gated and 

 segregations 

 pending. 



Additional 

 area tem- 

 porarily 

 withdrawn 

 from entry. 



Area 

 entered by 

 settlers and 



being 

 developed. 



Idaho 



Wyoming. . . 



Oregon 



Montana 



Colorado 



Nevada 



New Mexico. 



Total . 



42 

 63 

 16 

 13 

 20 

 13 



Acres. 

 3,000,000 

 2,000,000 

 1,000,000 

 1,000,000 

 » 1,000,000 

 1,000,000 

 1,000,000 



Acres. 



2,630,833 



1,380,402 



382, .528 



411,326 



1,121,940 



60,252 



16,000 



Acres. 



""9,663 

 210,596 



112,963 



Acres. 



713,890 



130,004 



54,000 



45,000 



34,000 



167 10,000,000 



6,003,281 



333,222 



976,894 



1 Exclusive of Ute Indian Reservation. 



This is a most striking demonstration of the value of the Carey Act 

 as a factor in promoting the upbuilding of the West. That its value 

 will continue to become more and more manifest goes without say- 

 ing, for with the gradual improvement in State legislation and State 

 administration in those States where development is only beginning, 

 results similar to those already accomplished in Idaho and Wyoming 

 "will inevitably follow. 



