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(53,531 in 1900); Ogden, 25,580 (16,313 in 1900); Provo City, 8,925; Logan, 7,522; 

 Murray, 4,057; Brigham, 3,685; Spanish Fork, 3,464; Park City, 3,439; Eureka, 3,416; 

 Springville, 3,356; Lehi City, 2,964; Bingham (town), 2,881; American Fork, 2,797; 

 Nephi, 2,759; Tooele, 2 3 7S3; and Richfield, 2,559. 



Agriculture. The acreage in farms decreased from 4,116,951 to 3,397,699 between 1900 

 and 1910, and the improved land in farms increased from 1,032,117 to 1,368,211; the average 

 farm acreage fell from 212.4 to 156.7, and the value of farm property increased from $75,175,- 

 141 to $150,795,201 ($99,482,164 land; $18,063,168 buildings; $4,468,178 implements; $28,- 

 781,691 domestic animals). Of the land area 6.5 % was in farms in 1910. The average value 

 of farm land per acre was $29.28. Farms were operated largely by owners (19,762 by owners, 

 194 by managers and 1,720 by tenants). In 1912 (preliminary estimates) the principal crops 

 were: Indian corn, 270,000 bu. (9,000 A.); wheat, 6,059,000 bu. (236,000 A.); oats, 4,222,000 

 bu. (91,000 A.); barley, 1,125,000 bu. (25,000 A.); potatoes, 3,515,000 bu. (19,000 A.); hay, 

 1,023,000 tons, (368,000 A.); rye, 90,000 bu. (6,000 A.) and sugar beets, 442,310 tons (33,950 

 A.) (the latter item includes Idaho). In 1909 (U. S. Census) the value of vegetables other 

 than potatoes was $717.776; of flowers and plants, S8l,n6; of nursery products, $188,455; 

 of small fruits, $217,327 (strawberries, $125,854); of orchard fruits, $640,904 (apples, $319,- 

 691; peaches and nectarines $156,451). On January I, 1912 there were on farms: 131,000 

 horses, 2,000 mules, 83,000 milch cows, 356,000 other neat cattle, 1,990,000 sheep, and 79 - 

 ooo swine. 



The total acreage irrigated in 1909 was 999,410 (58.8% more than in 1899); 957,359 were 

 supplied from streams. Tha total cost of irrigation enterprises to July I, 1910 was $14,028,- 

 717, and the estimated final cost of improvements begun was $17,840,775. Of cereals 57.3 % 

 by acreage was grown on irrigated land in 1909, 92.9 % of corn; 92.4 % of oats; 88 % of alfalfa; 

 94.5% of wild, salt, or prairie grasses; 93.3% of potatoes and 94.9% of sugar beets. The 

 Strawberry Valley project (Utah and Wasatch counties; see E. B. xxvii, 8l4b) of the Federal 

 reclamation service was 69% completed in November 1912, and the great Strawberry Tunnel 

 about 90 % completed. 



In 1911 there was created a board of veterinary medical examiners. Panguitch School 

 in Garfield county was made an experiment station in connection with the Agricultural 

 College, and in 1912 the Federal department of agriculture planned a new experiment station 

 near Ephraim on the Manti National Forest. In 1911-12 elaborate experiments were made 

 to kill off the alfalfa weevil, a European immigrant, found here only in America. The state 

 experiment station has investigated in irrigated soils the formation and movement of nitrates. 



Mineral Products. Total value, 1911, $41,139,075. In copper, 142,340,215 Ibs., the 

 state ranked 4th. Other metals were: gold $4,486,200, ranking the state 6th; silver $6,280,- 

 500, ranking the state 2nd; lead, 55,198 tons, and zinc 7,004 tons. Coal was valued at 

 $4,248,666 (2,513,175 tons). The output of salt was 236,178 bbls. (157,024). Hard asphalt 

 worth $486,114 was marketed in 1911 and in 1911-12 drilling was begun in the northern part 

 of Great Salt Lake for soft asphalt. The petroleum deposits are being developed slowly and 

 phosphate rock has been found in the N.W. part of the state. Sulphur was taken from San 

 Rafael Canyon in larger quantities than in 1910. Alunite discovered near Marysville, Piute 

 county, is being studied as source of potash salts and alumina. 



Manufactures. From 1904 to 1909 the number of establishments increased from 606 to 

 749 and of persons engaged in manufacturing from 9,650 to 14,133 (wage-earners from 8,052 

 to 11,785); capital invested from $26,004,000 to $52,627,000 (102.4%); ar >d the value of 

 products from $38,926,000 to $61,989,000 (59.2%). The three greatest manufacturing 

 industries in 1909 were copper refining and smelting, lead refining and smelting, and the 

 manufacture of beet sugar. Each of these was so largely concentrated under single control 

 that they were not reported in detail by the Federal census; probably their product value 

 was between one-half and two-thirds of the total for all industries. Of the total product value 

 27.5 0/ came from Salt Lake City, $13,351,250, and Ogden, $3,713,000. 



Transportation. Railway mileage, January I, 1912, 2,055.91. 



Legislation. The regular session of the legislature was held from January 9 to 

 March 9, 1911. It submitted several constitutional amendments for approval at the 

 general election in '191 2; one permitting a new county to be formed by statute 

 formerly only by two-thirds of the popular vote in the district concerned; one exempting 

 mortgages from taxation and permitting the abatement or remittance of taxes oil the 

 indigent poor; one creating a state board of equalisation to be appointed by the governor 

 instead of being composed of ex qfficio members only; one allowing any city of the 

 second class with less than 20,000 inhabitants and any city of the third class or any 

 town upon authorisation to incur an additional indebtedness, up to 8% of the valuation, 

 for water, lights and sewers, owned and controlled by the municipality and one to in- 

 crease the pay of members of the legislature from $4.00 a day to $8.00 a day. All 



