AGRICULTURAL. 



IRRIGATION IN WYOMING. 



The reference to irrigation in the Presi- 

 dent's message and the discussion which 

 has followed in the public press is greatly 

 stimulating interest in irrigation and is 

 creating an active inquiry for irrigated 

 farms. In fact, the indications all point 

 to a bootn in this species of property. 



Free government lands, outside the 

 semi-arid regions, are a thing of the past 

 and railroad lands unsold are held at high 

 prices, so that fresh und cheap lands can 

 only be had through development by irri- 

 gation. 



reasonably shy of irrigation is now being 

 attracted to this substantial species of in- 

 vestment and many new enterprises are 

 being organized. 



In the North Platte Valley, Carbon 

 County, Wyoming, one of the best oppor- 

 tunities for establishing an irrigation set- 

 tlement has long lain dormant for want of 

 capital and enterprise to develop it. 



This valley for many years has been a 

 paradise for cattlemen. The extensive 

 free range in mountain, foothill and valley 

 and the opportunity for the cheap produc 

 tion of hay makes fat cattle and fat pock- 



WYOMTNG SHEEP. 



Such lands, while comparatively cheap 

 now under some irrigation systems and 

 which may be cheaply developed in some 

 favored localities, are intrinsically the 

 most valuable farm lands nnd are destined 

 yet to command the highest prices. 



The combined. factors of certain crops, 

 larger yield, better quality of products, 

 and the higher prices for products which, 

 on account of the limited area which can 

 be cultivated, do now and must continue 

 to prevail, give a substantial value to such 

 property which is sure to be recognized. 



Capital which ha^ heretofore been un- 



etbooks for ranchmen. It lacks farmers 

 however. 



In this valley, extending from the main 

 California line of the Union Pacific Rail- 

 way south to and beyond Saratoga towards 

 Encampment, is one of the finest bodies 

 of land in the west for the purpose of irri- 

 gation, comprising about 150,000 acres. 

 The soil is rich and deep and lies right, 

 and the water is superabundant and access- 

 ible, while the extensive mines in the 

 Grand Encampment mining district 

 afford an ample home market at high 

 prices for farm prod icts. 



