FOREST POLICY. 



9. Irrigation: The climate, owing to high altitude, and the 

 soil of Wyoming do not predestine the State favorably for agri- 

 cultural pursuits. Grazing and mining must remain its staple 

 industries. 



In the north, near Sheridan, at an altitude of only 3,700 

 feet, irrigation has been most successful. 



The irrigated farms — mostly hay farms — •are of large size. 



One of the most interesting irrigation systems tunnels the 

 Laramie Mountains, so as to deliver the waters of the Laramie 

 River to a number of canals on the east side of the mountains. 



The irrigation works constructed previous to 1899 cost 

 $4,000,000 and supply 610,000 acres of farm land, which produce 

 $2,900,000 worth of crops. 



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