PROFITS IN FARMING ON IRRIGATED AREAS IN UTAH. 
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STRAWBERRY VALLEY IRRIGATION PROJECT. 
The land to be opened up by the Strawberry irrigation project is 
apparently of the same nature and subject to the same conditions as 
the areas already irrigated. Much of it is rather low and will have to 
be handled carefully to prevent alkaline conditions resulting. At 
present this dry land, practically all of which is owned privately, is 
held at prices ranging from $50 to $100 an acre. In some instances 
even higher prices are being asked. 
The water rights, as obtained from the irrigation project, will cost 
from $60 to $80 an acre. After this there will be a large expense for 
putting the land in shape for good cultivation. Many ditches will 
have to be constructed, the land broken up, buildings and fences 
Fig. 7.— Harvesting alfalfa hay on irrigated lands. 
erected, and, if the future is to be thought of, drains should be con- 
structed. Summing up all of these costs, there will be a very heavy 
charge per acre to the settler on these new areas. Good results are 
seldom obtained the first year with the ordinary farm crops. Whether 
this land can be purchased at this price and paid for under the exist- 
ing conditions, as judged from the experience of men now in the 
valley, is a question. At the best it will call for very efficient farm 
organization and first-class management. 
FARM ORGANIZATION. 
It is exceedingly important that the farms be not too small in area, 
so that the owner will have a moderate-sized business and one which 
can be efficiently operated. It is also important that the right crops, 
