FARM MANAGEMENT ON IRRIGATED FARMS 3 
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF AREA 
The greater part of the Yakima Valley is located in Yakima County 
(fig. 1). The area is in the arid section of the State, the land in its 
natural condition producing nothing but sagebrush and the scantiest 
supply of grass, except along the streams, where subirrigation has 
induced the growth of more vegetation. 
By means of irrigation Yakima County has become one of the 
leading agricultural counties in the State. The 1920 census places it 
eighth in number of improved acres; second in value of all farm 
property; third in land value per acre; first in production of orchard 
fruits, hay and forage, vegetables, and wool; fourth in poultry; and 
ninth in dairy products. 
LOCATION OF FOUR IRRIGATION DIVISIONS 
OF YAKIMA PROJECT 
Fig. 1. — Shaded portions indicate location of areas in the Yakima Basin irrigated wholly or 
partly with water supplied by the U\ S. Bureau of Reclamation 
The type of farming in this area can be divided into two general 
classifications: (1) The lands which are more elevated and rolling 
and provide good air drainage are used largely for orchard-fruit grow- 
ing; (2) the lower and more level lands are used principally for the 
production of hay, forage, and vegetable crops, together with more or 
less livestock. This report is confined chiefly to farms coming under 
the second classification. 
Most of the farm reports used in this study were obtained on the 
Sunnyside division of the Yakima irrigation project. This division 
has a large number of well-established farms on which nearly all of 
the farm income is obtained from the growing of alfalfa, potatoes, 
corn, small grains, and livestock. 
