Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-06-22
Census Report Shows Heavy
Increase in Irrigated Farms
First Statement Issued BY Director Falkner Indicates
Healthy Prosperity in Farming Conditions of New
Mexico Improved Acrea ge Increases ga Percent IL
Last Decade.

are no, exactly cuutmilli, ns lands
under bitches who, water supply
was short IN 1919 N.rr not included
pa thr figures for thai year
The acreage inciudrl iu all projects
completed or actuali, under coh-
structiun ~ 1910 W.. Ii'i,6tS Acres,
an excess of 6t5.2c acres over the
acreage irrigated IN lso'.
The number ot iudepcnd'n, 'nt"r-
ptiAcs was 2.1sG IN 1909, ana -" ~
1882 an Increase of l.Nn5. ct lN5.l
pcr cent. This Is IL Wghcr rat, Of
Increase than that 100 thr acreage IT.
rigatcd showing a smaller acreage
per enterprise. This d. due 4" the
great iucrcas. IN III" number of flow
ing aud pumped wells, each uf which
waters only small acreage The
lcugth of main ditch,s was i.Goa miles
Ia 1908, and 2.3s9 miic, ~ 1899. AN
increase of a5.5 PET cent This IN
,r.as, is smaller than that M the
acrcag, irrigated. shoN INK that IN.
mower enterprises az. larger than TIA,
Older ones.
The total cost al irfigati m systems
To july |. 1910. was reported as
ts.u1aso>. ~ against ti,ito,8l' III
/ ssa. an Increase of <iNtH,oS'. oi
llir per cent
The average cost per acre OF irriga'
ton systems Ia 1910 vas sl3.?1. al
com pared with $50 10 1899. an in
crease 81 lis3 per cont Too mucl
weight should not hr given To- thes'
figures of cost Of construction. AZ
more than &C per cent of the land u
Wator.d hy commlnity bitches. man!
of which have been in use for NOR
than a century. and the cost given !
based On estimates py TIA" owners %
| by tn. special agents of the bureau %
| the census. and undoubtedly include
| much ,hpt should De- included Il
maintenance. 1t " undoubtedly tru
| that the newer works atr NOR, cN
! pcusiYc. however.
TN. aYerag. annual cost per acr
81 operation and maintenance of II
rigatiun systems was Sl.35 in 100
and - cents ia 1893.
The acrcng. irrigated in 1909 Ina
been classified according to the t'I
rit"rial aud fcdo.al laws under whir
the works We're built ur are OPERATED
a. follows United states r.clamnti"
ls.rNicr ,act of congress, Jun.
tHnes. i3.2aS acres. or - per c"i
Of the total ncrcag" irrigated in 1905
| limited states Indian serVic" ,Nhrloi
acts of congress-. SOC acres or I"
per cent, ro-op-raiiND cnt'rpris'
ichicflN under tsrrituTial law r"sula
ling community ditch"ri, 80 >r' acre
or 81 d p.r cent. enterprise suppl
ling water tor hire. 1880 acres.
l8.i pcr cent. and individual aud par
/. tpcrship enterprises, liG,I2' acres,
1871 per cent. There Is one cntv
prise operating under thr 'arrf a.
,act ~ congress. August -. l>"i
and one irrigation district t"rr't"ri
/. district luwt. but neither irri4N'
any land ia 1909, Tho table sho'
that ,3.3 per cent oi IN. land iri
gated u served h ~orks conir''l'
lhA the water us,rs.
streams supply sa'.'oN acres
st. p-r cent of The total a. rag
lakes suppl, SO. acres, or o. .
cent. Wells supply ii.Si9 acres
r Il.H per cent springs supply b.p
Iatr,g. cor l.3 per cent. ana r'~'rN'
F, lsIppl1 .s1a acrcs. - % per cent
Further details can De drawn ~
i ithr following summary