Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . 520,806473,044544,301208,396834,4262,091763,048 1,588,660160,655 ,,819157,308389,21884,220455,876474,866744,644649,392385,462915,22791,310 1,045,231193,072550,199463,383249,108 11,999,783 I 27,931,444 REPORT OF THE STATE STATISTICIAN. 29 Irrigation, Of the 88,197 farms in the State 39,852, or rather more than twofiftlis ( per cent), are irrigated. The total acreage irrigated is2,664,104 acres, or per cent of the improved land in farms. Theenterpr
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ..session of the Legislature of the State of California . 520,806473,044544,301208,396834,4262,091763,048 1,588,660160,655 ,,819157,308389,21884,220455,876474,866744,644649,392385,462915,22791,310 1,045,231193,072550,199463,383249,108 11,999,783 I 27,931,444 REPORT OF THE STATE STATISTICIAN. 29 Irrigation, Of the 88,197 farms in the State 39,852, or rather more than twofiftlis ( per cent), are irrigated. The total acreage irrigated is2,664,104 acres, or per cent of the improved land in farms. Theenterprises existing in 1910 were capable of supplying water to 3,619,378acres, and the total acreage included in irrigation projects, completedor under way, was 5,490,360 acres. The following table shows the number of farms irrigated in com-l)ai-is6n with the total number of farms in the State, the total land area,the total land in farms, and the total acreage of improved land in farms,together with the areas not yet irrigated for which water was availal)le,and the acreage included in projects completed or under way:. For complete details see Part VI.*No record. DOMESTIC Animals in 1914. During the past fiscal year there has been very little change in thenumber of farm animals in the State, but the average price has increasedin several cases. Mulos Milfh cows -Otlior cattle Sliocj) Swillr 73,000 ,000 1,410,000 2,551,000 797,000 503,00074,000 &ll,00O1,480,0002,500,000• 877,000 Average price $100 00 120 00 62 OO 33 OO 3 80 10 50 .$100 OO 120 OO 72 OO 39 30 4 50 10 50 80 CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. In the imports and exports there are several changes both in numbersand prices, the most remarkable being the great increase in the numberof cattle and sheep imported for breeding purposes. Horses for breeding purposes fell off from 5,713 in 1913 to 4,406 in1914, while the number of other horses shows a remarkable increase, in1913 the number being 4,2
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