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Wheat and land values rise ahead of irrigation prospects
The article notes land on the best wheat acreage rising from 40 to 65 dollars per acre and predicts irrigation land may reach 100 or more. It argues wheat remains less profitable than other crops, yet yields are high in the valley and families could live on small tracts. An immigration statistics section analyzes per capita living costs in 1905 and total immigrant consumption.
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Bureau of Statistics
United States