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Oregon has one-fifth of the standing timber in the United States, or H5,800,000,000 board feet. The value of this timber, on the stomp, is not less than $680,000,000, and when manufactured it will be worth at least $6,822,600,000.

Oregon stands fourth in the list of lumber producing states.

Oregon's timbered area is approximately 25,000,000 acres.

Already the revenue derived from timber exceeds that from wheat, fruit, vegetables and fish combined.

Oregon streams are capable of supplying water to irrigate fully 4,000,000 acres of land.

Of the above fully 2,000,000 acres can be irrigated at a cost of $30.00 to $60.00 per acre, and this land now worth $10.00 to $30.00 per acre would be worth from $100.00 to $500.00 per acre, as well as supporting from 6 to 10 times its present population.

Deschutes River alone, if the work is carefully planned, will furnish water to irrigate nearly 500,000 acres of land.

Of the total area (686,129 acres) of irrigated land in Oregon, only 3.2 per cent has received water through the U. S. Reclamation Service, 3.6 per cent through the Carey Act, 11.3 per cent through commercial enterprises, and most of the balance has come about through individual or partnership enterprises.