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dollars. To this has to be added the assessed net value of the net proceeds of mines, (1910) 6,632,124 dollars, giving the total assessed value of 80,488,266 dollars.

Production and Industry. — In 1910 the farm area of the State was 2,714,757 acres, of which 752,117 acres was improved land. The Federal irrigation project eml)races 160,000 acres within the State of Nevada. The development of agricultural land has been retarded by lack of transport facilities and local markets, but there is considerable activity in the raising of stock. Principal crops in 1912 :— Corn, 30,000b ushels ; wheat, 1,137,000 bushels; barley, 492,000 bushels; potatoes, 2,130,000 bushels. In 1910 there were in the State 98,000 horses, 19,000 milk cows, 404,000 other cattle, 1,585,000 sheep, and 15,000 swine. In 1911 the wool clip from 850,000 sheep yielded 5,775,000 pounds of wool, valued at 952,875 dollars. In 1911 the area of national forests in the State was 5,650,347 acres.

The mineral resources of the State are chiefly gold and silver, but copper, lead, zinc, pyrites, iron, quicksilver, tungsten, sulphur, graphite, borax, t^^ypsum, and building stone are also worked. In 1911 the output of gold was 875,438 tine ounces, valued at 18,096,900 dollars, and of silver, 13,185,^00 ounces, valued at 7,120,400 dollars. The copper produced in 1911 amounted to 65,561,015 pounds, value 8,195,127 dollars; zinc, 1595 short tons, value 181,830 dollars. Value of total mineral output for 1910, 34,617,127 dollars; tor 1911, 34,148,101 dollars.

The manufacturing industries of the State are not of great importance, but they have shown a rapid growth since the census of 1900. In 1910 there were 177 manufacturing establishments employing altogether 256 salaried officials and 2,257 wage-earners. Their aggregate capital amounted to 9,807,000 dollars ; the raw material used in the year, to 8,366,000 dollars, and their output, to 11,887,000 dollars. The more important works were for Hour and grist, car making and repairing, butter, brewing, and printing.

In 1911 the length of railway in the State is 2,256 miles, besides 11 miles of electric railway.

Books of Reference.

Reports of the State Controller, State Treasurer, and other Executive Officers.

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Government. — The sense of the people as to the calling of a convention for the revision of the Constitution must be taken every seven years. If a convention i s held the amendments to the Constitution which it proposes must be laid before the towns, and approved by two-thirds of the qualified voters present and voting on the subject. The Legislature consists of a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate consists of 24 members, elected for two years. The House of Representatives consists of from 390 to 400 members, the number varying slightly with each session, as representation is on the basis of population. Electors are all male citizens 21 years of age, resident one year in the place to be represented, duly registered and not under sentence for crime or paupers.