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 636 UNITED STATES: — WYOMING

In 1915 the foreign-born population numbered 23,575. In 1910 the foreign-born population numbered 29,020, of whom 2,638 were Germans 2,985 English, 1,331 Canadians, 1,915 Greek, 1,359 Irish, 1,961 Italians, 1,812 Scotch, and 2,497 Swedish.

The Indian Reservation within the State has (1919) an area of 2,901, square miles, and a population of 1,712.

Of the total population in 1910, 29 '6 percent, was urban. The largest towns are Cheyenne (capital) with 13,829 inhabitants, according to the census of 1920 ; Casper, with 11,447 ; Sheridan, with 9,175 ; Rock Springs, with 6,456.

The religious bodies with the most numerous membership are the Roman Catholic, -Mormon, Protestant Episcopal, Methodists, and Presbyterians.

In October, 1920, the 1,477 public schools had 150 male and 1,800 female teachers, and 43,077 enrolled pupils (21,376 boys and 21,701 girls); the 88 high schools had 282 teachers and 4,476 pupils (1,841 boys and 2,635 girls). . Teachers are trained in the normal school which is carried on in connection with the University of Wyoming, at Laramie. This University was founded in 1887 and in 1918-19 had 56 professors and instructors and 913 students. Expenditure on education in the school year 1919-20 was 4,173,828 dollars.

On January 1, 1910, the number of paupers in almshouses was 19, being 13 per 100,000 of the population. The number of prisoners in penal insti- tutions in 1918 was 336 ; the number of boys in the Industrial Institute was 55.

Finance. — 1'he cash receipts and disbursements of the State (exclusive of trust funds) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1920, are given as follows : —

Dollars Balance, October 1, 1919 .... 2,058,894 Receipts for 1919-20 .... 11,383,652

Total. . ... 13,442,546

Disbursements 1919-20 .... 7,963,351

Balance, Sept. 30, 1920. . . 5,479,195

In 1920 the bonded debt amounted to 1,935,000 dollars, and the assessed value of property in the State in 1919 to 298,538,152 dollars.

Production and Industry. — Wyoming is semi-arid and agriculture is carried on by irrigation and by t dry farming." Irrigation is being carried out on a large scale. In 1920 there were 15,611 farms. The total value of all farm property in 1910 was 167,189,081 dollars. Such crops as are grown consist of vegetables, cereals, and fruits. About one half the State is well fitted for grazing and for sheep runs. The wool clip (1919) yielded 33,415,000 pounds of wool. The domestic animals on January 1st, 1921, were 189,000 horses, 80,000 milch cows and 720,000 other cattle, 3,040,000 sheep, and 57,000 swine.

In 1917, 8,366,643 acres in the State were covered with timber. The State has numerous fish hatcheries which stock the streams with trout.

Wyoming is largely a coal producing State. The output of coal in 1918 amounted to 9,265,806 short tons. Other mineral products are copper, gold, and gypsum. The quarries yield limestone and sandstone, besides phosphate rock. The output of petroleum was 16,500,000 barrels in, 1920.