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<br />~y <br /> <br />/ <br />. <br /> <br />.1 <br /> <br />On acc O1:nt of the largo '1,rcen::;8ce or clay in the soils of <br />the Gnor.d 'Ie 11e;1' , w'nch 08'1se8 +,be l~,nc to bak8 \"hen flooded, <br /> <br />; <br />and the rel~ti~ely steep 8lQ~e of the lanQR, it is Decesdury for <br />the fc.rrr.(lrs to use the corrugation method of irrigation almost <br /> <br />exclusively. ~his result~ i~ a sc~e~h~t lower duty of water <br /> <br />than wculd be seeel.red under floo(1.in~ r':e th 0,1 s, out also a '1' 0- <br /> <br />portionately grcfo tel' surf&ce rJtuTn flow. <br /> <br />Gro-, Yie Ids. <br /> <br />The a~erage ~alue per 2cre of crops prOdUC8<l Oil the €!rand <br /> <br />Vclle~' pro,~ect sir,ce the ber;in,lil:g of ir..-igti tiOD is as follows: <br /> <br />1916 - Average. retur;l ::e r acre - :~D5 <br />1917 11 " " " 44 <br />In8 11 11 " 11 65 <br />1919 11 II If . " 11 64 <br />1920 11 " " " 49 <br />1921 11 11 " " 31 <br /> Average - - - - .,p48 <br /> <br />(Mr. HerDer t~en IT,,de the folloWing corrunent O':ltside his pc-.perl <br /> <br />YOlo 3houlil unde:."stand th~.t the lower retuyns for the last <br /> <br />two ;,:ears is d'Je to tte extre!:lely low Drioe of farm products and <br /> <br />not to any dro}ping off in the crou yield. Our cro~s during <br /> <br />the l~st ~ear h~ve Q€en better than ever befor8. <br /> <br />i Hr. Harper tr.en ccntinl1ed to re:o.d his ')aped <br /> <br />~.'hese figul-es give "' :0:00(, idea of t'-je returns whioh mey be <br /> <br />expec ted on a new p:oject in tr!is locLli t:l during the first years <br />of development. i~i th ~o;:,e im)rover.1ent in fa~'T'1ing methods, ,',hich <br />will come as the lL',nd is more intensi vel:1 f&r!:led, the ret1.:rns <br />will be materi~lly increased. <br /> <br />G.J. <br />