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<br />-. <br /> <br />r6-5J <br /> <br />(Projoct lunds) <br /> <br />Tho Collior Ditoh irriGatos 0. s~ll ~ount of rivor bottomlo.nd bo- <br />twoon tho rivor o.nd the hi;;h torrc.co doposi t irri,;o.tod by tho BossclOOr <br />Ditch. Tho hoadGato of tho Coll~cr Ditch is north of hvondalo. This <br />ditch rWlS oo.stvn.rd for a~ol't 4 nl 10~ to c. point noo,r tho lIuorfano River. <br /> <br />Tho Bossoruor Ditch land cons'iitt,;,tv" ono of tho batter irri:;o.tod <br />o.roc.s in tho UI'por arkans"s ,Evo:, dro.ino,t;o basin. A combino.tion of <br />good lo.lld, Good druino.l;o, c.nd one of tho oldost wOotor rights h..'\s ro. <br />sultod in hiGhly productivo fo.Tms. <br /> <br />Soils <br /> <br />:-:..-": - <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />. . - - - _._ _______ -0_:.....:..- _ <br />,_ -:.. ~ :X'-!:ii'gh to.rtc,_c.s>_d_oP.9si~~,o-f-'-t_ho _:rciccnt::-Qur.r-torno,t:y=parioL-Hos'.Q,:uUost- <br />_whol-ly__wi:l;illn -t ho- -80 s semor-:Dit-ch~c;-ro"; " 'Th:o~di,t'cb=slrir.t-s=:tliO=nor,th=s:iClo,-- <br />- of--c~ro\v ~oi~;im~__p.10'fro:s htilo::lil11 s -botwClon cthvC~Sto:-,-Chur.loB~ilIld-=Huoz:fa:no- - <br />'RiV6rS~FrO~::;V'9st::'-oLf\lcbfo:::'t9_-~i}!t~@~ ~Chr.r J:O'S:::Rl~'=dit'Ch;P!lS~~~-- <br />tlireu;;h-rOoilds-of'tho- torrOoco-doposit. ThO':uppornr_ec.cn_,,-f.:t"Yio ditch=:--:- <br />passes throuGh somo form::.tions of tho Bonton Group whoro the land - i:s~'-- , <br />rough and mostly nenirriGcblo. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Soils bolav' tho Bossomer Ditch ~ro brown, dark brmvn, or roddish <br />brown in color. Fino sandy lon.m is found Oo.st of Puoblo, on tho St. <br />Clmrlos Hosa, on tho VinolOond 1~oso. und in tho ;,vondo.lo district. Gro.v- <br />olly lo~ soil is found alonG thu broaks above tho rivor. Tho fino <br />sundy loam topsoil is undorlain by light sandy lo~m, sand, Oond stream <br />t;ravol which ho.s a white coo.tinr-; of limo. This soil is well suitod to <br />noarly all erops of this rOGion. Tho ;;ro.vully 10= soil has little <br />o.r;ricultural valuo. <br /> <br />The <br />fair and <br />mo.ttor. <br />yoars of <br /> <br />soil is very pornoo.blo nnd friable. Wo.tor-holdinG oo.po.city is <br />has boon increasod on rnar.y fo.n^s by the addition of orGanic <br />Fertility ::U1d productivity aro holdinG up woll aftor about 60 <br />intonsivo irriGation farminG. <br /> <br />Under tho Collior Ditch, soil texturo vorios from sandy loo.m to <br />ho~vy clay lo::u~. Surf,~co soils nro tlostly r..odiun in texture with SOr.lO <br />vurintion in the subsoil. <br /> <br />-----A....:- --- ----' <br />WI' --------- <br /> <br />22 <br />