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<br />This condition eould be brought about by f'lood control of' a type <br /> <br />o <br />en <br />lV <br />~ <br /> <br />which would rewoe the flood peaks and inorease the duration of' <br />the flow so that ditciles eould d1ver'~ a higher percentage of the <br /> <br />tot.al runof!'. <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />(3) Recent trends in crop production in this aroa. indidlote that if' 0. <br /> <br />. Illore dependable irrigation supply oOuld be sewred. a ohaD.ge in <br /> <br />the type oJ: crops grown would 'take plaoe -whicll. would result in a <br /> <br />Illuch higher total value of crops produced. furing reoent years. <br /> <br />the gro'Ring oJ: 'VegQi;ables and truck: crops ws been developed in <br />the valley so that 'this yea.r a total of 200 "croll of anions and <br /> <br />200 acres of' peas. together witll several acres of miscellaneous <br /> <br />truck crops will be planted. These crops "-1"e all gr'0VIn under <br /> <br />ditehes moat oertain to :t'eeei"l'e a @;ood water supply. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />If other ditches eoald be assured of' .. b<1tter supply. they too <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />would ~ able to raise a crop yielding a higher gross return and <br /> <br />ine1den-ta.lly aonsicmrably more food fQr direal; human consumption. <br /> <br />In addition to the trend toward truck croPS.. there would be an <br /> <br />increase in the a creage 01~ sugur beets. an increase in ct>.iry <br /> <br /> <br />products and in the feeding of livestock. whioh again would re- <br /> <br />suIt in a considerable incr6<lse in the Do!l-tion's food supply. <br /> <br />(4) In the report on flood control possibilities, it is noted thll.t <br /> <br />bank: ClIl-v1ng. or. as viewad by the Picketwire Water Dsars Aaao- <br /> <br />aiation. the aetual destruction af prOductive f'arm lands. is can- <br /> <br />sidered as in01rable uy flood eontral measures. I'.; is granted <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />that such erosion and land destru~~iou takes plaCE! at IGSs than <br /> <br />baDlt-f'ull stag6B. ilowever. it can readily be established that <br /> <br />it the individual O\'t.ll8rS were ll.Ssured that hea'''Y disoharges in <br /> <br />the river would be of relatively greatEn" infrequenoy. they would <br /> <br />be able to Wldertake the bank protection \Vm.k necessary to pre- <br /> <br />. "'. ~ <br />