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<br />-. <br /> <br />r6'5J <br /> <br />(Projoct lands) <br /> <br />Tho Collior Ditch irriGatos a s~ll ~ount of rival' bottoml~nd bo- <br />twoon tho river and tho hi;;h terre-co doposi t irri,;o.tod by tho BOssolOOr <br />Ditch. Tho hoo.d[;ato of tho Coll~cr Ditch is north of hvond~lo. This <br />ditch runs oast~rd for o.~o~t 4 njl0~ to ~ point noo.r tho lIuorfo.no Rivor. <br /> <br />Tho Bossomor Ditch land cons'iit\;.tv" ono of tho bottor irri:;o.tod <br />o.roc.s in tho UI'por il.rk:ms"s R~.vo:' dro.ino'bo basin. A combinc.tion of <br />bood 10.11d, Good drain",;o, c.nd ono of tho oldost wo.tor ribhts h.".s ro. <br />sultod in hiGhly productivo farms. <br /> <br />Soils <br /> <br />:-:..-": - <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />. . - - - -.- -------::-- ......;:_:.....:..- - ~ - - <br />,_ -. ~ .=X,- high torro.co doposit:'Of-'-tho .rciconLQu~r_torn:5..r:y=patioL-no,s'-Q,liilost- <br />. ,~ho!iy.wi:tiil~j;_h,,~BO B-somor~1iit'ch~c;ro,,; " 'Th:oOcdit'ob=slrir.t~liO=nor,th=s.iClo,-- <br />of -co. -ro\v ~o:(.JOIv_-P.io'fro:'s htilo::lil11 s' 'botwoon cthoC~Sto:":'Cno:r.l''-IEllIld-=Huoz:f:ino= - - <br />'RiV6rS~Fro~::;V'9st::'-oLf\lcbfo~t9_-~i}!t~@~ ~~hr:r l:~Rl'V"iirt1fu'=dii'Ch"po.s~='.,': <br />tlirou;;h-ro.n-ds-of'tho' torro.co-doposit. Tho"uPPor_r.oe-cn_,,-f.:t'no ditch=-:-m <br />Po.ssos throuGh some Iormo.tions of tho Bonton Group whoro the l:md' i:s~"- , <br />rough o.nd mostly nonirriGc.blo. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Soils bolavl tho Bessomer Ditch c.ro brown, dark brmvn, or roddish <br />brown in color. Fino so.ndy loD.r.l is found 0"6t of Puoblo, on tho St. <br />Clmrlos Hoso., on tho Vinolo.nd 1~oso. ~nd in tho "vando.lo district. Gro.v- <br />olly lo~ soil is Iound o.lont; tho broo.ks above tho rivor. Tho fino <br />sandy loo.m topsoil is undorlo.in by light s"ndy loo.m, sand, o.nd stroo.m <br />bro.vol which bD.s 0. whito coo.tinG of limo. This soil is woll suitod to <br />noorly 0.11 orops of this rOGion. Tho ;;ro.vully 10= soil bD.s little <br />o.r;ricultl.lro.l valuo. <br /> <br />Tho <br />fo.ir end <br />mo.ttor. <br />yoors of <br /> <br />soil is vory pornoo.blo :>nd frio.ble. W"tor.holdinb oo.p~city is <br />has boon incroasod on mar.y fo.n^s by the o.ddition of orGanic <br />Fortility ::U1d productivity o.ro holdinG up well aftor o.bout 60 <br />intonsivo irriGation f~minG' <br /> <br />Undor tho Collior Ditch, soil toxturo <br />ho~vy cl~y lo::u~. Surf~oe soils are nostly <br />vario.tion in tho subsoil. <br /> <br />v::Irios from somdy loo.m to <br />".odiun in toxtl.lro with sorno <br /> <br />----e-- --- <br />------ <br />------ <br /> <br />22 <br />