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<br />.l <br />\ <br /> <br />are of considerable value. The occur~llce of grc'ss and herbage for <br /> <br />grazing is usUally exceedingly sparse, or almost lacking from over- <br /> <br />grazing. Almost every section of land and sometimes every quarter <br /> <br />section, especially in the south part of the project, contains some of <br /> <br />this rough higher ground, although there are some fairly large expanses, <br /> <br />notably one of nearly 3,000 acres, that are for the most part comparfr- <br /> <br />tively smooth and nearly level or only very gently sloping. <br /> <br />The occurrance throughout the irrigable area of the proposed project, <br /> <br />of these rough rocky highlands will affect the cost of development mostly <br /> <br />by.requiring extra length of canal laterals a:n.d.more milesdlf farm laterals <br /> <br />to carry the water past w'aste lands and into patches of good irrigable <br /> <br />soil. <br /> <br />In all, within the project about 15,00'0 acres are estime,ted to be irri- <br />-- <br /> <br />. gable 'and of good soil quality. <br /> <br />" ;-~ <br />Of this irrigable area some &;5'34 'acres <br /> <br />are under some degree of irrigation.~This leaves, of the irrigablelands. <br />\ <br />I/n estime.ted 9,451 acres of arable lend of good soil quality, j;hat is not <br />I <br />, <br />a~'&et under ditch and more than one-half of which has not been plowed. <br /> <br />-", <br /> <br />This,~ilAl"'''~~~~'=.w'Ql'~;ptn{~,~~~...,~~",.~jI.?l'~ <br /> <br />;-,-;" <br /> <br />is made up of2,33~ acres with soil classified as No. land 7,119 acres' <br />. , <br /> <br />classified as of No.2 quality. It is estimsted that \mder ~l?ractica+ oon- <br /> <br />ditions of farm management the No; 2 lands, although about as fertile as <br /> <br />the No. 1 lands would only be about 80 per cent as productive, usually due <br /> <br />to surface conditions end other factors affecting. efficiency of irrigation <br /> <br />and other f:>.rming practices. <br />