v.3. Rocky Mountain region and Great Plains. v.4. Statements by Director Powell and other officers of the U. S. Geological Survey. Consular reports. General report on irrigation in United States. Miscellaneous papers. [v.5] Irrigation in the United States. By R.J. Hinton... being a 2d ed. of Misc. doc. 15, 49th Cong. [2d sessU.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... supply . The water supply as a rule is meager . There is an abundance of water in the mountains , rising to great bold streams at the foot - hills , where it sinks in large sections . It only needs to carry that water out in canals to ...
... supply . The water supply as a rule is meager . There is an abundance of water in the mountains , rising to great bold streams at the foot - hills , where it sinks in large sections . It only needs to carry that water out in canals to ...
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... supply of the river is run short . But we have an abundant supply for at least half a million acres . That is a definite calculation by one of your own en- gineers , Mr. Nettleton , of Colorado - that is to say , he is one of Di. rector ...
... supply of the river is run short . But we have an abundant supply for at least half a million acres . That is a definite calculation by one of your own en- gineers , Mr. Nettleton , of Colorado - that is to say , he is one of Di. rector ...
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... supply in this Territory ? Mr. LLEWELLYN . Yes . The CHAIRMAN . Will you state the condition of your county , and any other portions of the Territory with which you are familiar ? State what you have now , the supply of water you have ...
... supply in this Territory ? Mr. LLEWELLYN . Yes . The CHAIRMAN . Will you state the condition of your county , and any other portions of the Territory with which you are familiar ? State what you have now , the supply of water you have ...
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... supply of the Rio Grande Valley , and what the annual amount of water for irrigation purposes ? Mr. BOWMAN . The sources of water supply are the Rio Grande , rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado , and from tributaries which below ...
... supply of the Rio Grande Valley , and what the annual amount of water for irrigation purposes ? Mr. BOWMAN . The sources of water supply are the Rio Grande , rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado , and from tributaries which below ...
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... supply applied to a crop at the right time will bring a cash dividend much quicker than a dozen protracted prayer meetings . One or two irrigations of 2 or 3 inches each on the level , will make a full crop every year , and for some ...
... supply applied to a crop at the right time will bring a cash dividend much quicker than a dozen protracted prayer meetings . One or two irrigations of 2 or 3 inches each on the level , will make a full crop every year , and for some ...
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