Report of the Special Committee of the United States Senate on the Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890 |
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... raise trees without any trouble , because we find the trees grow finely under it . Hundreds of thousands of dollars go East every year for coal which comes to Da- kota , goes into the grate , and out of the chimney in smoke with no com ...
... raise trees without any trouble , because we find the trees grow finely under it . Hundreds of thousands of dollars go East every year for coal which comes to Da- kota , goes into the grate , and out of the chimney in smoke with no com ...
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... raised three fair crops out of ten planted , and have done better than most of their neigh- bors ; that if they could ... raise grain unless there is a prospect for a water canal to be extended to cover their lands . I believe that an ...
... raised three fair crops out of ten planted , and have done better than most of their neigh- bors ; that if they could ... raise grain unless there is a prospect for a water canal to be extended to cover their lands . I believe that an ...
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... raise big crops , it has been demonstrated repeatedly that a reasonable amount of rain at a critical period in the ... raised every year without irrigation , and that by reason of superior soil better crops have been raised here than in ...
... raise big crops , it has been demonstrated repeatedly that a reasonable amount of rain at a critical period in the ... raised every year without irrigation , and that by reason of superior soil better crops have been raised here than in ...
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... raise a crop depends upon the capital required to construct the works and canal , but as the land continues to be ... raised in the irrigated parts of Colorado and the irrigable parts of Dakota are practically alike , so that results ...
... raise a crop depends upon the capital required to construct the works and canal , but as the land continues to be ... raised in the irrigated parts of Colorado and the irrigable parts of Dakota are practically alike , so that results ...
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... raise good crops every season . We know that Congressmen generally live on the best in the land , and it is said that Dakota raises the best flour in this country ; so that Con- gressmen , for their own interest , should look at this ...
... raise good crops every season . We know that Congressmen generally live on the best in the land , and it is said that Dakota raises the best flour in this country ; so that Con- gressmen , for their own interest , should look at this ...
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