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Page 18
... farmers throughout the area are digging private ditches to better drain their lands and these ditches are over- loading the ditches to the drainage districts and causing flooding to the lands downstream . The loss to farmers in ...
... farmers throughout the area are digging private ditches to better drain their lands and these ditches are over- loading the ditches to the drainage districts and causing flooding to the lands downstream . The loss to farmers in ...
Page 19
... farmers in this area attempted to dig many miles of farm ditches . This development is over- taxing the outlet ditches and the drainage districts are unable to keep up with these developments due to lack of outlet . Many millions of ...
... farmers in this area attempted to dig many miles of farm ditches . This development is over- taxing the outlet ditches and the drainage districts are unable to keep up with these developments due to lack of outlet . Many millions of ...
Page 20
... farmers continue to dig ditches and level land with the result that the overall situation becomes more acute with ... farming profits would quickly liquidate the amount of the investment through increased State and Federal tax revenue ...
... farmers continue to dig ditches and level land with the result that the overall situation becomes more acute with ... farming profits would quickly liquidate the amount of the investment through increased State and Federal tax revenue ...
Page 59
... farmers and learned that $ 80,000 in crop loss was experienced in the last 3 years . The water in the valley gets almost a mile wide in some places . Mail route has been lost due to floods ; $ 140 per acre paid for land originally , now ...
... farmers and learned that $ 80,000 in crop loss was experienced in the last 3 years . The water in the valley gets almost a mile wide in some places . Mail route has been lost due to floods ; $ 140 per acre paid for land originally , now ...
Page 60
... farms in the valley will be assured of protection from flood damage in the future if the program as proposed by the ... farmers and others to get into town account the high water . This in turn caused business and others to suffer . The ...
... farms in the valley will be assured of protection from flood damage in the future if the program as proposed by the ... farmers and others to get into town account the high water . This in turn caused business and others to suffer . The ...
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acres amount APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE approved Arkansas Basin Arkansas River Army Engineers Augusta authorized bank stabilization barge Broken Bow Bureau of Reclamation Cannelton CANNON Chamber of Commerce channel completion Congress Congressman construction Corps of Engineers cost County Creek damage Drainage District economic estimated facilities farmers Federal fiscal year 1961 flood control flood control project flood protection funds gentlemen Harbor improvement included increase Indiana industrial interest Iowa Kans Kansas Kentucky land levee located locks and dams miles million Mississippi River Missouri River navigation North Dakota Ohio River Ohio Valley PARAMORE Paul percent planning present President problem RABAUT recommended record Red River request Reservoir respectfully River Basin Sacramento River Senate Sioux City South St statement subcommittee survey Thank tion tributaries U.S. Army urge Valley Association Vigo County Wabash River Wabash Valley Walnut River water resources water supply watershed White River