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Page 238
... irrigation is unnecessary in the West . The prehistorie Indians and the early Spanish missionaries , who were not encumbered with pre- conceived notions , founded their settlements on irrigated lands centuries before the first American ...
... irrigation is unnecessary in the West . The prehistorie Indians and the early Spanish missionaries , who were not encumbered with pre- conceived notions , founded their settlements on irrigated lands centuries before the first American ...
Page 239
... irrigation . Irrigated agri- culture has complementary relationships rather than competitive relationships with the agriculture of humid areas . The staple crops of which there are exportable surpluses in other regions are produced only ...
... irrigation . Irrigated agri- culture has complementary relationships rather than competitive relationships with the agriculture of humid areas . The staple crops of which there are exportable surpluses in other regions are produced only ...
Page 245
... irrigation and power . The water users would agree to repay the actual cost of the irrigation features , while the power facili- ties would be owned by the United States , with the revenue coming to the United States . That is the first ...
... irrigation and power . The water users would agree to repay the actual cost of the irrigation features , while the power facili- ties would be owned by the United States , with the revenue coming to the United States . That is the first ...
Page 246
... IRRIGATION PROJECTS Mr. LEAVY . According to your justification , there are 20,000,000 acres of land that are now producing by virtue of irrigation , but only 3,000,000 of the 20,000,000 acres are embraced in public projects . Mr. PAGE ...
... IRRIGATION PROJECTS Mr. LEAVY . According to your justification , there are 20,000,000 acres of land that are now producing by virtue of irrigation , but only 3,000,000 of the 20,000,000 acres are embraced in public projects . Mr. PAGE ...
Page 251
... irrigation States as a result of drought conditions . For a number of reasons , one of which is that the migration is still under way , we have found it very diffi- cult to maintain figures of any degree of accuracy on this migration ...
... irrigation States as a result of drought conditions . For a number of reasons , one of which is that the migration is still under way , we have found it very diffi- cult to maintain figures of any degree of accuracy on this migration ...
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