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Show 215 6402 4393 H. C. Perkins- D Large quantities of timber? A Yes sir. MR. FARNSWORTH: That is all. CROSS EXAMINATION BY MR. BLACKMAR: Q Mr. Perkins, do you know how much rainfall it is necessary to have in order to do dry farming? A I think around ten or twelve inches is the estimate. Q Beg pardon? A Around ten or twelve inches. Q How much of the San Juan river have you seen? A Well, I have seen up and down it from Bluff right to the mouth of it at points, different points. Q Isn't the river wider at Piute Farms than at Bluff? A No sir, not to my knowledge. Q When was the last time you were down at Piute Farms? A I don't recall the last time I was. Q Approximately how many years ago? A Well, it has been fifteen years ago, probably ten or fifteen. Q can you tell me whether it was before or after the flood of 1911? |