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Show 143 of harm to lands lying lower down tha country. The writer has visited dozens of fialds where thsra was a good big stream of v/ater running off a field into the road, and too often running atraight down tha middle of the road, only to find no one xvhatever on tha ground taking oare of tha water. In many ins tan© os, zo sit/pa of an irrigator wa a on the ground whatever, in spite of the fact that the 9.atar was running on the crop and from all appearances had been so running j •unattended and uncarad for, for a week or mora. In ona irstanoe, early in the year, the writer found a stream of waste water running into a road and upon going to tha farm house to inquire where the man was who was taking oars of the water, was informed by tha housewife that tha "Irrigator" waa in Price after a load of freight, -- had boen gon a ten daps bu t w& 3 expected home In a faw daya, and when ha returned ahe would have him take oare of It. This is a typical case of tha way a majority of the water-users take car a of their water during the 3eaaon when it is plentiful. Bo ona caral or section of the country'Is any worse thin anoth* in thia roaocctv This indicates that sous of the ranchar3wers either indif farent,. orw?*re compelled to 3eek workaway froa their homes. That the aamo condition occasionally obtains to a oartain extent la evidenced by tho following oopy of a di to h-rid er • a report for the week onding July 3, 1920. Ulntah Irrigation Projaot, Byton, Utah. P.eport of Doll la Bobinaon, Aroadia Ditch-rider. iionday: Boda ditoh, plenty o f water, everybody satisfied. * yj j y. 1 J |
