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Show 103 much of the w.at-ar applied all ha wasted in evaporation -and percolation* It is the'method universally adopted in tho Uintah Baain Oountry, where tho water is ''aot"'' and allawod to run at tho convaoianao of tha i:riga"_or. V/ith caro-fal irrigation and -on effective head, tho same amount of wat^r couldba mada to irri-pAa a largor area in a fraction of the time, ilight Irrigation:- Irrl gition during the night as practiced in other irrigation communities io out undar- stood in the Uintah Basin Foro tho water is "set"' and allowed to run from about 10: CO P. A. until 4;CO A. IB IBDU3TBIB3 * Crops:- Duo to tha ol _. vat ion, which Is responsible for the cold winters, and the soars growing season, only crops of the hardier nature can ha grown o n th * U iats. h Pro j oa ~v A'o in all desert rial on a, the soil la oka humus ard as a result, tho crops for 'Bee first fovv years arc apt to he disappointing, although an exception is olaimad "by somo of the farmers, who state that tho first years grain crop is the "best,, This is contrary to tho emparlance ia othor i-co tiens . Tho sit tat ion aa respeoting tha first year is ably stated in a letter |