AZ vs. CA:19 California Exhibits, Vol. XIX; Nos. 4000-4044

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[18] the same 20 acres was planted to alfalfa, to make hay which will be ready to cut by the first of May. All of the 20 acres was irrigated. Question 12. Has an agricultural crop been planted and irrigated on said land? If so, state the kind of crop, when planted, the average yield per acre, and the number of acres so cultivated. (If crops have been thus produced in more than one year, state the kind, acreage, and results for each year.) Answer. Yes, 20 acres of corn was raised in 1928 yielding one ton to the acre; in 1929 20 acres was planted to alfalfa in February which has not been cut as yet. Question 13. If an agricultural crop of any kind can not be produced on one-eighth portion of the land, by actual tillage and irrigation, state whether a crop of wild hay of merchantable value has been raised upon said land as a result of actual irrigation, and state the area on which it was raised and the quantity produced per acre. Answer. Crops can be raised by tillage and irrigation. Question 14. If there has been no actual tillage of the soil, and no agricultural crop can be produced by planting and irrigation, state what climatic conditions adverse to successful agriculture, if any, are prevalent in the vicinity in which this land is located. State fully the effect of such conditions on agriculture. Answer. There has been tillage Question 15. If, in your judgment, actual tillage of the soil would injure or destroy its productive qualities, state definitely your reasons for such belief. Answer. Tillage will not injure soil Question 16. If paying crops of any kind have been raised on land adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, said land,