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Show [55] Ques. 7.-Have you seen water distributed through and by means of said ditches over all the land on each legal subdivision of said entry? State the dates when such distribution took place, the duration thereof, and the quantity of water per acre used. Ans. / have-Sometime in Oct. 1901, about the middle of January 1902 and again on the 26th inst. Ground flooded to depth of 3 or 4 inches. Ques. 8.-If there are any high points or uneven surfaces which are practically not susceptible of irrigation, state definitely the nature, situation, and area thereof. Ans. None. Ques. 9.-Has an agricultural crop of any kind, including an increased growth of grass, been raised on the land as the result of such irrigation? If so, state the year when raised, the kind of crop, the quantity per acre, and the portion of the entry on which the same was raised, showing the aggregate area in actual cultivation- whether it equals one-eighth of the entire area or not. Ans. There has-a good stand of barley is growing on the whole 320 acres. This is the first year-the crop is nearly ready to harvest. It will produce from two to three tons of hay to the acre, I estimate. Ques. 10.-If any lands adjacent to or in the vicinity of the land embraced in this entry are settled upon or occupied, and paying crops of any kind are or have been raised thereon without artificial irrigation, describe the same, and state year or years of cultivation, the kind of crop, and quantity raised per acre. If so, state whether the lands producing the same were naturally irrigated. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : |