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Show [17] acre used. (State the quantity of water in acre-feet, miner's inches, or some recognized unit of measurement.) Answer. 80 acres. During past three years 28 acre feet per irrigation. Normal irrigation twice monthly. Question 10. If there are any high points or uneven surfaces not susceptible of practicable irrigation, state definitely the nature and aggregate area of same, and the proportion thereof in each legal subdivision of the entry. Is less than one-eighth of any legal subdivision susceptible of irrigation? Answer. All levelled for irrigation. Question 11. Has any portion of the land been cultivated by actual tillage of the soil? If so, state definitely the number of acres thus tilled and describe generally the tillage, and briefly state its time, its object, and its result. What portion, if any, of the land so tilled was irrigated? Answer. Yes. 80 acres prepared for seeding in 1948 for alfalfa with fair results. All 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. Alfalfa in 1948. Three tons per acre 1948. Three tons per acre 1949. Two tons per acre 1950. 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. All can be cropped. |
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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] : |