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Show [46] duced in more than one year, state the kind, acreage, and results for each year.) Answer. In 1919, about 80 acs. were plowed, planted and cultivated cotton. Got fair crop. Since 1919 a crop of cotton and corn and alfalfa has been planted and cultivated. Obtained about one bale of cotton to the acre, excepting the past year, when the crop was smaller. Got fair crops of corn and alfalfa; got about 5 or 6 tons of hay to the acre. All of said crops were irrigated. The acreage planted has been increased each year, until about 130 acres were under cultivation. 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, x x 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, x x 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, x x Question 16. If paying crops of any kind have been raised on land adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, said land, without artificial irrigation, describe the same and state |
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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] : |