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Show , ". •: ^; - SUMMAHx" OF DIOTTH CONDITIONS IrrigationJ Agriculture is the basic industry of the State of Utaho 1,500,000 acres of irrigated land is entirely dependent upon tin artificial application of water to produce any crop whatsoever^ Available water supply closely estimated as 25J& of normal c Ho spring runoff0 Tae winter of 1934 was the warmest in ebe history of the stateo Large deficiency in precipitation for past five years* Little or no snow retained in the mountains* No flush flow of streams to fill reservoirs/ Crops on a large acreage depending on flush flows will be losts Stream flows will diminish rapidly.* Late season flow will b © little or nothing* Failure of late flow will cause killing of permanent plantings such as alfalfa, small fruits and orchards* In face of the acute shortage a large acreage of crops tas already bees abandonedo Craning! Springs and water holes drying upo Streams failingo Herds must trail long distances to water* Large areas of grazing lands unusable because of lack of waters 0v ® r- graziag of areas near water holes « Culinary: Many faxststeads and some municipalities must haul culinary watero LawnSg shrubs, iiad shade trees > • * heaa farmsteads are expected to perish. • ill municipalities must drastically curtail culinary USSo Many towns aatd cities must cut off water for sprinkling Itwas, shrubs and shade trees* Meat cities must buy water from irrigation companiest thus reducing again the amount available for irrigation |