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Show 33 of the Project Engineer. Por Croup 1, (fairly short canal system and sandy loam noil with, characteristic hard-pan subsoil) tha crop a &ro about aa follows: Alfalfa and otlaer grasses 35;.; Grain, 55$,, Other crops 10$. Por stub a combination pf crops the variation in tha use of ;.atar throughout ths season, according to the best information available is, aae tzni ng the total amount diverted during the soascn as 109 percent: Peraent of total wat er diverted By investigating the oanal riscords of the Project for previous years, it was found that a gross diversion of three aore feet •pvr acre under cuLtivation is sufficient for these lands, and accordingly a schedule vros drawn up y.hetehy the duty should be changed ov<sry ten days. Por o sample, the duty for group D"o. 1 on tlayl waa fined at 180 acres por second foot; decreasing at a fairly -nnifbra rata tnat.il it reached a minimum of 65 acraa per second foot'on June 10, t; lysnee increasing rfv& to tha maturing of tho first alfalfa and grain crop3 until on September 13, t io duty is 155 aoraa per second foot. In 1913 th® schedule uaed variod from one second foot of water for each 65 acres to ana aaccaid foot for 160 acres. Tabulated below ia tho complete schedule adopted by tha Dederal Court Water Comaiasioner in 1313 and Apr. Any Juno July Aug. Sept. .93 18.35 24.42 32,63 1S.7E 3.32 continued for 1919: |
