What to see in America . 440 What to See in America. Giant Cactus, near Yuma less lands of the Westfruitful, and the limits ofthe Great American Des-ert that used to be sucha big blank patch on themaps are becoming evernarrower. In the firstten years after 1902, whenthe Reclamation Act waspassed, irrigation waterwas made available formore than a million all the irrigation pro-jects that on the SaltIliver in the vicinityof Phoenix, the capitalof Arizona, is the mosthighly developed. Phoenix is a well-built modern city, andthe irrigated valley is amazingly fertile and productive. Practi
What to see in America . 440 What to See in America. Giant Cactus, near Yuma less lands of the Westfruitful, and the limits ofthe Great American Des-ert that used to be sucha big blank patch on themaps are becoming evernarrower. In the firstten years after 1902, whenthe Reclamation Act waspassed, irrigation waterwas made available formore than a million all the irrigation pro-jects that on the SaltIliver in the vicinityof Phoenix, the capitalof Arizona, is the mosthighly developed. Phoenix is a well-built modern city, andthe irrigated valley is amazingly fertile and productive. Practically all the j,.^^^~~^~^™~^ ^ —^—.^ land that can bewatered is in use,and 90,000 acres arein alfalfa. Other im-portant crops aresugar beets, cereals,cotton, melons, andsmall fruits. Dairy-ing is an importantindustry. The aver-age farmer has fortyacres. Without irri-gation the land couldbe bought for twenty Water Bottle in the Desert
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