. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 20 BULLETIN 665, l". S. DEPARTMENT OF Fin. lu.—The Rio Grande. This is the source of water for irrigation IRRIGATION. As above stated, crops are sometimes produced without irrigation, but during most seasons irrigation is essential to the best production. All Avater for irrigation purposes is taken from the Rio Grande (see fig. 10), which borders tlie district on the south. Private capi- tal has developed 20 or more separate systems for supplying water to farmers. Companies are incorporated under Tex
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 20 BULLETIN 665, l". S. DEPARTMENT OF Fin. lu.—The Rio Grande. This is the source of water for irrigation IRRIGATION. As above stated, crops are sometimes produced without irrigation, but during most seasons irrigation is essential to the best production. All Avater for irrigation purposes is taken from the Rio Grande (see fig. 10), which borders tlie district on the south. Private capi- tal has developed 20 or more separate systems for supplying water to farmers. Companies are incorporated under Texas laws, and when land is bought by the farmer contracts must be made with the companies to supply the necessary irrigation water. The cost of water to the farmers varies considerably under differ- ent companies. Under some systems water is contracted for by the year at a stipulated price per acre. In such cases the farmer may produce as many crops and make as many irrigations as he desires. In other cases a flat rate of $3 or $4 per acre per annum is charged by the company, and then each acre irrigation costs $1 above this flat rate. This method is becoming common. In still other cases water is furnished at a stipulated price per crop. The land companies and irrigation companies are generally sepa- rate organizations, although the same men are not infrequently directors in each. On account of the many difficulties encountered in the develop- ment of indgation systems, as well as in securing land buyers rap- idly enough to place most of the land under irrigation quickly, some of the companies have had considerable financial difficulties. Under these conditions it is common for the farmers under the system to organize irrigation districts under the laws of Texas, issue and sell bonds, and purchase the irrigation systems. The land is the security. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colorat
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