. Bulletin. Agricultural experiment stations -- United States; Agriculture -- United States. 86 The areas in the various crops were as follows: Acreage of cropK irrvjated under Bass Brothers'' ditch for tlie seaso)i of 1D03. Acres. Timothy and clover 175 Orchard 85 Wheat 30 Oats 10 Peas and garden , 10 Pasture 90 Total 400 Figure 10 illustrates the use of water under Bass Brothers' ditch in 1903. /<?. Fig. 16.—Daily discharge of Bass Brothers ditch, I'JUo, and depth of water received by hmd. ALLEN, nUGnES, ET AL. DITCH. This ditch takes its waters from Lolo Creek near the mouth of the Bitte
. Bulletin. Agricultural experiment stations -- United States; Agriculture -- United States. 86 The areas in the various crops were as follows: Acreage of cropK irrvjated under Bass Brothers'' ditch for tlie seaso)i of 1D03. Acres. Timothy and clover 175 Orchard 85 Wheat 30 Oats 10 Peas and garden , 10 Pasture 90 Total 400 Figure 10 illustrates the use of water under Bass Brothers' ditch in 1903. /<?. Fig. 16.—Daily discharge of Bass Brothers ditch, I'JUo, and depth of water received by hmd. ALLEN, nUGnES, ET AL. DITCH. This ditch takes its waters from Lolo Creek near the mouth of the Bitter Root Valley, and on the west side of the I'iver. The land cov- ered is a delta or wash from the Lolo Canyon, and is composed of a gravel and sand}^ loam underlaid by a deep bed of gravel. This drinks up the water rapidl}', and the ground is solid and firm in a very short time after the irrigation. The climate and soil in this locality are par- ticularly well adapted to fruit growing, and all the varieties of apples, pears, plums, and berries, with some very tine peaches, grow W(dl. On Ma\'28,1903, a rating flume with automatic register was placed in the ditch at the upper edge of the field and there was no loss b}' seep- age. The area watered was 21; Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Office of Experiment Stations. Washington : G. P. O.
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