. Agricultural Nevada. Agriculture; Irrigation. THE NEVADA SOIL a substantial part of the moisture required for the crop. That he might, if he prefers to undertake the search, in time find a quarter-section on which he could file that is susceptible of reclamation from some unappropriated natural stream, but he must bear in mind that there are not many streams in the State whose natural flow during the irrigation season is not already appropriated. On the other hand, that the conservation of the flood waters of any stream by the construction of a private storage system is likely to be beyond h
. Agricultural Nevada. Agriculture; Irrigation. THE NEVADA SOIL a substantial part of the moisture required for the crop. That he might, if he prefers to undertake the search, in time find a quarter-section on which he could file that is susceptible of reclamation from some unappropriated natural stream, but he must bear in mind that there are not many streams in the State whose natural flow during the irrigation season is not already appropriated. On the other hand, that the conservation of the flood waters of any stream by the construction of a private storage system is likely to be beyond his individual resources. Lasdy, that if his resources permit, he might find a quarter-section favorably situated for the development of artesian water and employ a custom drilling outfit to put down a well. If he encounter a flow sufficient to reclaim twenty acres or more to begin with, he is independent and on the highway to success.* * The State Commission is iireparing a bulletin on artesian reclamation in Nevada, and special atten- tion will be given to the subject from the standpoint of the indivitlual entryman on the public ./T,'. 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 Nevada. Bureau of industry, agriculture and irrigation. [from old catalog]; Sunset magazine homeseekers' bureau. [from old catalog]. [San Francisco, Sunset publishing house]
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