The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . the San Juan and its tributaries is14,734 acres. The Gila river rises in the Black and Mimbres ranges andin Grant county flows for the most part through narrow. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 49 mountain valleys. The total acreage irrigated by it is 5,933acres. The How is permanent and only a small portion is Grant county a considerable acreage is irrigated by theRio Mimbres. This stream flows southward through thecounty to within a few miles of Deming, then turns abruptlyto the east and discharg
The land of sunshine; a handbook of the resources, products, industries and climate of New Mexico . the San Juan and its tributaries is14,734 acres. The Gila river rises in the Black and Mimbres ranges andin Grant county flows for the most part through narrow. THE LAND OF SUNSHINE. 49 mountain valleys. The total acreage irrigated by it is 5,933acres. The How is permanent and only a small portion is Grant county a considerable acreage is irrigated by theRio Mimbres. This stream flows southward through thecounty to within a few miles of Deming, then turns abruptlyto the east and discharges its waters upon the Florida plains,where they are lost in the sands. Between the basins of the Gila and the San Juan rivers,there is a small area drained by the Zuni river. Portions ofthis area are irrigated by the Zuni Indians. The governmentis constructing a reservoir for the Pueblo Indians on the Zunireservation which will impound sufficient water to irrigate6,000 acres. Of the 78,374,000 acres of land surface in New Mexico, only6,000,000 or per cent, are included in farms and only 400,-000 are improved. Of the improved land 385,000 acres arelocated outside of the Indian reservations. The importanceof irrigation is demonstrated by the fact th
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