75 



MoiiUdij <li»ch(trijf in mre-ftrf of Mitldlc < 'reek far the i/ears tidmed. 



Diirincr the summer of 1902 the acreage of crops irrigated under 

 Middle Creek was ascertained by a phine-tal)le survey. For conven- 

 ience and to lessen the expense the crops were oroupcMl. Thus all the 

 cereals, such as barley, wheat, and oats, were included under the gen- 

 eral term of grain crops; alfalfa, clover, timothy, and forage crops 

 generally were grouped under hay crops; irrigated pasture lands 



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Fig. 11.— Daily discharge of Middle Creek canal, and depth of water received by land, 1903. 



formed a third group; vegetables, root crops, and orchards were 

 included under garden crops, and all summer-fallowed land was kept 

 separate from cropped areas. 



Acreage of crops irrigated by IS ditches diverting water from Middle Creek in 1902. 



Acres. 



Grain 2,944 . 



Hay : 5,284 



Pasture 678 



Garden 62 



Total : 8,986 



Area in summer fallow l, 366 



Total cultivated area 10, 334 



