82 



uiid the water i« inixccl witli that lioiu the Skalkaho eanal; the otlier 

 two carry water to the bench north of (iird Creek, and are known 

 respectively as the Ohl Oird canal nortii and the New Gird Creek 

 canal north. The monthly discharge of the Gird Creek canals is as 

 follows : 



Monthly discharrje of Gird Creek canals for 1901, 1902, and 1903. 



Considering the Gird Creek ditches and the Skalkaho canal together 

 gives the following statement of duty for 1903: 



Dutii of water under Gird Creek ditches and Shdkaho ditcli fur 1903. 



Area irrigated acres. . 3, 320 



Water used acre-feet. . 28, 218 



Depth over surface feet. . 8. 50 



WARD CANAL. 



The Ward canal diverts water from Skalkaho Creek, a tributary of 

 the Bitter Root. It is the third in elevation of the five canals oper- 

 ated by the Ravalli Land and Irrigation Conipany. It is 7 miles long, 

 has a capacity of about 70 cubic feet per second, and waters 3,985 acres. 

 The areas devoted to the various crops in 1903, so far as could be 

 learned, were as follows: 



Acreage of crops irrigated under Ward canal in 1903. 



Acres. 



Meadow 849 



Oats 573.3 



Wheat 102 



Roots and vegetables 14. 8 



Orchards 33 



Pasture 383.6 



