84 



The results of surveys made in 1903 to determine the areas under 

 this canal which were devoted to particular crops are included in the 

 table i^'ivoM l)ol()w. 



Acreage of crops irrigated under Hedge canal in 1903. 



Acres. 



Meadow 1, 267 



Oats 549 



Wheat 83 



Roots and vegetables 9. 6 



Orchards 58. 5 



Pasture 463 



Total 2, 430. 1 



The monthl}^ discharge of the canal and the depths to which it would 

 cover the land served are given in the following table: 



Didy of vater under Hedge canal for 1901, 1902, and 1903. 



Month. 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September . 



Total. 



1901. 



Discharge. Depth 



Acre-fed. 

 2,194 

 4,431 

 3, 302 

 .">, fuZ 

 5, 382 



Feci. 



0.42 



.84 



.03 



1.06 



1.02 



1902. 



Discharge. Depth 



Acre-feet. 

 1, 722 

 5,439 

 6,243 

 .5, 955 

 6,277 

 5, 626 



31, 262 



Feet. 

 0.32 

 1.00 

 1.15 

 1.10 

 1.10 

 1.04 



5.77 



Discharge. Depth 



Acre-feet. 



Feet. 



2, 514 

 0, 249 

 4,120 

 4,744 

 5,183 



22, 810 



0.46 



1.15 



.76 



4.21 



Fig. 15.— Daily discharge of Hedge canal, 1903, and depth of water rc<'eive<l by land. 



Figure 15 illustrates the use of water under the 'Hedge canal in 

 1903. 



Until the year 1903 all the exporinu>nts on the duty of water in the 

 Bitter Root Valley were conducted on the Bitter Root stock farm. This 



