WORK OF YUMA EXPERIMENT FARM IN 1912. 17 



Table I. — Summary of the climatological observations at the Yuma Experiment Farm 



1910 to 1912, inclusive — Continued. * 



CROP CONDITIONS. 



The crop conditions on the project were generally favorable during 

 the year 1912. In the early part of June the flood waters of the 

 Colorado River caused some damage from seepage on the lands near 

 the river, and some parts of the project were damaged by the rise of 

 underground water from the river and from the excessively ii-rigated 

 higher lands. The areas seriously affected by these difficulties com- 

 prise, however, only a small part of the project and the conditions 

 on these areas are bemg improved by the construction of a large 

 drainage ditch. 



The total irrigable area of the farms on the project in 1912 was 

 27,592 acres, included in 470 farm units. Of this area, 13,767 acres 

 were actually irrigated, and crops were harvested from 1 1 ,060 acres. 

 The acreage, yields, and farm values of the crops on the project in 

 1912 are stated in Table II. The figures were obtained from the 

 United States Reclamation Service. 



Table II. — Acreage, yields, and farm values of crops groivn on the Yuma Reclamation 



Project in 1912. 



1 "Alfalfa straw" is the residue left after the alfalfa soed is removed from the plants. Its farm value on 

 the Yuma Project in 1912 was estimated at one-half that of alfalfa hay. 



- The yield and farm values of these grains were not segregated in the reports made by the Reclamation 

 Service. 



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