TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER T. 
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARID REGION: 
The Arid Region ....--...---- .----+ e222 ee nn eee ce nee cee tens ce tees eee e eee nee cee eee 
Irrigable lands..--.. .-----. se--<+ --=-<-=--- Se aan ae eee en aa eee 
NO VaN GAP OS OLIFT SALON soc. see's soa 5 oa emeniominnie = cise wee ena as towalsoe ens enna 
Codperative labor or capital necessary for the development of irrigation ...-....---- 
The use of smaller streams sometimes interferes with the use of the laTeerecssesataste 
Increase of irrigable area by the storage of water ..-.......-.----0¢ ------05 +--+ eee 
Mim ber land8 accesses see wie comes oso ce seh eas eminent seins sa'scie onseseeeei=aeeis sae 
Agricultural and timber industries differentiated 
GniltivatopOfeuiMh Oleee see sas eaten o actos mae ate lela wiomia) emesis 9) ciel Dacetn noel ele sls setae siete 
Pasturage lands ..-.... ME RAG Sods He eae anes en OEE REE O RE OAC d Se Seer er See oe acerca) see 
Pasturage farms need small tracts of irrigable land ...-...----- ---. ------ e2- 22+ eee 
The farm unit for pasturage lands... ..-. 22... weener cocces wosnne seceeecennes o- 2-8 
Regular division lines for pasturage tf 
Farm residences should be grouped 
Pasturage lands cannot be fenced ..---..--------+ ---. ------ e+ 222 ee 22-2 eee ee eee 
Recapitulation -.-..--- .---2- eee eee ene eee ne ee ene ce eee ee eee ce eee eens cree ee cone 
Inrigable lands ...-.. .---22 ----22 ---- on n-ne one ene eee cece ne a nnn n cone cone nnceseee- 
aN DOW ANS ae mie e se tee were ae anlaa see ciacicm Seeman \clenectaman an sctesest=—cinipmnn mel 
Pasturage lands 2... 2c. ccc ncn an= cnccee comms tnsn no cennns on=nesinaaeessecsaesess 
arms not practicable 
CHAPTER II. 
THE LAND-SYSTEM NEEDED FOR THE ARID REGION: 
Irrigable lands..-... ..---- 2-20 2-22 eee ene cee re cee cere tee nen cern teen ene cee nee 
Mimperilandsetecoseeceo css saiic eco) aeeccls anne amen caneee nseces cncen= shassaceassnees=weeel 
Pasturage lands ...--. .----- -----+ e200 2-2 = enn en nn enn renee ne nen s conte e cee ne erence ee 
A bill to authorize the organization of irrigation districts -....----.-+------------+----+ 
A bill to authorize the organization of pasturage districts..-.-.----------------+- +--+ 
NV SLELEIO NS steam cacctenescsta= = Pee e see seeweues asics wasawe 
The lands should be classified 
CHAPTER III. 
Tur RAINFALL OF THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES: 
Precipitation of the Sub-humid Region .-.. --------.----+ -----+ ee-eee cece ee eee eee cee eee eee 
Precipitation of the Arid Region ....-.-.--.- ---. e222 2-2 eee eee eee een nee eee ee cree cee 
Precipitation of the San Francisco Region - ..-..---------++ -+++ --+- +--+ 22-22-2222 rete eeeeee 
Precipitation of the Region of the Lower Columbia..--- Sap e cone acea ac sSeetccsimaescee seeee 
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