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the prowin^ of tli'i'itluous fruits niivl viiu-s, of ton makiiifr it unner«'hsary 

 t.> irr 'jate th«\M» iTo; ip|>li«'af inn. A larpo nutnbor of stofk- 



I ' • , ill till' ilit«-li ' •'•■•■ -• ••' • - «' ■'••'• M--TS fartliiT t(» 



, h. During' tl . itioii of tn'on 



aiiii viiu's lias bt'eomt' hum nul this has uiuloubt«'(lly Ixmmi 



«>n«* nf the I'hit'f r for Ihf r«|iui jiii-rrasr in the aiiumiit of private 



.,,,...:... AlfhiMi II 1 : <• irravity uator i*> innro ir«'n<'rally availahh- later 

 ;! ; M»u in tills area than in the Kaweah Itiver Delta, it is often 



«losirablp to irriirate some of the crops after irravity water is no longer 

 to Ik* hatl. 



N'<""- of tht II canals in Kin^s i ounty delivei-s waiir directly 



to all of t' ■ rs. Six in(te|>etulent mutual water companies 



and one i: rict distribute water fn)ni the IN'oples Ditch. 



« >nly two of the companies, the Settlers Ditch Company and the MelL'a 

 I .<• t' •" -ly. own stfK'k in the I'eojties Ditch Company. Some of 



•' -• •' • ^"tthrs' T^' 1 Company is owned in turn by the 



M- L'.i < ..M.il ( . "»y, til 'TMii Irriiration District, ami by users 



under some of the other till' The .M.ljra Canal Company owns 



' •'. both ■ ' itid S.'Ul.Ts Diteh companies and also in the 



I T^'' ' . which diverts from the St. Johns Kiver. a 



t 1 Kiver. The t'orcoran Irrigation District also 



owns stock in both the Settlei-s ami l*eoples ditch companies, but ilivcrts 

 ifs I of the water, repn 1 by stock in both companies. 



• ' • iiom the Peoples Di* ' <»ther four mutual water coin- 



are known as *%lry di ■•ausr they own no water rights 



nor stock in other companies. They were orpanizcfl to operate and 

 ifili'/ ditehes for stoekholders in the Peoples Ditcli 

 ' :;■ i is- also one incor|)ortated mutual water company 



' . nc a - ral. Holders of about 30 shares of stock in the 



Peoples Ditch Company obtain water directly from the main ditch or 

 branches of the Peoples Diteh system. 



T' 

 n.i:. . 

 in ♦h'» I 



Tf... T, 



tit mutual water < 



.:f..i v.. r fi.... 



he wafer 



(' ,M .! 



owned by the Kmpin- \* 



ua'.r ' 



tl . ,' 



jM^rvcd by the Kmiur*- ^ 

 lar'/-' r 



T ..... . . 



tril)Mtini; 



«wn stock 



!i£r ownetl 



ived I oinpaii Tli- Last 



■ r directly to owners of 



, 1 T I T i".if ii ill r'liiiiii iri\ il'st !-itii|f I's wnti-r to the 



any is 



' funpaiiy. a conf tributiii'^ 



M the ^ ' ' by 



' " ich 



• the area 

 I'ti to one 

 r Kilt ' ' ' 



1 • ; a penern 

 Diir lie the t 



for «t' 



to rent their aitrplus stock. 

 ...'h to the 



rent. 



1' t" 



the annual 



r)rnt&. During the 



