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crop?, in co-operation with the Montana 

 experiment station. 



Nebraska Measurements of the duty of 

 water, in co-operation with the Nebraska 

 experiment station. 



Nevada A study of the water-right sys- 

 tem in Nevada and measurements of the 

 duty of water, in co-operation with the 

 Nevada experiment station. 



New Mexico Studies of the duty of 

 water in Pecos valley and Mosilla Park, in 

 co-operation with the New Mexican Irriga- 

 tion Commission and experiment station. 



Texas A study of the amount and 

 character of the sediment deposited by irri- 

 gation water in the canals and ditches in 

 co-operation with the Texas Agricultural 

 college. Observations of this kind are be- 

 ing made in several States, but the work is 

 all in charge of the Texas agent 



Utah Investigation of the distribution 

 and use of water from the Jordan river and 

 tributaries and the Weber river by special 

 agent of the department and in co-opera- 

 tion with the State engineer and the city 

 engineer of Salt Lake. This is a great en- 

 terprise, in which the State and city are 

 co-operating financially. 



Washington Measurements of the duty 

 of water in the Yak i ma valley in co-oper- 

 ation with the Washington Agricultural 

 college. 



Wyoming Measurements of the duty 

 of water and study of losses from evapora- 

 tion and seepage by special agents of the 

 department and in cooperation with the 

 Wyoming experiment station. 



Missouri Practical trials to determine 

 the usefulness of irrigation in co-operation 

 with the Missouri Agricultural Experi- 

 ment station. 



New Jersey A study of the practical 

 results of attempts at irrigation already 

 made in New Jersey, and experiments 

 with reference to the extension of this 

 work in co-operation with the New Jersey 

 Agricultural Experiment station. A re- 

 cent report on this work shows that irriga- 



tion has been profitably employed by a 

 number of practical farmers and truck- 

 growers. 



South Carolina Experiments in irriga- 

 tion in connection with the experiments 

 in tea culture at Summerville under the 

 direction of this department. 



Wisconsin Experiments to determine 

 the usefulness of irrigation in a wide area 

 of sandy lands in northern Wisconsin in 

 co-operation with the Wisconsin experi- 

 ment station. 



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The plans for the work during the com- 

 ing year include additional investigations 

 in California and Utah. The investiga- 

 tions so far have been only in restricted 

 regions in different States and Territories. 

 It is desired that the scope of the investi- 

 gations be extended on the duty of water 

 and water rights. It is also desired to ex- 

 tend the investigations to the humid 

 region, continuing and developing enter- 

 prises already begun and adding studies 

 with a view to improving irrigation and 

 the culture of rice and other crops in 

 South Carolina and Louisiana. Also to 

 extend the work so that the irrigation sys- 

 tems of foreign countries may be studied 

 with a view to utilizing the results of their 

 experiments in our irrigated regions. It is 

 also desired that the problem involving 

 drainage should be studied. Drainage sys- 

 tems and laws are already needed in our 

 irrigated regions. These should be based 

 upon the experience already obtained in 

 some of our prairie States and elsewhere. 



MEEKS AND DALEY DITCH. 

 The San Bernardino Transcript reports 

 that the owner of the Meeks and Daley 

 ditch, which starts at Colton and runs 

 down through the Agua Mansa neighbor- 

 hood, are preparing to enlarge the ditch in 

 order to make room for more water, or 

 rather intended to do so before Judge 

 Campbell granted a temporary injunction, 



