r acre feet of water to carry a crop through the year, 

 - of the river. At this rate, the reservoir, when once 

 more -water should he added to it in that time from 



,-- is to he repaid the national government as a loan 

 :n the dam is completed. Divided among the 200,000 

 liars an acre. All the puhlic land within the reservoir 

 th this reclamation project. Under present conditions 

 receive the benefits or stored water to make up the 

 area in the reservoir district will he made up of lands 

 under natural conditions in recent years of drought, 

 en to make new ones hy limiting individual holdings or 

 r ill then he the rule, and not ^tensive, 

 distributing system of main canals, laterals, ditches, and 

 raised? In brief, the answer is, that anything which 

 re in the Salt River Valley. Alfalfa is the foundation 

 .y be cut in a year. Each cutting averages from one to 

 about five dollars a ton for cattle feeding. Every year 

 iges to be fattened on the 50,000 acres of alfalfa in the 

 ns of realizing large returns from alfalfa when turned 



grown in quantities more than the necessities of this 

 id pomelos, or "grape fruit," not only ripen in time to 

 . from other localities, but are 

 L markets. The olive thrives, 

 of the finest quality and flavor, 

 pes, pears, pomegranates, straw- 

 upes are standard horticultural 

 y. In an orchard near T empe 

 Department has demonstrated 

 idividuals have reached the same 

 xceptionally favorable for the 

 failing market for his products. 

 those who are tired of cold 

 nt of frost, snow, and ice. In 

 and in the foothills of the great 

 ever seen. Snow falls so sel- 

 ; past twenty-two years of the 



