34 BULLETIN 190_, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICXJLTURE. 



The usual procedure is to present a petition to the court or board, 

 stating that the lands are in need of drainage and that the benefits 

 of reclamation will exceed the sum of the damages caused and the 

 cost of the work. Hearings or elections are held after due notice 

 has been given, and the district is organized as a legal institution. 

 In most States the organii;ation of such districts is so easily effected, 

 and operation under the law so comparatively simple, that it is 

 advisable to make use of this means of carrying out the work. 



CONCLUSION. 



That the drainage of agricultural lands is an important factor in 

 the future development of the irrigated section is shown in the 

 alarming proportion of the lands that have been brought under irri- 

 gation which are now unproductive by reason of water-logging and 

 alkah. The reclamation of these lands can easily and economically 

 be effected by drainage, followed by proper cultivation, cropping, 

 and irrigation. 



The methods to be employed in draining have been described and 

 the need for careful study of the subsurface conditions before start- 

 ing the work has been emphasized. 



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