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BULLETIN 198^ V. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGBICULTUEE. 



through this reach were decreased by an amount equal to one-haK the 

 area of the present ditch. 



ESTIMATE OF COST. 



All the dredge work is estimated at 8 cents per cubic yard except a 

 Umited amount in ditches Nos. 19 and 43, which is estimated at 9 

 cents owing to difficulties of deep excavation. Team work is esti- 

 mated at 20 cents per cubic yard. The purchase cost of all right of 

 way is estimated at $20 per acre, and the cost of clearing it is included 

 in the unit cost of excavation. The estimated cost for cleaning 

 channels is $1,000 per mile, except some light clearing on ditch No. 

 81 at $500 per mile and heavy work on ditch No. 19 at $2,000 and 

 $3,000 per mile. No estimate of the cost of bridges has been included, 

 for the reason that the State law provides ^ that drainage districts are 

 not required to pay for the construction of either railroad or highway 

 bridges. The accompanying table of cost contains a summary of all 

 the work necessary for the construction of each ditch, besides the esti- 

 mate of its cost. 



Table of cost. 





Length. 



Right of way. 



Clearing channel. 



Excavation. 



Total 

 cost. 



Ditch No. 



Feet. 



Miles. 



Acres. 



Cost. 



Miles. 



Cost. 



Cubic 

 yards. 



Cost. 



1 



28, 535 



14,110 



17, 795 



11,780 



19,950 



22, 450 



18, 790 



14,570 



11,790 



9,700 



10, 800 



6,770 



78, 100 



9,000 



10,200 



16, 200 



17, 500 



89, 600 



401, 500 



22, 700 



8,300 



16,900 



204, 40 



8,600 



8,100 



9,500 



5,300 



5,300 



19, 500 



11,500 



11,300 



29, 100 



11,400 



23,900 



19, 900 



5.40 

 2.67 

 3.37 

 2.23 

 3.78 

 4.25 

 3.56 

 2.76 

 2.23 

 1.84 

 2.05 

 1.28 

 14.79 

 1.71 

 3.07 

 3.07 

 3.32 

 16.97 

 76.04 

 4.30 

 1.57 

 3.20 

 4.62 

 1.63 

 1.53 

 1.80 

 1.00 

 1.00 

 3.70 

 2.18 

 2.14 

 5.51 

 2.16 

 4.53 

 3.77 



65 

 30 

 41 

 25 

 45 

 50 

 45 

 35 

 25 

 25 

 25 

 15 

 470 

 21 

 37 

 37 

 40 

 300 

 747 

 52 

 19 

 39 

 56 

 18 

 17 



SI, 300 

 600 

 820 

 500 

 900 



1,000 

 900 

 700 

 500 

 500 

 500 

 300 



9,400 

 420 

 740 

 740 

 800 



6,000 

 14,940 



1,040 

 380 

 780 



1,120 

 300 

 340 







191,500 

 72, 100 



134, 600 

 55, 500 

 94, 100 



109, 600 

 99, 100 

 78,000 

 59,600 

 43,900 

 46, 700 

 35, 500 

 2,082,500 

 42,900 

 82, 900 



102,400 

 81,000 



783,300 

 4 3,461,200 



131,000 

 43,100 

 92,800 



140, 100 

 35, 800 

 32, 600 



$15,320 



5,768 



10, 768 

 4,440 

 7,528 

 8,768 

 7,928 

 6,240 

 4,768 

 3,512 

 3,736 

 2,840 

 166, 600 

 3,432 

 6,632 

 8,192 

 6,480 



62, 664 

 283,621 



10, 480 

 3,448 

 7,424 



11,208 

 2,864 

 2,608 



§16, 620 



2 







6 368 



3 







11,588 



4 







4,940 



5 







8,428 



6 







9 768 



7 







8 828 



8 







6 940 



9 







5,268 



10 







4,012 



11 







4 236 



12 







3 140 



13 







2 181 300 



14 







3,852 



15 







7,372 



16 







8 932 



17 







7 280 



18 







68 664 



19 



3 49. 75 



.8100,010 



6 406 571 



20 



11 520 



21 







3 8''8 



22 







8 204 



23 







12 328 



24 







3 2''4 



25 







2' 948 



26 



1.80 



1,800 



^ 1 ' 950 



27 



11 

 11 

 45 

 27 

 26 

 67 

 26 

 55 

 46 



220 

 220 

 900 

 540 

 520 



1,340 

 520 



1,100 

 920 



22,000 

 22,600 

 99, 700 

 60, 500 

 51,400 

 147,500 

 49,400 

 131,000 

 106,000 



1,760 

 1,808 

 7,976 

 4,840 

 4,112 



11,800 

 3,952 



10,480 

 8,480 



1 980 



28 







2 0''S 



29 







8 S76 



30 







5' 380 



31 







4 632 



32 







13 140 



33 







4 472 



34 







11 580 



35 







9,400 



1 Acts of Arkansas, 1909, Act 279, sec. 28. 



2 Includes earth dam in Walnut Lake, sec. 11, T. 10 S., R. 4 W., $5,000, and earth dam in Caney Bayou, 

 sec. 33, T. 10 S., R. 4 W., $300. 



3 Comprises 49.24 miles heavy clearing, at $2,000 per mile, and 0.51 mile clearing and grubbing, at $3,000 

 per mile. 



4 Includes 672,500 cubic yards deep excavation, at 9 cents per cubic vard. 



6 Includes earth dam in Coon Bavou, sec. 18, T. 11 S., R. 3 W., $1,000, and closing openings in banks of 

 Bayou Macon, $7,000. 

 6 Includes earth dam in Oak Log Bayou, sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 2 W., $150. 



