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farm territory. One of the main efforts of the day 

 is the determination of the occurrence of the sub- 

 terranean waters in the ch'}^-farm territory. 



Ordinary dug wells frequently reach water at com- 

 paratively shallow depths. Over the cultivated 



Fig. 93. Some dry-farm products. Montana. 



Utah deserts water is often found at a depth of 

 twenty-five or thirty feet, though many wells dug 

 to a depth of one hundred and seventy-five and two 

 hundred feet have failed to reach water. It may be 

 remarked in this connection that even where the 

 distance to the water is small, the piped well has 

 been found to be superior to the dug well. Usually, 



