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BULLETIN 1340, IT. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 9. — Use of ivater on crops in the Great Basin, etc. — Continued 
FIELD PEAS, HARNEY VALLEY 
Year 
Area 
irrigated 
Quantity of water received 
by crop 
Yield 
Irriga- 
tion 
Rainfall 
Total 
per 
acre 
1916 
Acres 
Feet 
1 
.67 
Feet 
0.30 
.12 
Feet 
1.30 
.79 
Tons 
1.69 
1916 _^_ 
1.69 
CORN, CHEWAUCAN VALLEY 
1916 
1916 
1916 
1.5 
0.48 
0.63 
1.11 
1.5 
.28 
.59 
.87 
1.5 
.16 
.62 
.78 
Bushels 
55.5 
43.2 
43.6 
SUGAR BEETS, CHEWAUCAN VALLEY 
1916. 
1916. 
1916. 
1916. 
1916. 
1916. 
1.7 
1.21 
0.33 
1.54 
1.7 
.84 
.33 
1.17 
1.7 
.17 
.33 
.50 
1.5 
2.21 
.33 
2.54 
1.5 
.87 
.38 
1.25 
1.5 
.50 
.51 
1.01 
Tons 
36.18 
37.34 
28.39 
12.4 
12 
11.2 
BARLEY, CHEWAUCAN VALLEY 
1915 
1915 
1915 
3.71 
2.90 
0.71 
3.61 
2.43 
2.81 
.53 
3.34 
2.40 
2.19 
.49 
2.68 
Bushels 
15.1 
35.4 
23.3 
Table 10. — Use of water on crops in the Great Basin, irrigation water applied, 
rainfall, and crop yields in Nevada. 
WHEAT, TRUCKEE VALLEY 
Year 
Area 
irrigated 
Number 
of irriga- 
tions 
Quantity of water received by 
crop 
Yield 
Irrigation 
Rainfall 
Total 
1903 . 
Acres 
1 
1 
.33 
1 
1 
1 
.5 
1 
1 
.25 
.25 
0.5 
1.0 
.5 
.5 
.5 
.5 
1.0 
1.0 
.25 
.25 
.2 
.2 
.2 
.2 
4 
3 
4 
3 
3 
3 
9 
4 
4 
2 
1 
3 
3 
9 
2 
2 
2 
4 
4 
2 
1 
9 
7 
4 
4 
Feet 
1.85 
1.68 
1.45 
1.85 
1.70 
1.42 
7.03 
2.29 
1.58 
1.50 
.86 
1.7 
1.42 
Feet 
.18 
.18 
.18 
.18 
.18 
.18 
.18 
.18 
.18 
.18 
.18 
Feet 
2.03 
1.86 
1.63 
2.03 
1.88 
1.60 
7.21 
2.47 
1.76 
1.68 
1.04 
Bushels 
48 
1903... 
46 
1903 .: 
46 
1903. 
47.9 
1904... 
42.2 
1904 
35 
1904 
46.1 
1905. . 
42.3 
1905... 
38.8 
1905. 
31.6 
1905 
39.6 
1904. . 
42.3 
1904. 
34.88 
1904 
7.03 
46.3 
1904 
1.85 
1.84 
1.99 
2.29 
1.58 
1.5 
.86 
2.14 
1.97 
1.49 
1.59 
25.8 
1904 . 
21.2 
1904... 
22.9 
1905 
42.3 
1905 
38.8 
1905... 
31.6 
1905 
39.3 
1906 
45.6 
1906. . 
48.0 
1906 
57.4 
1906 
46.1 
