Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-01-06
ARKANSAS VALLEY
IRRIGATION in 1904
Interesting and Valuable Report Of S. w. Cssy the Efficient
Water Commissioner of District No. II.

pnny succeed in placing their bonds
they Will repair the ditch and / see u
reason why In the future they may not
have good crops under the ditch.
The a. J. Anderson Ditch has en-
joyed fairly good run OF water q
The Tlmpas. Creek Ditch Company
received an Injunction against the wa
ter commissioner. which Injunction has
not so far been dissolved. so that II
was Impossible for the water commits
l,SnS p"s Creek @ "i piteh. ' so thai they have re-
were entitled to under the present de-
The W. J. Barker Ditch has enjoyed
"A good run OF water for this season.
The Prinster and lanckton ditches
Stock raising forms one Of the prin.
rama. range or grazing portion OF the dis
trici is quite extensive. being forty
eight miles. wide and extending from
Platte and Arkansas rivers on the
north to the wooded slopes Of q spur
the Ha'Sn s.,as. Of &. ss ss
600. 900 acres OF land on which thou
sands q sheep and cattle feed during
There WIN 6s from 10000 to 100000
sheep and about 5000 cattle fattened
mar market. s <, Il ROCKY "f Ford there arc shs
most complete feeding pens In tho
world where the dpS mos. .usar 1a s,oIy .ns PUP
tsass tss 20 1aa af from . 500 1900 % sose head q
sa,s sasas fasiory sasa yes Colonel 'fs 1ss
owner OF tho Rocky Ford feeding
yards. Is constructing modern fesdinx sd nns
sheep this winter. consuming the most
OF the beet pulp from tho sugar CITY
There arc Thousands of cattle
brought In from the range g the dif-
fcrent ranches and fed on Alfalfa dur
n. ,ns !as .n.a, a%oan; ssy saa
months In much better. condition than
where many die and few come ,sIouEn
;sssD T;.ss ss .siFs ss, % .!.aP n; sP's /.
cattle do not thrive well where sheep
A-Ts Ts. f:s crop Ssss sspss .ss 1as II. a,
been good. Alfalfa has yielded this
season from four GO nv. tons per acre
as.' 1riss assa, ss '; 80 eR:s sses:csds ssssssins
from 100 TO 900 crates. OF eantaioupss.
Tea 60 sH1 about ss, t,sy %s'' si' ss. sr.
i scs sas.,ss naa ss.a' per se.s % SUGAR s.st. sss:
ssras. ss.. sssss ssoas nr.s% n ,"ns per ss ssr.
owirn TO the fac. ,ha, the law r.-
quirea the water commissioner To sub
init his report by the nrst OF October.
u 10 Impossible for him to give accuS.
ate reports In regard to all crops.
! would suf.-.t that the law be
amended so that he would not have to
submit his report until the end Of ihs
Irrigation season. or the middle OF No.
x-mber. I believe u is necessary that
we have LEGISLATION on quite . uuuabsr
OF different SUBJECTS In regard 20 ,rri.
Law restricts th. water commissioners
duty at tho h-a.isst-. b-ii-y. that the
Law should be amended To that u Will
give the water commissioner control
over the h~aisat-- and waste gates
In the Arkansas valley u 10 abso.
lately necessary for the prot~ction Of
the canals that the water commission.
or should operate from the waste Eat.
Go prevent tho upper ~nd OF the ditch
Milling up with sand,
I believe 10 would he advisable to
have = law passed compelling ditch
companies that have priority OF
twenty feet or more ta put Into their
rating Hume q self register. To keep q
record Of the height Of water In their
rating nutn~ at all times and said reg
lister TO be under the control OF the wa
ter commissioner
have in mind but do not feel Justified In
-n-unhrrtuE M f-pprt with the same.
Respectfully sustnltiri.
Water Commissioner District No. i5.