The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-11
FACTS ABOUT KLAMATH PROJECT

Jhe The klamath Project 10 the name
klamath that has been applied TO the reclams.
FroJect ton OF about 1OOO 900 acres Of land now
under the overflow Of the klamath
RIVER and OF Lower klamath Lake and Tule Lake
and the irrigation Of about 10000 acres OF valley
land adjacent to the klamath River along the course
Of Lost River and the tributary portion Of the great
plateau lying chiefly in klamath County, Oregon, but
also embracing part Of Sskiyou and Modoc Coun.
ties, California. total area Of zoo. 600 acres.
The Project embraces the construction Of very
great mileage OF canals, laterals and drainage canals
and will have its principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and llorsefy are reservoir sites
where flood water will be mpounded and utilized for
irrigation Of land included in the upper portion Of
tho Project
Work on the main canal was started in the Spring
of 1906 and the first unit Of nine miles 10 COM
plcted. About $4,000 Of land will be irrigated
from the first unit, the lateras for which are being
constructed under the supervision Of the engineers
having charge OF the Project by far the largest
proportion OF the land undec the first unit IL in
sagcbrush and must be cleared and broken In time
for crops In the Spring Of 1903. Work on the sse
ond unit il being done by the Government and en-
braces nineteen miles OF main canal and twenty.six
miles Of laterais 10 furnish water to about 10000
additional acres OF land. Work this unit will be
prosecuted ns rapidly az possible.
Nearly one half Of the area TO be irrigated 10 now
nndcr water to depth Of from one to fifteen feet
aud will be reclaimed by a system Of drainage 10
lower the level OK the rivers and lakes. large part
Of the swamp land and practically all Of the valley
land in the Klamath Basin are held in private own
crship and some in very large tracts which must b
sold in tracts Of lG0 less under the regula
tons governing the perfection Of q water.right
KLAMATHs For it, development and pros.
GREATEST perity the Klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
at that. Its great need Il intelli
gent practical farmers who understand the meaning
Of intensified and diversified farming; men who viii
buy land not for speculative purposes but with the
idea Of clearing OF the sagebrush and making psr.
manent and comfortable homes. Such men sre bound
10 succeed. There Il room for Thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown ex.
Various pcrimentally throughout the Klam.
Industries ath Valley. The percentage OF sugar
is high, will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States De.
rar,ment Of Agriculture from beets grown near
sugar in bccts per cent, 2l.7; sugar in juice, per
cent, 2i.l cocflicent OF purity, S3.1.
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as.
paragus onions and celery can be grown, the tule
lands being very similar TO those OF the Sacramento
and San Joaquin Valleys Of California, where such
vegetables are 80 successfully cultivated Through.
out the world the reclaimed marshands the best
suited for the highest development OF dairy inter-
csts
There is no question that this will become sugar
beet producing section and that number Of facto.
res will be built and operated with the development
of the industry.
All kinds Of fruit adapted to the temperate zone
thrive hcre-apples peaches pears, cherries, prunes,
pluns apricots and ncctarincs do well, and small
fruits bear abundantly and Of excellent quality.
There are a great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove the adaptabty Of the region
to the profitable production of fruit.
r. l.. Smith former president Of the Oregon State
Board Of Horticulture, gives it As his opinion that
the foothll lands are specially adapted to apple
growing.
Cultivation Of the potato has passed beyond the
experimental stage, the sandy loan Of the uplands
producing them in great abundance.
Klamath County wheat, grown without irrigation,
took the premium at the New Orleans Exposition.
The most important forage crop is alfalfa the soil
being peculiarly adapted to its growth.
Excess All landowners being required
Holdings Must 10 sell their excess holdings, there
Be Sold is large area OF good land for sale
at reasonable figures, prices rang.
ing from about SIS to $35 for unimproved, and $50
10 $50 per acre Tor improved land Land adjacent
10 the principal towns commands hi9her prices The
purchaser pays for the water right at cost Of about
SIS per acre to be paid for in ten equal annual in.
stallments without interest. This amounts to less
than the ordinary annual rental paid private ditch
companies. Some Of the irrigators Of klamath Val.
ley land they the most prosperous farmers) have
already paid out to such companies for water $50 per