La Junta tribune., 1908-01-04
WAS a GOOD YEAR.
Mr.. cressy's Annual Water Report
Shows Record Msde by Var
ious bitches in District.

S. w. Cressy. water commissioner
for district No. II. has just forwarded
his annual report to John NJ. Jackson.
irrigation division engineer for divis-
ion No. ,. District No. " includes
all bitches taking water from the Ar
kansas river and smaller streams be-
tween the west county line OF Otero
and the mouth of the Purgatoire be-
low Las Animas. Taking everything
into consideration the past season has
been a very successful one. The re-
port is concise one and the pcrusal
of the same will give much informa-
ton. II is as follows:
Dear SIR
have the honor To report the fol-
lowing for the irrigation season end
ing September go. 1907:
1t is with great pleasure that ! can
again. as last year. report one OF the
best seasons for water that this dis
trict has had. These last two years
are among the best, as regards TO
water supply. that we can reasonably
expect, although we have had sea
sons when we had. earlier water for
the late bitches than either of the last
wo years. But the flow OF water in
the latter part OF the season has never
been better than in the two seasons
just passed. and on that account we
will have 10 consider the last two
years As banner seasons IN regard to
water supply.
Cereals.
The yield OF small grain has not
been quite up to the average Tor this
district. although it has been very
satisfactory. and the same can be said
OF all the crops in general. but when
we consider that we beat the world
in our general crop yield per acre ii
cannot be expected hut there will be
occasionally a year when we will be
below our average. which also indt-
Gates that we are still above the av-
erage OF the balance OF the world,
both in quantity and quality.
Cantaloupes-
There were shipped from this dis
trict alone. in carload lots, 1901 cars
al cantaloupes, of $50 crates. each.
and if we figure that the producer re-
ccives an average OF only 90 cents net
per crate. this one product alone
amounts to $22o,IIo. to say nothing
about the vast amount shipped by
express. which would increase this
to over one quarter of a million dol
lars.
Stock Feeding.
There will probably not be over 20
per cent of lambs fed in this district
that there were last year, which
would probably be not over 100000
owing 10 the high price OF lambs,
which the feeder cannot afford TO
pa and run the risk OF future mar
ket. AS near as can be ascertained
.f- 81, h., sod
and fattened about 5000 cattle. Fat
cattle from this distric, are getting
. the reputation of being the best that
! go on the market, and have been
commanding the. highest market
price.
This season has not been an aver
age one for small reservoirs on side
streams. such as the Lewis, Bob
creek and Box Springs reservoir;
The Holbrook reservoir has stored
about 1000 acre feet the past season.
The Great Plains had on hand No
vembcr I, 1906. o3,s78 acre feet; they
have stored from November 1, 1906.
to November /, 1907. I34,37o acre
feet, used for irrigation 23.I4o acre
feet and have in the reservoir at pres
ent 10000 acre feet
Land irrigated ana wafer useu oy
the main canals in district was as fol-
lows:
Rocky Ford Canal.
No. acres irrigated ..... :. Io.334
No. acre feet OF water used. 1882
No. acre ieet per acre used -. .3z5
catlin Canal.
No. acres irrigated ......... 1865
No. acre feet OF water used. 60. $50
No. acre feet per acre used. -3.I
Las Animas Town.
No. acres irrigated ......... =. 2,7os
No. acre feet OF water used. .S.o26
No. acre feet Der acre used -. .3.7f
Las .Animas Consolidated.
No. acres irrigated .-..... 1000
No. acre feet OF water used. I3.4I2
No acre feet per acre used. ..I92
Fort Lyon Canal.
No. acres irrigated ...... .6s, 600
No. acre feet of water used. s6.SS4