The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-29

nv xne The klamath Project il the name
klamath that has been applied TO the rcclama.
rroJect ton of about 100000 Of land now
., under the overflow Of the klamath
h'v'r ana OF Lower Klamath Lake and Tue Lake
ana the irrigation Of about 10000 acres OF valley
hhd adJnceht 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 Siskyou and Modoc Coun.
tcS,'CnIiiornia. total area Of 200, 900 acres.
The Project embraces the construction Of very
great mileage OF canals aterals and drainage canals
and VIII have it's principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and Iiorscly are reservoir sites
where Hood water will be impOundcd and utilized for
irrigation OF land included in the upper portion Of
the Project.
Work on the main canal started in the Spring
OF 1906 and the first unit OF nine miles il
plctcd. About $4,000 Of land will be irrigated
from the first unit the lateras for which being
constructed under the supervision Of the engineers
having charge Of the Project. by far the largest
proportion Of the land under the first unit in in
ngebrnsh and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops in the Spring Of 1908. Work on the sec.
ond unit IN being done by the Government and
braces nineteen miles of main canal and twenty-six
miles OF lateras TO furnish water to about 10000
additional acres of land. Work on this unit will be
prosecuted ns rapidly ms possible.
Nearly onchalf Of the area to be irrigated il now
under water to depth Of from 10 fifteen feet
and will be reclaimed by system Of drainage 10
lower the level Of 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.
ership and some in very large tracts which must b.
sold in tracts Of 100 less under the regula.
tons governing the perfection of a water right.
KLAMATHS For its development and pros.
GREATEST perity the klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
at that It's great need Il intelli.
gent practical farmers who understand the meaning
Of intensified and diversified farming; men who will
h,,s
idea Of clearing of the sagebrush and making per.
manent and comfortable homes. Such men are bound
10 succeed. There Is room for Thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown ex.
Various perirnen,ally throughout the Kam.
Industries a,h Valley. The percentage Of sugar
is high, as will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States Dc.
par,ment of Agriculture from bcets grown
sugar in beets per cent, 2l7; sugar in juice per
cent, -. coeilicient of purity, s3.l.
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as.
paragus, onions and celery can be grown the tue
lands being very similar TO those OF the Sacramento
aud san Joaquin Valleys of California, where such
vegetables successfully cultivated. Through.
out the world the reclaimed marshands are the best
suited for the highest development of dairy inter.
ests
There is no question that this will become sugar
beet producing section and that number OF facto-
rics will be built and operated with the development
OF the industry
All kinds of fruit adapted to the temperate
thrive here-apples peaches pears, cherries pruncs,
plunls, apricots and ncctarines do WELL and small
fruits bear abundantly and of excellen! quality.
There are great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove the adaptablity of the region
to the profitable production of fruit.
T. l.. Smith former president Of the Oregon State
Board of Horticulture, gives it his opinion that
the footh lands are specially adapted to apple
growing.
Cultivation of the potato has passed beyond the
experimental stage, the sandy loan OF the upands
producing them IN great abundance.
klamath County wheat grown without irrigation,
took the premium at the New Orleans Expedition
The most important forage crop is alfalfa, the soil
being peculiarly adapted to its growth.
Excess All landowners being required
Holdings Must to sell their excess holdings there
Be Sold Is a 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 higher prices The
purchaser pays for the water right at cost Of about
$ls 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 500 per
acre and own no water All of these companies have
been purchased by the Government and included in
the system.
M rvh;c lapds will be omen for settlement for