The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-27

i'oJcct t0n OF about 100000 acres OF land now
under the overflow of the Klamath
RIVER aud Of Lower klamath Lake and Tule Lake
ma me irrigation Of about 40 900 acres Of valley
Ind adjacent TO the Klamath River along the course
"i lost hver and the tributary portion Of the great
plhtchn lying chiefly in Klamath County Oregon but
also embracing part of Sskyou and AIodoc Coun.
t'S' California. total area Of 200, coo acres.
The Project embraces the construction Of very
great mileage Of canals ntcrals and drainage canals
ana wl nave ITS principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and lorscly are reservoir sites
where flood water will be mpounded and utilized for
irrigation OF land included in the upper portion Of
the Project
Work on the main canal was started in the Spring
oi l9OG and the first unit Of nine miles is now com.
pctcd. About 1900 Of land will be irrigated
from the irst unit, the latcras for which being
constructcd under the supervision Of the engineers
having charge Of the Project. BY far the largest
proportion Of the land under the first unit il now in
sagcbrush and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops in the Spring Of 1908 Work the Sec
ond unit IL being done by the Government and EN-.
braces nineteen miles of main canal and twenty.six
miles Of latcrals to furnish water to about 10000
additional acres Of land Work on this unit will be
prosecuted as rapidly as possible.
Nearly onchalf Of the to be irrigated il now
under water TO depth Of from TO fifteen feet
and will be reclaimed by system Of drainage 10
lower the level Of the rivers aud lakes large part
Of the swamp land and practically all Of the valley
land in the Klamath Basin are held in private own.
tThllp ana some III very large tracts Wnicn must
sold in tracts Of 100 less under the regula
tons governing the perfection Of n water.right.
KLAMATHs For its development and pros.
GREATEST perity the klamath Basin must have
NEED people, and the right kind Of people
ut that. Its great need il intelli.
gent, practical farmers who understand the meaning
oi inten5ihed and diversified farming; men who will
buy land not for speculative purposes but with the
idea Of clearing of the sagebrush and making per.
manent and comfortable homes Such men are bound
to succeed There is room for thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar bects have been grown ex.
Various pcrimcnnIIy throughout the Kam.
Industries ath Valley. The percentage of sugar
is high, ms will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States De.
partmcnt of Agriculture from bec,s grown near
sugar in bcc,s, per cent. 2l7; sugar in juice per
cent. ~. cocilcicnt of purity, s3.l
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as.
paragIs 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 successfully cultivated. Through.
out the world the reclaimed marshlands the best
suited for the highest development of dairy inter.
csts
There is question that this will become a sugar
beet producing section and that a number Of facto.
rcs will be built and operated with the development
of the industry.
All kinds of fruit adapted to the temperate
thrive hcrc-applcs, peaches pears, cherries, prunes,
fruits bear abundantly and of excellent quality.
There great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove the adaptability Of the region
to the profitable production of fruit.
T. l.. Smith former president of the Oregon State
Board of Horticulture gives il his opinion that
the foothill 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 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 $l5 to $35 for unimproved, and $40
TO $50 per acre Tor improved land. Land adjacent
TO the principal towns commands higher prices. The
purchaser pays for the water right a 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 prosperous farmers) have
already paid to such companies for water $50 per
acre and wn no water. All Of these companies have
been purchased by the Government and included in
the system.
No public lands will be open for settlement for
several years.
Climate The upland soil ia mainly rich sandy
and loan of great uniformity and composed
Soil largely of disintegrated and eroded lava