The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1908-05-05
FACTS ABOUT KLAMATH PROJECT
The Klamath Project 10 the name
that has been applied 10 the reclams.
ton OF about 100000 acres Of land now

So. =. Inc hIAniath Pr0Ject 10 the name
Project ton Of about 100000 acres Of land now
-, under the overflow Of the klamath
River and Of Lower klamath Lake and Tule Lake
ana the irrigation Of about 10000 acres Of valley
land adjncent 10 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.
tie"' California. total area Of 600 acres.
The Project embraces the construction OF very
great mileage Of canals aterals and drainage canals
and will have it, principal source in Upper klamath
Lake. Clear Lake and l0rsehy are reservoir sites
where flood water will be impounded and utilized for
irrigation Of land included in the upper portion Of
the Project.
Work on the main canal was started in the Spring
OF 9OG and the rst unit Of nine miles 10 now com.
pleted About $4,000 acres 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 10 now in
sagebrush and must be cleared and broken in time
for crops in tho Spring Of 1908 Work on the sse-
ond unit II being done by the Government and EN-.
braces nineteen miles Of main canal and twsntysix
miles Of laterals 10 furnish water to about 10000
additional acres Of land Work on this unit will be
prosecuted NJ rapidly IN possible.
Nearly one half Of the area to be irrigated 10 now
under water 10 depth of from one TO fifteen feet
and will be reclaimed by system Of drainage to
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 160 less under the .egula
tions governing the perfection Of . 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. IT. great need Il intslN
gent practical farmsrs who understand the meaning
Of intensified and divsrsinsd farming; men who viii
buy land, not for speculative purPoses but with the
nansnt and comfortable homes Such men are bound
10 succeed. There d room for thousands Of them.
Developing Sugar beets have been grown ex.
Various perimentally throughout the Klam
Industries nth Valley. The percentage OF sugar
is high, will be noted from the
following analysis made by the United States De-
partmcnt of Agriculture from bects grown near
sugar in beets, per cent. 2l7; sugar in juice, per
cent, 2l.l coeficicnt Of purity, S3l.
Experience has demonstrated that excellent as.
pnragus, 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
out the world the reclaimed marshlands the best
suited for the highest development Of dairy inter-
ests.
There il no question that this will become sugar
beet producing section and that number Of facto.
ries will be built and operated with the development
OF the industry.
All kinds Of fruit adapted to the temperate zone
thrive here apples, peaches pears cherries, prunes,
pums, apricots and nectarines do well, and small
fruits bear abundantly and of excellent quality.
There are a great many small orchards throughout
the basin that prove the adapability 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 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 10 alfalfa, the soil
being peculiarly adapted TO its growth.
Excess All landowners being required
Holdngs Must 10 sell their excess holdings, there
Be Sold In large area OF good land for sale
at reasonable figures, prices rang
ing from about tl5 to $35 for unimproved, and go
to $50 per acre for improved land. Land adjacent
to 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
stallmcnts 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 are the most prosperous farmers have
already paid out to such companies for water $50 per
acre and own no water All Of these companies have
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