The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-23
Reclamation Work Nov Pushed
bv Government in Arid Lands

1.-The Milk River Valley project,
near Glasgow, Montana, will irrigate
100000 acres of land. Settlers there
however. have filed upon all availa-
BILE lands.
I'm Nebraska, the Nebraska Wyom-
ing. North Platte project will throw
open to settlement about 100000 acres
of land in Nebraska. and the same
In Wyoming adjacent TO excellent
railroad transportation. The soil Is
free from alkali and is fertile sandy
loan. Alfalfa is the principal crop.
but oats and corn are grown and sug-
ar beets can probably be raised. Ex-
cellent range country borders the ir-
rigable lands in Wyoming. The farm
unit there is 80 acres, and the build
ing charge $35.
Fifty thousand acres OF land irri-
gated from the Nevada-Truckee-Car-
son project near Fallon. Nevada.
which have been opened to settle
ment for the past year, are raising
abundant crops of apples, pears.
peaches, apricots. cherries and pota-
toes. A ready market IL found in
the surrounding border towns. The
settlers who have had several crops
are reported as doing well. They paid
$40 per acre for the ground and 40
cents additional per acre for main
tenance.
Near Engle, New Mexico, 100000
acres of land will be reclaimed short
ly A private enterprise near Carls-
bad, New Mexico. Is building a dam
which will irrigate 10000 acres Of
lands. The price has been set for
$50. to $50 per acre. Ten thousand
acres will also be opened up near
Hondo. New Mexico. where the lands
are held at reasonable prices.
"Other projects that will afford set
tiers an opportunity of acquiring fer
tile farming lands at a low figure are
$4,000 acres near Glendive. Montana,
1000 acres of lands in Western North
Dakota where wheat. fax and oats
grow abundantly and winter fodder is
obtainable: the Klamath project in
klamath. Oregon. and in Modoc and
Siskijou counties. California. opening
up about 10000 acres. The Umatilla
project located about 100 miles east
OF Portland. Oregon, containing about
10000 acres of land bordering on the
Columbia river. the Belle Fourche
project where $4,000 acres of land
will be opened to settlement lying
north and northeast Of the Black Hills
In Butte and Meade counties. South
Dakota. The farm unit here will be
100 acres. The Strawberry valley
project in Central Utah. Is miles
south of Provo. will develop about
10000 acres of lands; $3.50 acres of
fertile meadow lands In Okanogan
Valley. Northern Washington, are to
be opened as well as 100000 acres of
land In the Yakima valley. on the cas-
tern side of the Cascades In Wash
ington.
The dam to be erected here Is esti-
mated to furnish a supply OF water
for farms within radius of half
million acres OF land. Storage OF the
water. after having been run through
canals, Is being provided which will
add about $4,000 acres to the arabic
lands in this statet. Several auxiliary
dams and storage canals along the
: various small rivers will all nearly
175. 900. more acres.
1.-THE largest estimated arabic area
to be developed directly by the re.
clamation service Is in Wyoming
along the Shoshone river where $50,
900 acres a land will be thrown open
Ito settlement Mt moderate cost
These lands are traversed by good
railroad connections. are capable OF
producing all kinds of vegetables
fruits and grains, while in addition
i certain sites along the railways can
be used for factory purposes. There IL
an abundance of fuel from the coal
mines in the vicinity. and lumber Is
accessible from nearby forests.
I'm all, within the next few years
the United States will add tremend
Gus arabic acreage to it's present un
limited area. which will be capable
lof supporting the world. The next
great step of the government will,
believe, turn to the development OF
other sections of the country where
| federal help seems necessary"