Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-03-04
ATTENTION, WATER USERS.

AT the present time the snow fall
in the drainage area OF the headwat-
ers of the Snake River is at least so
per cent below normal Unless there
is marked increase in the near flu
ture the run-off will be much erlier
than last year This is a fact that
concerns every farmer on the tract
and each one must plan his work
accordingly. This means that We
will have to commence drawing on
the storage water in all probability
by July first
Last year this tract used 1872, 900
acre feet of the stored water in Jack
son Lake Reservoir. or 1000 acre
feet in excess of our contract right.
AS you know until the reservoir is
completed, we have a right to the
surplus over and above what IL re-
quired on the Minidoka project. On
account OF the probable early run-off
il is likely that the Mindoka project
will use more stored water than last
year, which means that we will have
less and l am expecting that we will
not have more than 10000 acre
feet
Al this, of course. may be affected
by late spring rains and additional
snow. However, now is the time to
study conditions and plan our farm
work accordingly.
From all | can learn there will be
an increased acreage put in wheat
on the tract this year Wheat prom
ises to be good price and is a crop
requiring the least amount of water.
| want to urge early seeding OF all
grain. particularly wheat: plan to
get all your crops in as early as pos
sible so as to take advantage of all
the water you can before the run-off
is over l want TO urge the early ir-
rigation OF your alfalfa Do not put
ii of. ! believe in early and thor
ough irrigation of the first cutting
You can by careful and prompt use
of the water produce a good crop
even in q short water year
want every farmer to write us as
soon after seeding as possible. giving
the number of acres of each kind OF
crop he is raising and the lateral
from which he receives his water
With this information. In case We are
right in expecting a short water year
we will be able to so distribute the
water as to help you produce a good
crop.
We are more than anxious 10 make
this year a big success We will dc
our very best to avoid accidents on
the canal. During the critical tim,
we propose TO put on extra men tC
watch night and day. We are vel
prepared to take care of accidents Il
they should happen. so as to have a.
little delay as possible in the water
deliveries. We want you to succeed
We will try TO keep you posted W,
want you to cooperate with us. $,
| fidii Noui NIopS 81 as 10 mature al
early as possible particularly you
grain crops
We will have the reservoir com
pleted this year so we will have ou
own storage water next year and thei
our water supply will be ample Thi
year we must be careful as we vii
have only what is left after the Min
idoka project is provided for.
Get your bitches in good shape jus
as soon as you can so that you cal
handle all the water you can get
Now, do not mean this to scar
you. We can get on fine If we onl
plan II out and do not put of tn
spring work We cannot put an
more water in the Snake River thai
there is. but we can make the bes
use of what there Is Cultivate you
land thoroughly and conserve all tn
moisture possible.
Yours for successful year,
R. K. SHEPHERD.