The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-06-11

The estimated value of all crops
raised on government reclamation
projects during 1914 is $l6,500,0O0O0
This sum is greater than the crop
yield of the entire state OF New Ham
pshire and four times that of Dele
ware. 1t represents an average re-
turn of $3.50 per acre on over 7OO,
600 acres.
The Reclamation Record gives re-
suits on the Boise project for the year
1914 as follows:
Censused lands, irrigated acreage,
64,767, cropped acreage, $1,000; value
Of crops, $l,033,447, per acre cropped,
$l7.80.
Lands not censused, irrigated acre
age, 1888; cropped acreage, lo,8o8;
value of crops, $500, $40; per acre crop
ped $3.50.
The monthly progress OF the work
on the Boise project, month OF March,
is given by the Record as follows:
Throughout March the weather
was favorable for the preparation of
land, but too dry for starting crops,
especially grain. Nearly every day
was bright and warm, with occasional
winds, which dried out the soil and
made early irrigation necessary.
During the early part of the month
the flow of the Boise river was so low
that not all the water desired for the
Deer Flat reservoir could be obtain
ed; but later this condition improved,
and the feeder canal was run to its
capacity, with telling results on the
reservoir. The water surface in the
reservoir on the last of the month
reached an elevation of IS feet above
the sill of the gates, and was rising
at the rate of three or four tenths
day.
The surplus flow in the Boise river
during the latter part of the month
that could not be stored in the Deer
Flat reservoir was stored at Arrow
rock, and no water was allowed to
pass the diversion dam except that
for prior rights in the river.
Although the reports from the Boise
river drainage basin are more or less
conflicting the indication is that the
run-otf will be lighter than for num-
Der of years.
Water was run in the lateral sys-
tenn during March for stock. domes-
tic, and construction purposes.
The cleaning of the canal system
and the installation and repair of small
structures were about completed and
the system put in condition for an
early irrigation season.
Construction Work for March.
The Boise project distribution unit
is 81 per cent completed. The re-
port on the construction work on the
project is given as follows
Throughout March the weather was
favorable for construction work. The
Fargo drainage work was continued
throughout the month. The two drag
line eXcaVators in the Pioneer Irri-
CATION District were likewise operated
throughout the month with very salts
factory progress.
The concrete lining of 200 feet
of the Deer Flat Low Line Canal i'm
mediately above Fargo Drop was
completed on March 81. Work was
commenced during the month on a
rectangular concrete chute to serve as
a wasteway from the Golden Gate
Canal into Pipe Gulch and to replace
a series of wooden drops Two con-
crete checks were installed in the
Mora Canal, one in the Deer Flat
High Line Canal and three in the
Deer Flat Low Line Canal, and three
in the Golden Gate Canal. Two con-
crete weirs and number of minor
structures i'll the lateral system were
installed A few hundred feet on
the Conroy Lateral were lined with
concrete and several small V-shaped
concrete chutes at the ends of the la
teralS serve as waSteways were in
tailed during the month
Three survey parties at work on
the determination of the irrigable
acre were continuously employed