The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-07-16
0 DONNELL FINDS BOISE
PROJECT IN FINE
CONDITION

|. D. O'Donnell, supervisor Of irri-
cation, Reclamation Service, recently
visited the Boise and other govern
ment projects. In reporting to Sec
rotary Lane on the Boise project, Mr..
O'Donnell says:
ION the whole, found the project
in splendid shape. Crops are looking
good; even the sandy districts have
made a good improvement over last
year, and it is only matter of time
until these sandy areas will be in good
producing condition. Considerable
new development work is going on
among the farmers. Quite a number
of new prune orchards are being put
out and considerable increase in the
cultivated area will show this year.
The most important development is
in the dairy and hograising work
Some very fine herds of dairy stock
are being built up and many hogs are
being raised. The Department of
Agriculture has put special animal
industry man on the project That
department now has men on seven of
our projects, and their work is sure
to do great deal of good"
Progress of Work.
The progress of the work on the
Boise project for the month Of May
is given in the July number of the
Reclamation Record as follows:
The month of May will prove to be
one of the wettest within the history
of the local weather bureau, as shown
by heerecords of that office, and has
converted what seemed upon the first
of the month to be a critical situation
as regards the water supply for 1915
into a more hopeful outlook.
For about two weeks beginning May
y the rains were so persistent and
heavy that irrigation throughout the
valley practically ceased by the mid
die of the moelth, the Service, as well
as many of the older bitches and per-
hitting the storage of the maximum
amount of water in the Arrowrock and
Deer Flat reservoirs. The storage in
the former reservoir increased from
May l to p from $500 to l35, 100
acre-feet, and in the latter reservoir
during the same period from 100000 to
10000 acre-feet.
The cutting of the first crop of ALTA
alta has already started, and there is
plenty of moisture now in the ground
" SCI We X all anu llllSNClldllGOuS CROPS
IT is not anticipated that the de-
mands for water will be great for
some time to come.
The crops in general are somewhat
advanced in growth over average
years. The grain crops are looking
especially good.
The preliminary crop census was
completed during the month, showing
total of $4,000 acres of project lands
in cultivation, exclusive of New cana
company lands, which represents al
increase of 1900 acres over the acre.
age of 1914
Arrowrock Dam 9s Per Cent Com.
pleted.
The Arrowrock dam is 95 per cen
completed. There was a great dea
of rain during May. This interferec
with the work to some extent. bu
not seriously. Labor conditions re
manned good.
Progress on Arrowrock Dam:
Excavation Unit May. May 8
for founda-
ton and
abutments Cubic yards $40 322.39
Spillway eX-
cavation ......do.,. 1900 354,63
Concrete in
dam ..........do... 6,7l0 580,53
Reinforced
concrete in
spillway ....do.... 900 POOL
Excavation
for log
conveyor ..... do, $40 sc
Tunnel for log
conveyor Linear feet 70 Is
Sand cement
manufactured Barrels 6,40O 5S3, s.
Bal valves
installed ...... Number.
The dam was completed to with
one foot of roadway level, exceptir
for two short sections totaling abor