Show INCREASE CROP AREA several irrigation projects will reclaim much land in west millions of acres of ground will be added to crop producing scope of the united states by the As si stance of government twenty five projects completed and upon which the government Is now at tork will when fully developed add acres ot land to the crop producing area of the united states while 13 others held in abey ance until the completion of the former will reclaim acres making a total ot 6 acres reclaimed at a cost of the largest 0 the projects in wash ington are in the yakima valley as follows 1 90 acres cost kieton tieton cost wapato cost 1 the okanogan Oka nogan will water acres at a cost of otheir projects contemplated will add acres to the states crop producing area government projects in idaho are the minedora Mine doka acres costing and the payette balse acres completed at a cost ot the latter covers the largest single tract under irrigation on the continent at the present time oregon has the umatilla 18 acres costing and the klamath extending into california acres costing the projects in montana are the huntley 33 acres costing the sun river acres costing and the milk river including the saint mary acres costing 1200 the lower yel low stone project 66 acres in mon tana and north dakota will cost the will water acres in montana where will also be built the flathead acres and fort peck 75 acres salt river project in arizona will water acres while the yuma tn california and arizona will care for other projects are tha un col acres garden city kan north platte ayo and nebraska trucked carson nev hondo carls bad and rio grande new buford trenton N D belle fourche S D shoshone wyo and strawberry valley utah 35 several millions of acres of lands will also be covered in montana cal washington colorado arl zona idaho texas nevada new ico oklahoma wyoming and oregon as soon as the funds are available more than acres of lands are under private plants in various states where plans are now under way to put acres under the ditch during the next three ears it these projects are carried out the horse heaven country in washington will contain a single tract of acres watered at a cost of 15 the canadian pacific project in the bow river calley east of calgary alberta upon aich work started in 1304 will cover acres at a cost of making it the largest single tract on the continent |