Show r w wl l Y y Y Ar ryr r v ry ry ryk a q qt g n k d t 4 tw x 8 w le les s V e fie e I Iu u h WATER VATER FOR NEW FARMS A crowd of attended dedica dedica- dedication dedication tion ceremonies as water was turned on at the acre Deschutes irrigation project in Central Oregon The life-giving life water will make the desert bloom Project Means New N w Oregon Farms In former years of dry farming the entire acres were owned by 25 families but the bureau of reclamation has brought water to the Deschutes project in central Oregon and there will win be new farms operating soon The Deschutes project is one of the first concrete postwar steps to provide farming opportunities for qualified veterans in the West Al Al- Already Already Already ready 80 veterans have found homes on the project and many more are being considered The clearing and leveling of the land building of homes schools and roads makes the enterprise one of modern pio po- The first water was turned on theland the theland theland land on May 18 and there will be many green fields this season Eventually the entire acres will be under cultivation or put Into permanent irrigated pasture |