Irrigation Under the Provisions of the Carey Act

Guy Ervin

No 401222, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: [Contents:] The Law Met an Existing Need --- Development Under the Carey Act (Idaho – Wyoming – Oregon – Montana – Colorado) --- Failures and Their Causes (Lack of Thoroughness in Making Preliminary Surveys – Underestimation of the Cost – Lack of Proper State and Federal Supervision – Slow Rate of Settlement – Allowing Settlers to Make Their Homes on the Land Before the Completion of the Project – Ignorance on the Part of Prospective Settlers of Difficulties to Be Overcome in Reclaiming Desert Land – Requirement That Water Rights Be Paid for in 10 Years or Less) --- Future Possibilities.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Land Economics/Use; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 1919-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.401222

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