tiiiBD ftAS ~ or Bl DBIUOR O.Ol.opa.l. 1\aawJ

1D coopeatloD Vita. • *IIWID ....__., or --.oor, .a.. ~ WA!IIt 1I&Uide

BaltS.Ore, llu71M4

~ IIIUCMBC. D IUriMD D 19Sr

11 O.a14 IIQer, O.Ol,opn u. a. Oeol.oclcal. suzwr

·~1'1957

'1'la1a ~ _. ~ to acoc -tate repiU for SDfomatlcD CD tbe edlat u4 _,.., of a?el atal. ~UCD 1D ~ u4 the IOUrael of the wt..tr UMc1 tor tlda PII'JIOM.

'1M cldef ICNftel ot iDtomatiCil wre tbt fte14 otftoen ot tM u. a. ~t ot All"iCNltun, tM Stata of ~ COUD1;J apicultual ..-t., * v ••• ~t ot ec-I'Ce ~ ,.,. ... ot AplC\&lture, ID4 tbt tUea ID4 ,.,,..., report~ ot U. u.s. Oeol.ocloal hauq 1M t.bllluJl.IDl n..-. .-at ot Oeol.olr1 JUDea ID1 Wat..tl' ll~ouroea. AltM.., ot till,.... .. ozder ot ._a1tua., tile -r1ca1 data liWD 111ft 1a ~ d 1a M.jHt to NYiat.oD aa mre acovate iDtolatlcD 1a olltaiDI4. "'- UDiftBiV ot JlurlM4 Api.O\Iltunl.lxteDiiaD lemce il aaw cCIDduoUDca ~1ft fte14 l\ll'ft7 to 61tem1DI U. utat ot irlqatioD ill llurliD4 ill 1957.

~ 1a vttadll U. IMii4 ana of 1lbl 1kite4 lilatea ID4 ita pncipi· taUGD ~ 1a eutttct.t to IUPJOft CJIOJI• llowftl', lbDI't JU1,odl ot 4l'oulllt ua ~ •a :a~ M4 tbt •l'laul 4l'oulllt of t.la1l .-r Ml tUJDI4 tbe atteaUcD of taman, ba ~' M4 State otftc1ala to tbl '-fttl otha4 b7 I'Wl n atal ~tieD. AI aaw pactioe4, ~UcD 1a UM4 1D ~ cldefl¥ to o c 1 aaet.e fol' niaftt'l dlftcS.Ciel duftDI tbl PGW1DI IIIIOD, &Dil tbe -.aitulll ot ita .. for 1lb1l palpOee 11 ~ ~~~~~. It~ w1l1 • ..-4 1Dcftaaill&ll to illlpavN * JSel,4, caua11v, • •• ot pawtb ot crope clar1D& ,..,. ot .... pNcipitaUoD a1lo.

tile attacW tabla ~ tbt -.aitull 11114 .,._ ot •tar -.4 tor ~ iftiaiUCD 11 ..U-apl-torr. tt. -. ot wUa u a IOUNe ot ~laD •ter, alOoe• ..U aaw, u ftiiPlG¥ SAc.-.iDI, eD4 a ...._ .. ot ~ Wlll Wft 'beilal 4l'ilW a\ tile \s. WI I ,_ •• WI ~. Jllft.U.\SGDI 4la'DI * JUt 1~ ,..,. - .. u ••• CleolOifoal lunq ill ooos-aU. VStll tbl ~ ~ ot Oeolnat, IUMI d Vatu...__. -- .. , lal'lt ~--1' ~ .... cMaialU ,.. JIOJII'l¥ ~ .U. fa met ,...u of tall apt.cul.tun.l ana ot .neallaJ7l,M4, a ~~Aft ot till CoMtal P1aiA JIWiDOe• l.uil ~-tal' "W'iH U. Dft aftUebJ.e ill tile OIDVal ID4 Wftelll JiU'U ot tile ltate, wi:t.ldla 1M PtA b t ID4 AJI 1eob1• p~WSDoH, ucept sa ~ ....a ~MiD~ ~ IIQlOilc ID4 ~o cell• 41\lmla, lUCia aa ..... ..S.rlaill br ~, ~, peaa.U. IMII1ataM, M4 b~ .a.tteftCl ID4 watMftcl IOCU.

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t'ab18 1 IDUcatel tllat U ..._.of .ar)¥ JO wUUCD .,aM ot Wilel' (90 eca-t..t) wa -.4 ..U, c1ur1lll tM .-r of 1951 for •W1Jara;ta1 il'rllatiall 1D tM CGuta1 PlaiD pzwiDoe, *icb 1a .. oldat ...-taul"-1 a. ot tale State. About 67 ajll1cm .,,CDI we -.4 ~ folt W. JU110M ill tM •tift state. It u aw:at~~ of &beNt • dQa ot 1l"ftalatiea ia ••••A, ... taa. beiall s.n-s.w tor CODIS.a.a~ .,. ta.a w. .a otMN M leN, a total'* CD ta. older of a. MlUm •'leu tol' tale IIIIDil s.e iDAl•W. Ill allot llu7laa4 a Uttla ma tiiiD 12,000 eon• wa s,m.aw --.lSSF. !b1a ao--.. 1a 17 U.l .. l.alWI .. tiM ift'Siatecl 1D 19119. ... ,,,., •''"'•,.. l\lltUe4 ._~, CD tM .. ,..., m eacllaoa s.m.w. ru. JCIDI181 IULIEF1 ID4 Udal eltuaziel Wft tM wter eaaroe tol' ,.. ,_..,.., ot tbl ~UGD Qatns. w.u. wn tale ..,. ot wtel' m .-a 6 ,.,_., ot tbe .,.,? 7.

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;

'falal,e 1. Pft\SaiMIJ ·~ f4 80UiiCe .-4 ...Utu~Je of --1' .. fol' NJ1I'1 Dtal ift'lllaUGD ill llu7J.,ID4 ill 1957

Aw~q~ ~ Ana ...... ---' ot JDon•• Ia ~, ... ot.-1' -.SA 11'1'1811ie4 --1' &Jtlte4 lll'llaW (Jineat4 (JII'Otat)

; t...t.-,tt.a ..... c1aU7 •r acn ' ' (.t114- \&eft• (acne] (-"'-·) (acre- ~,., ,,..._ ... 1_, ~~·~· - --! •''oa•) tHt) t.K) -;

l•• i

lie~ of 4t.atrillutlcD ,. ~~-- -·-lei'

Cautal. PlaiD : 29 ... 90 6,612 a.,a.oo 0.013 1,900 13 39 53 8 95 ' ~Gt

AJpll act' liD

ft1al

A venae

m.6 63 3,lt66 5,900 .018 5,11oo 17 a ~ 2 90 ~ I

17.2 53 2,1 .. , 8,000 .oe5 6oo 31 ., , 1 100 0

t17.2 ax. 12,233

,,Jago •.oJ,6 1,66o .. 7 .. 1 .. 7 6 ~ 6

Pl'illcipal. 1t011tbe of..,,. atalil'l'ql~ ue .JuDe, ~' 84 ~' a4 to a 1 Uer depoee _. aD4 Se~r. Cautal PlaiD cowatiee iDcl•"'e Amle ~. calftl't1 CuoUDe, -•m WI ot Cectl., Cbal'lea, Do:ocblater, ~eat, Pl'iDoe O.O.a, QUill& A.H, st.~~az7a, ac..net, VOI'Ceetel', talbot, u4 Wieca!eo. PieJmcot ca.tiea !Dab• laltt.ma, CanoU, wetem llalt of Cecil, fadel'ick, Jrulcml, ~rd, and ~O!ltac-117· Appal•cbien-JI'OftDce COWlUea 1Dcl.1111 Alle..,, Cluntt, aa4 w~.