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«ome 118,000 acres.
Water Recognized As
Critical Natural Resource
Water is coining to be recog* nixed as the nation’s most critical natural resource. Water for domestic use, water for livestock, water for industry, and .water for irrigating farm lands throughout the West.
Water shortage put New York ■City in the headlines a year ago. This year it is a hundred other smaller communities. People dare not wash cars, or water gardens. Eagerly sought industries are turned away for lack of water; and a booster for one of the great winter playground and vegetable areas, says: “We can ha\Vpeople or crops, but there is not enough water for both.” -
Water—Where does it come come from? When cooled, clouds refresh the earth with rain or
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