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Drought dries up irrigation canals in Big Horn Basin
BURLINGTON, Wyo. (AP) - The drought has dried up canals supplying irrigation
water to farmers and ranchers in parts of the Big Horn Basin."Mother Nature
shut it off," said Chairman Norman Preator of the Farmers Canal System.
"We're at the mercy of Mother Nature."The canals supplied by the Greybull
Valley Irrigation District went dry Tuesday.The last time water was cut off
this early was in 1988, when the system went dry at the end of August,
Preator said.Preator said that in addition to the lack of irrigation water,
without moisture, farmers will not be able to pull beets from the clay soil
of the basin.Burlington farmer Mike Riley said the canal supplying his
irrigation water normally has water flowing through it until the second week
of October.A member of the board of Farmers Canal System, which has about 240
accounts, Riley said he had been cautious in planting this spring because of
the drought. For instance, he held off on planting 160 acres of beans.The
drought also pushed ahead his corn chopping, he said. With the lack of water,
he said he went ahead and cut the corn in its rows, without combining any of
it. This is a farm operation usually performed in the late fall after other
harvests are complete.Riley said the drought isn't only affecting this year's
crops, but will prevent farmers from working the ground this fall in
preparation for next year's crops.A Burlington native, Riley has been farming
all his life. He said he has seen other drought conditions before but "not
like this, that has lasted this long."Meantime, the Sweetwater County
Commission approved a resolution Tuesday declaring Sweetwater County a
drought disaster area.The county resolution is needed so residents who are in
need of federal relief because of drought damage can apply for such relief,
according to commission chairman John Pallesen.Pallesen said the request came
from the Big Sandy Conservation District.Gov. Jim Geringer said the state can
help farmers and ranchers by finding livestock feed and assisting in
improving future water storage.
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conscience.".....Leonard Peltier
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