Carey Act: encourages irrigation in semi-arid western US states

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.2: American (US) Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth Century, 1783-1900.
Vol. editors: J. Michael Duvall (College of Charleston), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Tony Papanikolas (San Jose State University)

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Agriculture

Dates

Date of occurrence 1894-08-18

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United States (Location)

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By the terms of this legislation, which was first proposed two years earlier, land in semi-arid western states including Colorado and Idaho is sold to private companies to encourage irrigation.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Carey Act: encourages irrigation in semi-arid western US states". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19131, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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