The Cross Section, Volume 6, Number 2, July 1959 Page: 4
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Page;4 July 1959
THE CROSS SECTION
Surve y Reveals Irrigation Sttisi
ics For 1959
The June 1959 High Plains Irriga-
tion Survey has been published and
released by the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service.
D. W. Sherrill, Irrigation Agent for
the Extension Service stationed at
Lubbock, compiled the statistical data
with assistance of High Plains' County
Agricultural Agents.
The survey shows that there are
47,275 irrigation wells in the Texas
High Plains, an increase of 1753 wells
over the June 1958 figure.
Underground pipe was installed at
a rapid rate during the year, more
than doubling the amount of pipe in
the area last year. The survey shows
6,404 miles of underground pipe in
the 42-county High Plains' area today,
as compared with 3,106 miles in 1958.
Total number of irrigated acres in
the area have increased by only 25,790acres. This acreage increase reveals
that only 15 acres of new land were
put under irrigation by the drilling
of each new well. This would tend to
indicate that most of the new wells
drilled during the past year are not
used to increase total irrigated acre-
age but rather are used as supplemen-
tal supplies to allow the irrigator to
either water his cropland at a more
rapid rate or else regain the total
quantity of irrigation water that was
originally pumped from fewer wells.
The total number of irrigated acres
as shown by the new survey is 4,778,-
360.
The survey also shows that 124 re-
charge wells are in use in the High
Plains. This represents an increase of
29 wells over 1958.
Other data shown in the survey for
counties within the High Plains Water
District are as follows:50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
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Total Mis. of Acres of Irrigated Crops
Farms Acres Undg. Irrig. Rechg. Grain
County Irrgtd. irrgtd. Pipe Wells Wells Cotton Sorghum Wheat OthersArmstrong
Bailey
Castro
Cochran
Deaf Smith
Floyd
Hockley
Lamb
Lubbock
Lynn
Parmer
Potter
Randall
Total99
875
1,250
385
700
1,300
1,350
2,000
1,800
575
1,160
21
440
11,94525,050
190,000
407,393
68,000
320,000
305,500
263,00
370,000
350,000
75,000
400,000
14,500
95,00020
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500
90
200
260
475
1,000
1,262
100
400
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4,537155
1,600
3,900
1,100
2,300
2,650
4,700
5,078
5,055
1,400
2,400
34
740
31,112300
80,000
4 58223
55,000
9,500
25 77,274
3 165,000
8 154,125
18 200,000
7 70,000
5 40,000
1,600
70 911,12218,850
70,000
200,000
10,000
145,000
130,000
85,000
156,650
134,215
4,800
230,000
8,000
60,000
1,252,5153,500
4,000
85,000
2,000
80,000
40,000
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1,000
85,000
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18,160
327,9102,400
38,000
64,070
6,495
77,000
55,726
54,525
16,785
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50,404
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15,240
389,275NOTE: Increase in number of irrigation wells, as shown for most counties in the High Plains Water
District from June 1958 to June 1959, do not correspond to records filed with the District.
WELL DRILLING STATISTICS FOR JUNEDuring the month of June, 132 new wells were drilled and registered with
the District office; 15 replacement wells were drilled; and 15 wells were drill-
ed that were either dry or non-productive for other reasons. 86 permits were
issued by the County Committees.
The permits issued and wells completed for June follow by counties:
Permits New Wells Replacement Dry Holes
County Issued Drilled Wells DrilledArmstrong
Bailey
Castro
Cochran
Deaf Smith
Floyd
Hockley
Lamb
Lubbock
Lynn
Parmer
Potter
Randall
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on Post Office Form 22S obtainable from
your local postmaster, giving old as well
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High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 (Tex.). The Cross Section, Volume 6, Number 2, July 1959, periodical, July 1959; Lubbock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1532812/m1/4/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.