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Irrigation Boom Driving Sidney County Prosperity
Sidney Nebraska reports rapid irrigation expansion under the 1895 law. E. McLernen documents dozens of farmers achieving high yields from 125 to 3,000 acres, with crops like beets carrots cabbage and berries. Notable residents John M. Adams Charles Trognitz and L. Bordwell illustrate financial gains from irrigation and stockraising.
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Nebraska
State Board of Irrigation
World-Herald
E. McLernen
Sidney
Cheyenne
McLernen
L. A. Ganson
Lodge Pole
Frank X Rihn
Kurth
Adams
United States Land Office
Cleveland
Harrison
Mac Radcliffe
Cenar Creek
Charles Trognitz
Cheyenne County