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over the ridges and mesas on all sides of the valley are Junipers & nut pines but only Upper Sonoran plants between. 

Grass is generally poor, owing to overgrazing with sheep. Below Ojo Caliente, sheep corrals dotted the hillsides as this is winter range. Only one small herd was seen however on the trip. 

The big dam & reservoir above Zuni is going to make a rich farming valley for these people. The land lies well & if there is water enough the valley can be irrigated for 15 or 20 miles and one to 4 miles wide.

The one big ditch runs along the west side of the valley, or north side at Zuni, and is 10 to 15 feet wide on the bottom and 2 to 6 feet deep. It is just completed but has not been used. The Perodipus seem to think it was built just for their winter quarters and they come from far & near to occupy the banks. They burrow in near the base and go straight back and hundreds of their burrows enter the lower bank of the ditch. [[image - pen sketch of ditch with burrows in profile]]

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