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A ditch box is used to control the flow of water in an irrigation system. Ralph’s father custom makes these to better control and measure how much water each rancher is using from Bear Creek.
Ditch Box Quotes in Little Britches
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Chapter 29
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“Damn bull-headed Yankee,” he was saying, “God and everybody knows we’d never got a dime for our crops if he hadn’t rigged that water gauge at the ditch head. And there he stands with a hundred and twenty dollars in his hand for a year’s work and too damned proud to take a bale of hay from a neighbor. What the hell are you goin’ to do with a man like that?”
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Ditch Box Term Timeline in Little Britches
The timeline below shows where the term Ditch Box appears in Little Britches. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 20
Ralph describes his father’s new ditch box system for irrigation that ensures more equitable water distribution between the ranchers upstream and downstream....
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Chapter 27
...of trouble at his family’s farm, explaining that the upstream ranchers have broken his father’s ditch boxes and are stealing water. Ralph’s father plans to take them to court, and Hi recommends...
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