Irrigation is a huge part of the economy of Yuma County. Yuma got what it is only through agriculture. The irrigation system made it possible to use the rich land, Yuma had. As a consequence the population in the county increased, as the town grew and farms were founded. Now people refer to Yuma as the “vegetable-capital” of the United States during winter. The city got rich through agriculture. Because Yuma was depending so much on the irrigation system, the city symbolized the beginning of irrigated agriculture. On the other side Yuma county also symbolized the end of the steamboat era. Through the irrigation system and the canals, the water was not high enough for steamboats. The transportation on the water way was not an option anymore.
