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WATER AND LAND ASSETS, Land and Mineral Interests (Details)		Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) a	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) a	Aug. 31, 2010 a
Land and Mineral Interests [Abstract]
Area of land (in acres) | a		930
Net land and mineral interests		$ 5,104,477	$ 4,659,569
Sky Ranch [Member]
Land and Mineral Interests [Abstract]
Area of land (in acres) | a				930
Mineral estate area owned (in acres) | a			151
Land	[1]	3,037,556	$ 3,037,557
Development costs		423,324	196,553
Inventories			585,700
Lost Creek Land [Member]
Land and Mineral Interests [Abstract]
Development costs		$ 218,138	0
Arkansas River Land [Member]
Land and Mineral Interests [Abstract]
Mineral estate area owned (in acres) | a		13,900
Mineral Rights		$ 1,425,459	$ 1,425,459
[1] The Company transferred $585,700 of Sky Ranch land costs to Inventories related to the initial phase of development, consisting of 151 acres, which began in fiscal 2018.

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