Show I Shen a Im ling farmer t > f > nge conn J > Oimuu a umtimuum Iii grown about hive huntlr amen 01 not 11Inl ha bv meth otis nimiltr to Iliew for flflet years raised an avi rage of twenty live bushel bush-el Mra < re itnmiallv Mmh mlerpnt him lieen iinmneil In the Ul two ram In what hun hi en tenneiltlie nniptoll method of mill nation to hlh brlifh I to plow ntnb tube field at the earllmt pn sible dale after removing the praln crop tutu before III t fore wetnl and tiny wind have been allowed lodlnlpKte anv of the limited tim blare contained Ptlh at plowed huetme furrown are pniMtl mcrwltha 7 innihlnelimntcdM I Mr tutu < tiell ll unit rutiiet the nulnurfaee juiker no hlh htteko 1 thud iindir mont of the I furnm Iiooiag time ourfipre IOIM for the nten tltiu of moUtiire ami elioluhn l that It nnj not drift In high wind 1111 winter i Ihlnllild In I JP1 iindirrultlvntlim nt Ilitrrnils of iwnflnimn I I two wieltn wltlin view toronscrvlitgnllpoMlbolnolMurr In the Miring I nprlng grohttutuiy In Ing l known In that Nirtlon ot the I rauutrj grain In I rlll1 In ilrllln fourteen lo eighteen Inrhis apart and afterward ultlvatnl onif In nl I < to pit ilayn until tin gialn in I ton large tociiltlvMe Till 1111I1In huiipnuhimioti PIpe nine In and re lulu the moisture Ito prlmar object II W It to retain I moisture I limp grain Moots out more frttlt hi ads an larger uII1 better Illlid minI imp lire grown with rerlnlnlj In pIty neiiMinn and thin yiehi Is I lurgirthan under ordlniryprorcmr Thin melhiHl of lultlviitlon homo hoin found txetiillngl I will nulleil In dn Mniuuis to tho grow th of potntot I till l tlvntlng iKithwn Ciiltlvntlon suIt mayo uhmon not allow cniktnl nurture IIHISO 1 molnture alno kups wieils In tlleek hot > otat < H > n ciiltliatlon Is I maintained I until the l enip hut I marly matured The o lt IMut this method to the growth ot corn will doiibtlew tximpel uo for Dili bent retull to lultlvuto corn two or thn t time more and later thou Pun onlhlllr hay hog liy with a view tu nmscrinir the utmost ninount of molnturc mum Intent ihay iioMlbli that thin corn rrop nun have durlnr the crltlol perlo1 of tai Mllng nml taring the utmostuniountof niolnturr which ran Iw I conwrvcd fur Hint trjluif MrliKl Iniidlng iiiltlva hunt und pnpanitlon nhoulil be tuili an ton tain nil 1lblo lIIulolllre untIl Julv furimrill irritatIon Ior 1 the inllghti nnu nt and rneour gimentof limit keiklng hun mini iuuhgi 00 practical Irrigation I prikent flue bought and Information that hn11 P cOlli to mo b ptrwrnil olHcrvatlo and oxpt rlenco In flub > part of thu ambit lUtrlit I am lornteil on the Houth olIn of tho North 1lntte river In Scttli lllu county nlMiut llilrtj ll o mile dow tho river from thin yomlng line 1 nettled here In 1889 before the dingo or rrlgatlon I In common with in lelghliorn prttty thoroughlj trie arming without Irrigation Orcinlon oily we niUeil koinn crcip grnerall wo pnHluctd but little ami frequently we had nothing to khow for our elfor noon betame convinced that farmIng farm-Ing her w U limit Irrigation wan a fnl lire and concluded to try Irrlgatloi Wllh ui It notion work of neicMlty a char tune of ° root hog or die pVc formtd time uIIllude Irrlgntlon la nal company and hove ronntructrd 0 canal tuhummt vIIIIII11I1a bug fiurty right feet wide on thobottom tarrying alwut linen feet In depth of muter am covering about 1000 aim of land lint Uraidlvlrrlgatid andiHu lblyoni thin f rl tnoroof uneven laud that can bo Irr irntrd with more tffort We had luI little unoory and the I completlou of tl lie raual II In I chfelly I the product I of brtl o r our own hand It wan In lt > J3 that auuy part of Ihl canal wan fto rompluti hunt any wate could be UKcd for Irrigation nnd the only two or three pernoni dirlvid any benefit All the crop plantul limit year did well Hie iropa conkUted or wheat into orll potntot and othe vegetablik limo nnult moon itt natlnfam tory that all the I projector wi re great I ly tnrourngrd to puMi the work iae 10 hun iprbng of 1WI the work wax MO fur aiUnnccil that n fain more fnnnr nkid water I had In n imp of mil hurltx potatmn alfalfa and fegt alum iilluf which Iwetup nndtlioue late lu the keiiNin did wi 11 My IIlrllllll mono clll fur hay In lie uprlng nnd II hccimd crop unveil for heed 1 1 had lell biikhelnof good clean oct per urn for which I Inulliidnlioulli I I iunt tier ixjunil My onU jlcldid where mm ot about rorly bushi U per acre All IllY inIghljore who gut hue list of wall that Mason hud ntl factory iropi lit llOI thin taual moan Put nearly comple I cd that iiulto n numlior of farmer inert u bio I to obtain water hero I wan ppoaii Ing approximate about I00 tic nemim f crop In cultivationcoiiklktlnff of whea t onto corn barley potatmn and 1111 kind of vcRptabh grown In imlun part of tho conn In All of which wa In rally KUtUfaitory I had on uuuy humus aliout meaty ncrenofontn tnilvo of which i I think l produced Powrntythvni bu > hili per litre and right amen 011 lint plowing about forty buKheU per acre 1 he grain weigh about forty nb lx pound tier meunured bllkhil All kind or vegi table on my farm wlro of good fiunllt nnd of MitUfnctor lcM The part of alfalfa that I cIII linen time made fully live ton of e x cellclIl hay per acre I knved about icvcntten acrea for need but for OIl1a caiiko It failed to make keed When I raw It would not prove nutlnfuitory for etd I cut It for hay It noanaimmavy held of courbu liny not HI gootl 1h 1 on vfr It had hen emit In propermaton It will bo noticed hat bun condition undo thin CattloItock canal are all new am nopriat development hum been mad Wo could make n much better ihowlu If there wan any encouragement to do wi It In I an eaky matter to produce all that can bu contumod tuba lomlll and It doe not pay to produce for thin outside market We are Ilfty mile fro railroad antI cannot afforrttonntil prom I ilueo for transportation at preseiK price I there urn 0 numbcrofcanaln In flub tleIiIt mongwhleh are the Mitchell I Mlnllare Futirs Creek Chimney I Hkk auil Ilelmont which have Ucn In up ration I mm It longir than the lastlo Rink and liavt inmli mm li greater dev I de-v I am fimlllar with farm in opemtlonn undtr nil thene line during tin bout hIve ynara ami nm pli awl to Mate that there hnvn brett I un fallurtn of nips iindi am of them I during thl u time nml wlieni ver them bus been mmomIhmiuug lIke I ubment prepam I ltIII ftI I tlon I and rulture the n wiltn havo been very flattering limp nil tin furiiis ou I these canal lines oceuplr < l by Industrious Indus-trious 1 and prudent farmtrnyoii will neo 1 tar In heason abundant I mips unit Ixmntl I fill hnrvrstn No crop have been ralneil In this part of tin rounln outnlde of Irrigation during tin hunt three year 1 hate farmed In Indiana town ami in thin part of Scbrakka and am con vIncent much I larger nvt rag vtitd nml milrme crop can be lvni lmiil f her Irrigation I I Irri-gation than anywhere without All thing romddcrtil l I do not think tlureUn locallt In Hie Mississippi Miller I nffordn nuuy better opportnnltlet fur ifojtmble homos 1 et tlnm right hue In the North Ilalle vallij that han IIuIO hubn partiif ghIng multi bniullfnl I nlley I IIII ot rkh priKluctUe noil and rxeellint healthy rllmatr I ito It MiiiphwfWH ti r of remarkabl I many appllintlon to the land und Ii I mini tho nobltkt 1Ilk of III I hand will nut do thin rest he ought to lose hit rtputa tlon and Instead In dcnonilnati il avery nhahhyiipctlmiii IV a greatly nreil n railroad tn bring us Into n pleasant I I lm reiuh rommunl F ration with the outkldc world I linvii lieen pr lneiiig nlfalfn for ainumut ala emPno I nclied no MtUfac bury renultn until IW3 whtnl lint ap piled Irrigation Hlneo then tlie growth bmuuup liten very flue 1 hau < useil nlfulfit Imuty for feeding home cattle and hog a nd am in pleasril wltli thu i rttiiltn I ran ihigiMKlwork on tho farm with my I team on illfnlfu hay alom nttln can IKlualo fat nmtuly I for market b3 tho line of It I 1 have ralMd I hog nearly lIh wholl I on alfnlfahu 1 until thij wero marl fourttrn months old llnlthlng I IIIWF them upon hhort lime feisllng r with eOrn lhMild very will I have no oubt but that they would have done i III lI II H tier on green nlfiilU pasture I nm 11111 yet prepared for that kind of feed ng ngmm lilY own rxierlince I am Kilted 111 Kilt-ed 1 that with proper manngcmcnt al alfa ral > lng aunt feeding can be made by far bun inmt profitable of any other arming lu till locality III In I nuperlor to cloven flirt lieeauM It In more ptrdmtln I fcroinl bicntiM It make more pmmnbiouofmoml for itimeit hlnl liernUM It In I niunll as ftrtllU ign flue Mill nnd fourth htrnuno It noill rt main I In good condition i ludifl tmhtrhy until rdr ui number of jinndoen 11111 dlinliiMi In pruductheniM I piuk fmm klx yearn exiHrlence In thin inttir Die Mill 1 In thn North 1latto naibuy netmnwell udaptid to the pro uctfon of liii plant 1 J M nl KINO |