Show LEACHING OUT THE ALKALI That portion of the report of Secretary Secre-tary Wilson which treats of the ex pertinent undertakenby the Department of Agriculture in l leaching the alkali out of a fortyacre tract west of the Jordan will be read with great interest b jy the people of Utah and especially by the farmers Time method adopted was by flooding with underdralnnge through tiles leaching the alkali down and carrying it off the land V discharg ing it In a slough through the tilts It Is a system on which we commented approvingly when It was introduced and now we V arc glad to see that It is achieving the results hoped for from it Secretary Wilson believes that the entire area will be sufllciently watered by the end of the present season to permit the growing of shallow crops The value of alkali lands at Salt Lake I City IB but SS per aero an against S100 to 5330 un acre for lands not affected The cost of Installing the drainage system wasSlC an acre This land was heavily Impregnated with alkali reckoned i at GG50 tons to the acre in a depth of four feet At Fresno California In lcnchlnE the alkali out of lands where its presence had caused ja depreciation of a million dollars that work has been as successful as timework time-work here These experiments < will be of untold value to all this region |