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Show MltAT IIIIIKIITIOV IIAt IIOMl. TilKlteadlngl'a., Timer Iiaaatakan iiplhoiubrctof Irrigation and ihowa how II haa transformed the region west ofthelOOth meridian, where at least nineteen millions of acroa of hnd has Lien redeemed through Its agency. Aa to the relatlvo value of artesian wi-lla and ditch Irrigation It sagely concludes con-cludes that the)former method Is hut for aomn regions and tho latter to others. How any lands can I watered water-ed without dltchea la not ma la to ap-ar. ap-ar. Hut tha 7mr thloka cailcrn farmers ought to adot wnura methods, meth-ods, audglvoa the following credit lo the peoplu who first brought radical Irrigation to the notice of tho American Ameri-can ugrlculturlst: "It Is to the Mormons wo owo the Idea of reclaiming arid land through Irrigation. Irriga-tion. IhelrauccesalnUtah allowed the American mind what might bo dono elso-where. elso-where. Mall lko City Itself It at tho gflographlc.il center of the arid region of tlio United Klatee. lliro tho Mormons began be-gan Ihelr irrigating operations In 1SI7. In afesr years they had transformed a desert Into a teomlng garden. The same operation opera-tion la being rconteU today citer mll-lloua mll-lloua tf acres. Tho farmers of tho lUat will In llino tsko up tho Irrigation Idea and put tliemselues liyond risk of crop failure through drought." |