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Show Tho Wjumliig Irrluallon law It la Ulely that tlm agriculture of the future will dejiend moro on artillcUl watering mid lew on natural ralnfnlL Il haa been found that even inatatea whero tho rnlufall la normal, tho pro. docttveuna of tho aoil can 1 Increaaol thrwfold byn good ayaleraof aobanrfoce Irrigation. luaovrralof tlio rlcbeat of tho new wcateni atatea irrigation laaprlmune-ceaaily. laaprlmune-ceaaily. ritich cllfflcnlllo, lawauiU aud even flat fllita vier water rlglitahavo artacn, bowoler, that at length the atatea balo been obliged totako tho mattor 111 baud and paa lana distributing the water anpply ai Jnatly aa might l among claimant!. Wjomtnj ii ao far bollevtxl to havu thu Uwt Irrigation law a of any of tho now etatee that bivo Ini.ii obliged to li-gblnte on thla iUoatlon, without any pne.lent to guide them, fur the older atatea never ncfHled nny irrigation Hwa. Wjomlng'a new law dllldoa tho atate Into four great water dlatrlcta Hi it follow fol-low tlio natural llm ft liydrognpUlo baalna. Tkedlatrlcta nro put Iniliargo of tbo atate engiiin-r, who takte iaro cf tbe water i.latributlon. Ini;ectora natili constantly that no man In any of tliu four Uaalua geta mora than the filed water aupply, which li rated at the amount cf one aocond tout to aoventy acrra. All Indlridu d righta aro dttir mined by tho itato board of control. Thua a long and tcxc.1 (jucrtien In W)umlng haa bocn bulUfivctorily aet-tled. |