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Show MEASURING ; SUPPLY FOR ! IRRIGATION Farmers May Know Defi-i ! nitely Number of Acre I 1 Feet Available. UTAH EXPERIMENT PROVES SUCCESSFUL Weather Bureau Officials Show Such Data Is Attainable. At-tainable. ! ' At Vonie time in the not distant future fu-ture it i the belief of loral weather Mi reau official the fanners of Mali who use irrigation water will M alile to tell in the early upring altmut t-ia.-tly the niinilier of aire feet of water that i mored iii for their ne iu tlie nioun tains wln'i.ee their rupply if ilertved Milli-tin i n-t .v Altri-.l II. fhiM.. Ii.lrinl ...tum uUJ I rrll, A It it id.s.Tver. lit the l"'-al itiltion tell-.f tell-.f a lii-nimum: that ha- t.e-n made n; ithta diri'i-t ion not a very lur'e l.i'Uin 'nine, i' i". true, and yet MitVi.ont to i lerroti-tr-ite 'hat it is i'iite .r.n-t i.n hlo lor t! .- farmer- to a-errl.-ni: ; i-t ho-.i imiii-li u ritrr tln ha e i n hand Tl,.- a' I" - i.-li kli..wl.-.!Ce to (fir I irriirnt :.-ni- is Iul-Ii. :i. the oi-mmii n! the n o.tl.er loiieini olli.ia!-. ami Miev J hflve ..x.1:,iiii-. jiiaf what till' I'lir.'.-.-I'nr eaniie, one irr'iiaf.on en , ;ol, r eM.l iiii. d that with definite I nnowledne of the ainmin' of water, nil t the t'..rin of -now and n-e, htored nj. , ,i, the jire.it l.ina of th- Wa-at.-h h I ,,ti,er I tin t:,.iire. he rotiid in e-.j 1 ,tai.e ilaroe tie area under tlo-l rat.nl- of ,,n ' -nual ion --tem a- ieu.li an 1 ' er ee,.t In ..'her word-, a .o ,...-t tl it noiil.l under ordinary eondi rionv l.e It to llj..lv -:iv '.'. ' aeies eii.l.l. with definite knowledi:' ol ti e a.-tti il i.llto.li- of stiow in tile ino.iiiialti". he inrrea-e.l to I lere-. allow intf homes for many more farmers under the trait, and a rorre -l-oiidiiij; inerease in the wealth nf the -tate. Suit Crops to Supply. Karmers. it is further eiplnined. with the knowledge that the sui.i.lv i f nioisttire -tor. d u'l' I" 'he tno'ietnirs is lioht. eonld .l.-inf sueh rn. as require i i 'ii t a n.aii niiioiiiii oi 't'" !and rh;t i-ar!v in The eao.(, jfettniff a tiiir r.;urn from the.r a'Tetj;e. in-tead ...f planli'i crops that reijuiro lrr.'a li,n o ,t a Imij: irertod, ard fjt d:in: little or nothing from the land. A fax in' of only -I an a-Te, it- i- poin'e.l mi T . won id more t h:ii re pa v t fie eot , ,,I an aeenrate -tirvt-'- of th'' an.otint of i i "now i ii the in "ii nt a in to .-' i ppl v t In : srr a!tis dunn the foi(,w in: summer nd if tin- snow Hipply Hi he inoun itains if found to be abundant, the faun ers can plant croj.s that require plenty I of water, assured flat they will haw I I vit-ld. (tr, if tnere is Ktill an e.i"is. it can J"ll the water to adja fr.t ndhol'ler. thus antly tncreasiin: the irrigate'! area, an.' the proi'i.nion ate vi. -Id in the di-tnet for that yar. as -vi i i , inc reas. iij; t he cash incntne of tne irrigation coirpaines Work in Maple Canyon. In de-i-ribirt the work done ai-ni; thede linen ko far. Mr. ThiesM-n and Mr. Alter t-av in pari : "I"mn: tie i-i.'OT Mnr'h a vrtw purvey i v. tna.; of Mnji'e Tre. k canyon, t'fah. f'.'.-r-iiric to t' plan outi,f d alvive Tids ,- inviiii Is t' e flrM on- icriti of Spanisli , K1 ik n-"fi, ihr. hk. h the Hi.. :ii:..nre rfirr .H 1 ftiidfi a pafs.ii(e over the '- .s.t.i,, tn"tiniat(ie It 1 tToad ran-' ran-' .., w 1 h f.w pi t" ipi'--. Hnd relaf l e 1 s n i' " ' ' I. and W.I.H I'l.ow.'ti for the -xpi-ri- ... r. r ! ra ii e 1 pr-Menied tew er. nat ura. , . ;- r s t" 'o. i a nnrvfv t:.an any otr.er :t-, ..n si.ffi' oiit!v n'-ii Salt I-ake t'nv t.. ri'.idllv a-'t I 'Tn- t:.' u."'m" t i : s I f-nfiKtel of a ilen-siu tn- v ei:-J s. i - . at; nr.- r-.hi hn -1 : i 'l'r. a i-o'iipasH. :id a n.etal ."ini- .i ii- with pi'j.i'' and p'inti t" ne.-ure, ar.K ... f-:df Hie nrdt'inry eloi!i- i i: u, i: w s ..! and an. alj.enxio. .k were ; I :n-llp u t" 1 "'!-ti- .il.-tr.nre from the n-Ml.-t of MhpI' I ! , -,..-k r.s- and s- n heasi t: hea-I of I- ,,. i..-iki-st f .rk -.4 ni' .isuied with a . ." - : If'...; line an I l a . ompleif hn tpni of i it;-. d notes Jiinl dia-liauis .t' riipntt-l i.ul landrnaik- win- 1-ated. bnindin I,h tu'iis in !.''' .-ativ ! and a' lira ij.-he Lv rr.ap w .-i - -t.er , le d si, -win t!:- m .: i. i . anon and tn- oiith-ls of all 'he , j -Tan'-he. j Tske Many Measurements. i "Tt.e w.iik titer after enn-te-1 in irointf I u; t.ii- liottoin 'M' eie i K-i - h t an"ii I in! In k and form al-i.K th -i..(.e. : .e;i the f''W 'pttt and denHV k't t'e- inatid f. ei ! ..'! and iJattti.t: ic-i'.. h 'T nin-'"!' . n the prehmlnat. .V .-1- ii ii i lit' !):: m . in ,i I v aitJ inappiTiK lli-.fW a::ti In 'Ii- ai .nv T!, till.. ti-ll.. urn ..f ..ti'.n T-- i-i'Mtv af-.-uial--! j determined uv frc.jii. n' an. i old t aro:n-readtnte aro:n-readtnte i "The ol.e.-t Pi makinc enrh nw t.p.ih-1 t.p.ih-1 iri'tK- nt wa4 1" n- ' ilnen Din were t-.p-I . i.r !t ; : ef-.-r. ; a 1 1 t i rtfl-n4 .'4rai I a -i en in . k n- w Mf n w II' t.e cmpn r -i a from vfur "i ve.n. .lis-, wi i--!, r.i ! I tie located in a vmr or so h n- fr- in fli-id tiot-'M made on thN 'tip. TIi" in';iMii- in n' ' 'tislKte 1 ,f r in t-r- is tr d iriKi the juiow l:.r w a 4!ia1u: : , p-ri"t'., k In up. ar ntl aver.iK. p!a . af- rr wl.t- It the se.-tl-.n "t :.-.v. e'j-nate the a v.ii- e. w n ; -it.- ed with t l.e it..- and w.lftie.i M ! i n; 1 tt, npnnt: ! .iflHnre H'm'ik fl";n ti. a '.; list . k thrust I into the pnow at an anc i "Hadi,K (' e.-tt. n io .H .latd on tV I n:a;, a w-:i i-s tie? -t. nt of th sri !,wi r. the -,i tal'a' rea-e .f ih" wa'erjth J i v hr fiiin,! r. (- a' -.:' A-S'i a- re, hIh,,;! ; ,:, res hlii: ';nder -now- v i rm a - - :,n-1 t:. 'ast deeade tn M-.r-'h i:n A!di' .'.ii. i i,i..'t r.srs w.-r ins ! wit h 1 1 1 iri ad Mlt"t alpelifto- k and :nertj,i.r. riir-nin ' ..; i-ie -i.-p' , and i!n"it w-r. mad.- .n ' a-. ful! m leet- 1 re; rsenlative p:a- . w ' r h It- d ' " V Me l vi n s .'endtv nt; a .-; i. Ti If t an nM'i;iK- of ..n d. nslt-n nslt-n . hs ireim ip to ee!i f, ur'een a- re. f m,.. . Tl.. a erK' f i he 2T7 f!- p'h Tiiei"ur'ii'-i.t KHK ;hirtv-si !n-Iien, and tt.e a v fTMie w at-T eipii a ' nt a - M In. hf-f. it l'r eent. r.i;l.init 1r : a re f,.. ,.f W1tT r 4'Itol.)h 1- ttpltfl't f-ill i.-n inehei jli ei n r a.l t!ie !and trriKat-e trriKat-e under the trfai'1 t e farm a-n.-r" , 1rr!ea:ed under Maple rreek - a .iik ! ),.n f.rwhMiii.v i l uted In a'! Tie irt'ial :e:'h f 'h mw layer, not he -ertira' depth 'f he tvw. M med-ured. the j '.elnc trurted r,er-pen.it.-u'ar to the surface i t te si-.p. Large Lot by &cpw- "OwlniC t" an unijsually larire amount o rock In tl;e earth formation f tjnn r-rhn r-rhn there I a er-at of water fteepne Whethe- th! water appear, or t..T ..iji In Ih- r'ah vullev on r ti v..nd MapleTi.n nrh t n-t def:n!fiy kn-w n. hut it pr- !a!'h d". not appe-ir at e h pia' as -nd'T It i.tef a', as f. - winn d at hard ..Main. H-.wev. r n f. w r!n(i app.-ax fiB :.e 't niun:mr at . the -at !.- of t "ta.. ' alh-v. and nr.' or two fa;;n-rjt haw !-v. !-v. ..p.., j J f ii -"nt imitation water for vi'lr 'c:nr '-V U';'.n':r.rf : r. t v. ne f.'..-htiU f.'..-htiU it.d "ertiTic 1 t.r T:.i- p-n p-n :.('. ar-rt:.. n- i .i'f- - th f- e w' e. T'-e- e are ptlT,;s n o at a n'lin-j'.-i i.t plj .s in t'e wat. .-v ied. m ' "f -hiu leeakinu "tl "f t!.e ii't'h si -f .,-e r'fiiris t .wa-d !;' tn:'t;, ..tiivn I Tuese i;,nf sr- said to f'.. hroii:noii t hl-e vr a' ahuit t h- same -ate l Dun May Save Much. 'Tie ,. ts "f v-a't-r li '-: ("p: ti us. ; in rn-n ta a I K!v! "tr";," a pp.--.1111: v :t i i a of a lw r I rw.. o, in' "f 'he m.t.r "eai:-. r.-ive Mir d- - I o I f r-'tn the na' ara.ii j . ! in! a n- v. .!''. ! w in I- j tt, , the wa t" t i -'---k o;p:; ! jr. ,.fi -t I siria:n v:.-i.-s in ii thr'MtKM ! !. , ... . .,,.) ,..s. .f wiiti-r on tl. wa V I da-u "h- t rop-.M-! Jii." l-;,.w th- mootl. 'tir.' Ilu.d tk. a-T. .s th- o.atn .an- -f ma !' of ion. r-te. la hi -.n ti..-; ti..-; V a:i ! t.-n im int.. t' .n atris ti ' h "f !n" ' "''"ri d.d 1,1 i .''' I v-d!! k i;p mo -h i he I see' w. ' ' TriNk. 1 .- : l'i. "in! I . M.tj : k w t. . - i ' , .r." : ii- ' i "a.- ' ' to. i.a . '- -i f.-,iiiT .ai;:a"is that if ! sec-. nd f-i ' va'-r pn d dam it ' - r!"d ' ' !-" Ma! V. r. '.a a -.a.-, and ft..-:- .. I f ! ".mi iiKinK he'! mi i :!. " t than tf'.wn t.a. !. 'o th hc.'t-.T. W ! u i i- w . i .. - ' ti m ; 1 ! f f - - . ( ' ,. . . : ii im. -. : '. I h a uijrf ra - |