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Show SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY! POINTS ON IRRIGATION in General. One Sours Is Usually a Front 4 njurlous Alkal iei as v the Other. Most Important Work Is to Level In reply to the aiJerr: "Is thenr; theTand. ." J any difference between well water and rain r surface water for irrigating purposes ?" the following... reply.':U 'Kinds of Soil and Croos. Tlma of made by H. B. Walker of Manhattan, ' P.'W"fl. Amount'of Kan.i Ralrrfall, Sup- " There has been considerable discusP'y of Water and Tempera-- ' sion relative to the qualities of undertura Are Factors. ground ' water compared - with surface and slresar water for Irrigation pur The kinds of spil the kinds of poses.. On account of the indefinite crops, the time" of planting, the source of much of the underflow no dW .amount of rainfall, the eunnlv nt wa rect'comparison can be made. In genter and the temperature, are all fac- eral, however, one source of supply tors ln the production ' of Irrigated is usually as free from injurious alka crops. No fixed rules can be applied lies as th othen In the senti-artto meet all . these conditions and belt many streams disappear in the much, depends upon the. Intelligence sands and thus Bupply the underflow. and judgment of the irrigator. Con- In other places tha underflow may be fining myself to the preparation of at great depths and thus free from new lands ja ihfi Tilajitine .of the first the, teaebifig alkalies; Where the . crop of alfalfa, I "has percolated througn soils may be able to give some pointers that might be of benefit containing alkali there is a tendency to beginners, writes M. V. Cochran In for these alkalies to be dissolved and the Denver Field and Farm. "thus be" present in the water in solu The first and most important work tion. This may take place, however, Is to level the land. No even in th stream Water as well-a.work will do. It must not be left' un- the underflow. til the water can be-- gently run oyer Ordinary alkali is made up .of one . or more of the following salts In vary1 MWl BUI la fv" lutrvuuacg h chlorld Sodium flciently pulverized, put the ing proportions: harrow on and set the teeth (common sulphate salt)., sodium Slanting, so that the cultivation will (Glauber's salt), magnesium sulphate us supernciaj. tnis being done, the (Epsom salt), calcium chlorld, and next step-i- s to Wt rpaflvfnr f)m seed calcium' Bulphater-a- ll of which are ana water. 11 tne water is to white alkalies, and sodium carbonate from a' ditch the the sprouts and (sal soda) or black alkali: The pres. 3&Sv irn xTxsf mJm-ccm!- ,- ' wax f n ps " " - ; X If V 11C 1 I I lit 1 aP ' ' 1 JUL - fr . d -- -- slip-sho- d :fTe7jPy s spike-toot- be-ta-k- - 4 . President r . ,, their I - -- f ' - down, together the- - members of families and Includ- ing, of course, thejoreign dignitaries who reside at our - seat of government " 11 VjiYi ''' xC II ASTER Is a decidedly important occasion in officialdom at our national capital meaning by officialdom that more or less charmed circle made up of all officials, from the with : sW? Z&t0(. and I 't lX .giJZr ni$ iftJl f hAk ' I I W . t - rt-J- "r ,'-"''' l"Ji ItsL "I t 'VtA' r(Nm I X VfA iV5 f jf . ''V? 3 J m" ""TW ''l"'S "C I ;vV - - " - ' " able main Connecticut avenue-t- he artery of the .Easter parade atthe The Church of the Covenant. caP,talwhich Is rendered conspicuous by" its massive and lofty tower, Is the church home of Vice President ShermaiTand his fitmlly, but members are almost as prominent in as ls the p,re- th afrairR f he "Bi,ii"K officer of the .United. States A short distance away Is St. Senate Mntthe'B Homan " Catholic cprch; which Is tHe grtat rendezvous of the .dlplomata on Easter Jnofnlng, for, it known, most if the members of our offlclal "toelgn those from southern Eurqpe and the South and Central American coun- - Ir fc jj - JI a fi -- '"V iw ill, W".tTv feb- .i'iiAj 'iiW W zS,f lit I 'II v' fitter . vv xi rjAV' L - I KVj -- e' them-"togethe- suffi-cientl- g ike-them,' de-pen- -- , Easter in Jerusalem -- frulthv ar iio-crowd-tbe- -I -- h its-kin- , . Livestock fair-beare- d d d BNotes m are-kep- 1 ze Bhort-sighte- h, hon-ebac- d g has-whir- led ' the-crow- It-e- lf more-Intereste- tt - " l ? ' " . I u4wlr - -- i. . i)a-tio- levV-piu-tte- 'r . " Uncle Sam's official X 11 I fI I if .guests. It Is not only Easter Sunday l. -thatJs an- - event in he calendarllof I 4' " ' Iff officialdom, but likewise Easter Mon' K X I day (which is a great- day in WashW"-4'- X "i4' " ington) and the. whole Easter week, "l I I k " f " 'TTW jfv this whole interval may, In irlowever, ;' effect, be considered as Easter. 1 .. From the standpoint of officialdom the first significance of Easter is the j-JSk ' religious one. For, be it known, mos:. U of our officials that is, our national officlals are very conscientious church goers. Whether they are officials because they are church goers, or whethf Leveling Land Before Irrigation, Check System. . . er they are church goers because they are AW''" v, ' Federal officials may be a' mooted question, but tne-faremains that the average public stops mustbe in place; if from a ence of these salts in large quantities-be- servant comes during his Incumbency of office In inuafr to growing flume, which is best, the holes injurious on the Potomac is faithful In attend: be made and the stops in place.- vegetation and their presence Is apt the city ance at divine worship. And even the except to as be encountered in surface watef About the tenth of April is usually the safest lime to sow at altitudes, well 'as well water. Well water may tlonswho are "backsliders" at" other, seasons of a mile or,Bo. Use twenty be colder than surface water and for of the year strain a point to be "among those on the Joyous Easter morn. pounds of ordinary alfalfa seed to that reason it may pot be quite so de- present". Th second th ftfrA Rudolf a- nnrsA prnn- - ia ' de- - sirable for Jrrigatiqnpurposes On significance of Easter in officialdom is as a day of family reunions, second Sired sixty- - pounds of beardless bar- - account of the usual methods of n hi nut In.. )nt Jha wodern this objectioa cannot be only to ttetetaas. to. the eagtwww wh uhloh JY, serious. Everything considered, it It is anticipated, t The opportunity for 6uch ana forget tne grain. Tne seed may would seem that one source of supply reunions arises from the fact that a large probe sown-eithe- r by hand or by wheel- - Is as goocTas the other for the usual portion of the children of our public men at- tend public or '. barrow sower. Now out on the har irrigation methods,.. .,private .schools elsewhere than in Washington, even though their parents may row again uhd go oer It until all the maintain a home at the capital. Sometimes It HARD PROBLEM IN ORCHARDS Is a matter of sentiment that makes an official go over with the corrugating roller desirous of having his children educated in the same way oh the grade that the water is lo run so that the field may Not an Easy Matter to. Secure First his old home townand in the case of the ' "ff Class Trees Irrigation Costs Just young men and young women there are the - '' the Same. college magnets Vassar and Wellesley and 1 I not at liand a home-madmarker will the rest for the-glr-ls, and Yale, Harvard, Cor5 .answer quite as well. Take three ln discussing horticultural matters nell and others for the boys. pieces of 2x6 five feet long. Dress, tries are adherents of the Catholic faith. a western man the other day he with It thus happens that there. Is a small army the front lower corners like aisled ......Qffl.c1ald.anv does not change Its regular routine most ""The to said: difficult"polnt of sons and daughters to come home to the and bolt on each an old cultivator on Easter, and consequently has Easter dinner in blade. Place "them eighteen inches meet in, orchard work Is to secure the habitations of officialdom for the "Easter vacainstead of at noon, as do so many imas is The strain just tion," and usually they bring wjth them as apart and spike boards across the proper trees. In American communities- .- The after other folks I as much many school chums as parents can making a portant as variety. find just top toehold arrange to is devoted to calling and to'drivlng or tuotor- noon at Easter is platform to tand upon. Use a 2x6 for difference in trees of the same variety entertain, for, Washington ing always a great afternoon, diversion in Wash a tongue AVlth this and a gentle in the quantity, size, color and annual proverbially one of the most fascinating places In take fls tiieir objective old St. John's church op- Ington. Some of the foreigners and other" cosIn the trees of as fruit quan- America and offera.no end of opportunities for y bearing church team the rows "can be marked posite the White House. This century-olmopolitan hostesses in Washington have of late tity of milk and the butter fat It con- good times for young people. During the Taft . Is' commonly known as the "Court church" or years manifested an Inclination to devote all Sunstraight. - , In same of cows the different administration the White House has taken espeTwo very, important things are to tains "Church of the Presidents," and it merits the title day afternoons and evenings arid Easter In parv cusbe guarded against. The first Is the breed. Every orchard of any size cial cognizance of this Easter home-cominfor, though President Taft Is not a member, he tlcular to regulation social functions such aa wind and the second is the - sun. contains at least a few trees of such tom, fbr the junior. Tafts have been among those occasionally worships there with his wife, as did teas, rereptlonsv etc. , However, the more devout When the tender plants are just out quality that if the whole orchard was exiles who Jiave made the Easter pilgrimage, every President from Madison to, Lincoln, it is church members In official circles, headed by Mr8. the producing value bringing with them school friends. Accordingly of the ground you may go out in the made almost useless for strangers to hope to gain ad- Taft. have set their faces resolutely against this" inMrs. Taft has always made it a point to arrange mission to St. John's on Easter for the church Is attempt txr introduce at Washington morning and find a good stand and go of the entire orchard would be . anything out In the evening and not find a creased many times. And herein lies a round of social festivities, including an Easter a tiny one and so inadequate, indeed, for the ac- savoring of the "Continental Siiriday." most the in to-beimportant week securing ' dance for who not are suface and point commodation of those the ambitious only the "house party" at the single shoot. The dry Earning church 'services on Easter at the capsun have killed them and the wind a high grade Investment in commer- Presidential Mahsiop,:Jbut the whole body of Easlong, that the pews when transferred are put up ital I 'e as well attended ns are the corresponding; at auction and bring a premium of thousands,, Hcrvf 'es in other cities, but one sees comparabaa blown them away. Alfalfa is a cial orchards. It costs just as much ter reunloners in officialdom. to prune, spray, irrigate and cultivate ten first each. However, the congregation oh the tively few prominent officials at such evening servdollars the days. A third in Jfor to that attaches stowgrower Easter significance outside can watch the arrival of Mrs. Taft and her ices. Whether it is that they feel that their devo- -' After that it is a prize winner for the second or third rate trees as it officialdom Is its function as the inaugural of the the does class and tree the "deal highest yet a course of but good seaseason. the social old In daughter, who are members of the church and tions of the morning should Bufflce, or that tho growth, spring days "the Is the exception. We can vs-- ' son" in who, if the day .be fine, may walk across the park late dinner hour 7r30 o'clock at the White House meant from the first day of upon the season as to the latter. Washington from trie White House' with their Easter guests. '"warmth of the ground and the mois- cure such trees in the following man- January to the beginning of Lent. Then as and In 'most fashionable' official homes interferes, And the onlookers can alo see, among the. wor- - it is difficult to sRy. Or, ture of the soil. As a rule we do not ner: Arrange with several growers Uncle Sam became more of a world, power and perhaps It may be that 1iave to irrigate the alfalfa up In this who produce apples of the desired va- his capital reflected Jhis new importance there was officialdom considers that"' 'it had best early ' to ' the "little season" which exbed tn preparation for the' strenuous program of country nor do we like to do so, but rieties. And when the ripening fruit added each - If it is necessary the corrugations are is on the tree, go carefully through tended from the convening of Congress In DecemEaster Monday which ls a not less busy day for these , orchards and tag with "good ber until the New Year.; Latterly there has been . Just what are needed. the grown-up- s of officialdom than for the thousubstantial tags that will last for fet another development and we have the spring sands of excited children who roll eggsrnTjUia three or four years the trees that season (In' many respects the most enjoyable of Irrigation Satisfactory. The Immense throng of pilgrims of every hue President's big backward. """"Wn ar usine an overhead Irrigation produce the largest best colored, and all) which opens on Easter and extends until ChuFch-oMhe- Sepulchre in k4y- the hest 'armwe&nier seTsTfirTjiTng JnU. social activ tystemin-a-sifiali-wand find 'Holy Week and who""" wander amid the sacred habit of wood, growth, and that dis ity Is virtually suspended, for even the hostesses use of in the It consists satisfactory. places throughout March and April ls a spectacle mosaic and occupying the site of Solomn's temwater " piper- - AbQ.n- t- every tribute the fruit properly ..over ' the who are not so devout as to have heed for the a one-Incnnd to tecompared only with unique of ple. religious significance of the forty days welcome' four feet "there is a tap and from this tree." tfif Moslem pilgrimages to Mecca find Medina that There are two horseback or carriage excursions thelHterval as a "rest period. .Eastef, therefore. little tap the water Js sent out by a ..ara " .beyond reach- - of the .ordinary tourist. Here be made from Jerusalem, the 6neto f5cthlehem, to finds In the of leaders officialdom restored a an in writer fine spirit spray, aays very yelRussians from Moscow herd-wil- h other embracing the Jordan, Jericho and the the new and of round ready (or a activity. exchange. After the water has been low Copls from th Nile valley and pale RoumanDead Sa The first. Of theBe, which akes-ofllan half for on hour as has been turned probably But, saldon Easter morning all ians 'mingle on the banks of Jordan with bushy-headean afternoon, lies along a well-lairoad past ..the officialdom goes to church and for the going finds , the earth is almost muddy, but not in, . Abyssinian blacks. fields associated' wljh the story of Ruth. is clined to bake, for water does not get of Inasmuch as Washington spectators plenty From the moment the visitor lands TheChurch of the Nativity, which has r very down in any great quantity at once; always thronged with, 'tourists at Easter, and such the only convenlent'hotels t by Gerhutnl !e exterior and Is entered by a low doorway "the Is I It as think of them down in to are effort It comes gradually. disappointed gain " mans and situated In the Oermnn colony, he Is that nnut often have saved it from he attack-o'a great system for strawberry cul- " The farmer who uses cheap sires h admission to the crowded churches throng the made the weight of German Influence In over ls built the fanatical Mohammedans, groUo in Palestine. ture. We are using lt'ln a small way approaches to view the passing show. The largIt dates. Jn fact, from the visit of which Jecus was, born, and at Eastertide It is as for strawberries and" find It very sat- not be. fed a Jarge est throngs are usually to be found In the neighthe German emperor, for whom, lest he should - crowded aa bat of the Sepulchre, wit h the same : -Isfaclory. fulfill an. old prophecy, a special gate was built quantity of hay and grain without ex- borhood of the Unitarian church, of which Fresl-- " curious and somewhat dlKtressltig confljets be- -' y dent Taft Is a member, although in simple truth It ercise. Into the Holy City. The tradition was that any . tween Greeks, Armenians and half a. dozen other . The breed of white hogs lsfapidly. must be admitted that President Taft Is the only Tullng monarch who Fhould enter Jerusalem by Eaty cold Preventive. ' sects, only kept in order by stolid Turkish guards. , would from - this one of the, ordinary gates on country, attraction here, for not many other public men of 8heller, . sunshine, exercise, dust-bat- dieappearing three The excursion to the Dead to same at the iorshfp prominence happen clean water, a good bill of fare, more's the pity. stay as its king. he done on horseback back out and and may days The collar is the harness. See to church as the President. But It is the'Presldent .A. month In the Holy Laud, with Holy week In ire the best preventatives of colds and or, more expensively and less comfortably, in a ' roup,-anto furnish. theBe 7 cheaper it that the collar fits. Collar boils are that the Easter throng 'wants to see and they Jerusalem, offers no difficulty. -- 'On landing at . cab. block the sidewalks aborit the church until aftet cauBed by collars. ind easier than to cure. Jaffa, wither he Is carried in a night from Alexanor As the ancient city of that name Is ; Jericho, motor car to his curb the up big dria or Port Said, he may proceed by next mornFree range of hogs does not mean ' still the heap of ruins that Joshua left It, though a that they should be allowed to run L and tha President has disappeared Into the ing's train to Jerusalem. It Is not an attractive Irrigation. German archaelogolcal society ls bringing its 'hichurch After the .serv.lcelth.ere. is somewhat of - "Irrigation will only three or four hours and-ru- ns dden treasures to" tight, and the modern town ot Journey,, but sts your neighbor'! farm. Jaing maximum cropa over Is not, so hlle the land la new and fnll of plant ' Plenty of bedding for the horse is a repetition of the soene, but through the stonyyle Jo whlcli JJavlA slewJericho Is merely a gingerbread little tourtstrre-sor-t food .but where the crops are ' sold aa sure of a good return as any other large, because It is etiquette for the President to - Goliath. In the Golden City itself where '. the a mile from the older Bite and of nQ. Interest , be allowed to make b,ls exit ere the rest of the Churoh of the Holy Sepulchre Is the cerfter of at-;- -' ' labor performed on tb farm. year by year, irrigation will not of whatever From the London Outlook'. assure good results. The cleverness wlt which a horse congregation leave, their seats and he Is well on . traction, everything lies within eaeyreacn of the the" White, House ere mo it of. the peo.hotels; the street of David, with Mount Zlon; the walks fi on- - of th best evidences his way to ; r : ' Choosing the Lesser. from th church.. , emerge . ple , Garden of Getbsemane,' the walling place of the ' work In the that ", harmony. legs Cost of Irrigation, .. e -Shall 'd Here comes a militant suffragette. In Jews beside the walls and the Mosque of Omar.. Many spectators who are It is estimated that it cosU from - Collar, bolls need the services bf a and throw down the gage of battler.". as held officials class Ytop s of bow Easter observe mosque, .. the last a majestic will great observing out He' cut the sanctity S40 to veterinarian. lit an acre to irrigate In tome fit) :. thou lovest me, lead me to a buxs "An -. In are the President a the of wlh Islam, than personality patterned, they throughout splendor aectlons.. U sack thaf causes the trouble. . ' ' " ' r. ' ' " '.' ' 4 - - ,: if' st- John's, members of the President's cabinet, Admiral Dewey and a host of other celebrities. Another excellent vantage point how officialdom-ob- from whicft t0 Berv4s Ea8tr 18 in the vlclnity 01 9 n fashion- Church of the Covenant erhlPers . jXX M WyJ-T- 1 & ' as 't i i kP? - I l?" I '$4K: ' TKi. 1 llli' 'tis VJM W, : . ; i - ; |