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Show I - ab i ' - s.t T: ' - :: ' '' , F ,,- - . '' , ' - , , . 0 soma of brigatui,, of Irrigated' land.. L ,N111:::"(147hrli:ilmlittlenagod;:rolailofid)fsavrivitotturaildtiCtIsnlebo:Inist , I. , , (ratintiol frays 56100 ' have coeiparasummer r prey. one-- have the dyer. in the Itorage reservoink: Same soil by winter and early sprit' 1'4- - A, 1r of the various Illation ere employed. The elevatiOn above sea 14'vf i tivIn '4" b) teett. The climate 01 mild and .that. fawn IP long The IOU and'y Vann of volcanic and Motel formatiots, an et Ift fret' trk dh9th and le iiderlaid, Y r'""Vt. 17,,.."1.,Ilaltwilirioins to water and thus to Hood "7 nii lirlittelti-tere- m .t4i;71.!;:he ... PriVni:41"14171,::::it: reit . To decteame the los by "defy atm. lation. the remedy im let divide the field or orchard into phert furrows Or rhel . the length depending On the character et the soil, and tii run thesater mere eitlekly id the furrows or over the fleide by lising.larger heads, especially Tilts will usualle for poreue soils. require, the preetiCe .of rotation. at farms or OP. least for th thairdef whieh has the tided alltrintage of decreasing the conveyance loom and of ehnetetting.the length of tints fiivolved in applying the water. Tint benefita derived from short runs anti comparstively large heads hi well illuetrated by the following ex- ona) paitio ,--r,---..--- -- tiit RelleteRiVW t by seepage and evaporation In conveyancie onif ureter In SecomilTho. toes of water by deep' tato the soil. pertiolation ' ThirdThei dna of soil moisture by , 'I:6E' sD' it'Ay: OCTo itER' N'T,Av's nifibvtutaateryt TOW in e.nr"tlkthtelcmt;mótlattir;144,:r.l'ILril';,-413(iott by' tlea ptreolationloyins4 th e' waterehad I roach of ' Volume, baying jtg, ' The Vaned States Teeitinsti1011 eeretis 'nue meitetainanw2olore-tod ttrinational for..st allPer- tnitrot that On a very porous atataill goil ahleh was naodotUntiOrUnst SIS 01" irdoP 'projects pr'vid" acres I 'the Vreet 111 1 . NANG' ' SE- li-E- ith anti Won the contentment, prosperity of ,Its rural popultalon. The congested peelers must find beeathinz spstre upon the lands' we are now, reare claiming from tho iissert-lillor- ts slailable for battle shi a. coast dePitstannd the pomp ou) glory of war. Money to plentiful for ,the building of modern skyscrapers 1 'the great tawttris or trade and eommerce But. back or warship and fortification, back of skyscrapers and elevated, transit line there must be &nether great artily of 1hetad Producentianother host of loyal. patriolint hew abiding eitismair' omit der his own tea upon hia own land.' fed by tha tree and ea?hefter.4and vin own( hand has planted.' God n will by roarer such a people:Ns nation on globe can whip such an riElft -- t.:eittY ywari. thretaottritte of the It while irrigated lands were reclaimed: under only, irrigation 11,i one-four- th brought a Oa ' liid f orty-tw- during o Years aftee the Mrance of the Utak Pioneers itito the tlreat Balt Lake tleeflt edorts the country In behalf of irrigation have increatred in geometrical ratio- - This Interest to continue undiminished', too. apnea" can that it only be a matter of corfl most of parativele short Bine Until west shall the irrigation waters. have been brought ePell the wide- Wee in the There are three-ma- in development. Of on irrigation project. of satistarterY construction. First. the dams and canals- in which the water mei, be stored, and then led'istion the land; woad, the settlement upon the a rrny.t-- ' .... . reclaimed-lanof a ruMcientntrrilber of people to melte lull see of the opFA Ft NEWS 15OLDE1 ARE. prelect. Set third. of the portunities J. hi Case-oKans.as licale hie sett- - the correct use. by the settlers. of the ject "Vie Fernier" thold Age! Ails, water and tend so that the project address follOws: may be highly end permanently Prot-abl- e. Salt Lae ,..iy.' Oct. 2.Wq. need While these three stages are of lege battiestripe and more money 4I4 equal ntiCe101117 importence, yet it is Amens. !, to develop homes for the that the first two. construction o evident people!" declared J. B. Chase ti settlement. once sccomplightli are Abilene. Ka", i,oefore the --I'vational Ir-- pra rally forever done. but the third., ligation cengress today. This nation,: the oe..of the water. la of annual re-- 1 weeds homes ruore than It needs fight corrence nd in the end will deterform" Mr. Case is vico-- :: mine the or- - failure of the 1, of-th- t ELANIC hAWK ' :7 , , above 'them :Nut coal for the Tinge, "clean as a Whistle." :ti ii f3ctara 1, . - $5.50 e Inge aril the- following: An. ail lining W. S. Welatenholme. lesnacer. Atthrtr StrarlattL Seerts17. tops only a part of the' seepage. losses. and while it will mist erosion Well. it Airento tog probably will nest brevent the growth '' - Wan. Illawathei- Black II.awt. of weeds for more than one leasott-un- -' nee high velocity le utte.& end it Fteurthe-Th- e TS is, Maii teal al' water by our- - will not sum the activities of burroiring Musick VIC mettsturer h," Cohoerinstinv face truamt or enime4,--41lining here Rot been tut-- ."41i nnrIllationLoison econmin to fields AD'r Parr4rall.'i March. ficientiy'tested to determine their Mir- Aprieelday, and .june when , ability. CONVETANCE LCIOSP.15. 41(Vetivo;attl411111(011 'n its toaxitrona flow Clay puddle will not prevent the bora--Perini The ititimmt of annuli rainfall Tb. wirteretire between the Era" 'rowing of animals. &ad needs grow .; Inches. Thii.armount ncremarY and nett duty represents the ex- espechillywitire-th- e Ot tad tionvoyance looms or the rapidly, hr artificial means Is A addltional the wetter most be onion Invelority.nt to order lachee Of three sere fect ler tot etticiattel the syortemt Alsesuremente prrectit the eroding or 1r:telling of the 1 Now the first of .nrsr.-11made by Ms irrigation invetritiostions lining, beets and potatoes wail threefold: for ample: to "Frew enough problem. on to.-- lane-Is- s the Cnited Ptates department of A concrete lining hoe none 'tuff In alfalfa even mom. and for timothy twoThe irrigation Investigations the meet thee hankers grocery bill, tha altrimiltursAind., by thernited 'States above dieedvantages, and it merle the Idahe found that ober the length of fold. Increesing foodistuffe in thie maiczu fnitte. Of overdraft, ditch maintenance president of the Transmissiesippi Com-- 1 Prefect. lit a, requirenumte of a rood lining better run was 2,169 feet it required lvn nne, two and threefold. simply means service, show fees taxeft--reercial'eengrent. rater use . Ma the of This dew canal system of unbasd earth than third tither muerte!. The Only ob.that from two to threa,times as many of finmtint of 1.(1 feet, far any deptb ifl "The should speed!. kas been given le Ellininate the speculative iticrewc nauonalcoogrees ,. annals the water delivered to systematic et- le its hirtier first coat. '"rbe a satiefstetory irrigation. while with land the farmsbeings may be Maintained upon lien int. le of curse it tee mooee,, a as 'part putting valuation and brand it is probably not more Men 40 per cent earliest um of concrete linings waa in tuns of 217 feet the' average depth of tention; but with the JqeeatII g pop- the Irrigated area: and every lover of tort' it and make possible to battleship true of the project, ) any la Insisdelreloyenswat of tbe water diverts& the woo dreams of the day when yer Add cassia southern ralltOtala about 1180, when water for a thorough irrigation ,was our fermiers to live on Irrigated ferms11 ulation under irrigation. II soap teihhie , ll11114011. good condition ...the tently clamoring for tttentloii In the Porotiotur commonwealthe shall cover may the tncreattint value of witter minis it only el of a Plot, or a saving of 541 while his as well as they Can in King George's11 arid the cliam.s setni-exi- tt dreamer .14 inontased te di to TO efficiency, ,.... and region. IrntIon. the "Great American Desert.," Irriganecessary to do away with looses. nines rer cent per mat, I' standing arid eredit In the Community dominion. matt gabrabie vestal information rho methods et, use. as that time. practically-al- l of their canals. tion is for the may, not for ahe few. .n The cold fact lc that no amoun. ót, under present PPrOVe found that 11000 down to sero, rPelPhietth regards the extent of conveyance tomes which are comperatively email. carry- a tract of land on thm Payetter Boise can regulate,1 probably never reclaim more than on or sentiment Patriotism Fly s :nom intelligent nee of the The real , err, Ahem of the question arid only problem tenth to one.lifth of the total are of :osmium, investisa, Ing leer than Ile rubic feet per second. Preleet eoithi be irregreteed attMciently worth tors already impounded or divertee or ntA tbe the movement of population. Sten go tillable land. For our 14,000.00e whether Oman of tbo rutted states is considering hove lined with coneret and- in with en everage acre' the rrigated beep area may. be increased of water of WM. with suet water toupply as it where they think they can improve, depth of syristaturs..,, irmninoikodepartment tease are least at land there soma with ,of mono. tmncrete about 4 inehes in- flaunt and a quar- haft will make a of what:.. irrigated replaced condition. regardless rhaps doubled, It Is certainly large monwats on td, ditetmo in tbo reliving for IIIthe oc- their acres must be 500,000,000 that tom pipes, Until recently very little or tateamen; a sub which orators or newspapers worthy of considendion when a large head was uee.i . while eupant and ft suitable horn the on claimed. if reclaimed at all. by other mum, mos mils of crete lining had been done ouuldri nf ter, now projects, not et it toolLein eVettlite of irrigatiou .to enjoy that ihing. if it will mkt do may say. The renter clam movesbust- - I:methods. was found to be 1.77 p,r will elvers be more True, undo There -- ere Is it The shrewd land where per tont 'o that region. but during the last few of 11 ineheswhen adepth is cheap. head-wascarcity of this and the owner artuat bank upon s smaller he-cthe gatire doer; the mmentrernents tall" "Ilerate lined "sale have been land the in water arid than region; water; yet in d loping the wept by need for a period of 55- hours; the unearned Increase In ealue,the project nencetnits farmer figures that Of concerns and chief of the one every ;rands from a maximum loos ot-S-4 per ranatrurte4 ea meek', of the Pleleeta acres and obtain make the growth be Irrigation shhuld adPtle wholVisoever locaie& is a money. More oils $ .anims..entio hi limo moan the rutted Puttee reclematkin eervice larger head gave a saving of $S Per The farmer at 60 or GO rents- - project should be to cover proBtablY symmetrical? We ho that no comactuatiThe area. the the.,,tee or the water labia and' Oa' numerous private projects, cent, possible largest 'trill main withet.owbunt the Horeat6hinns itskilltfilinnstoanhlie madovvaemntagto long Assumigg that the climate and project It le Probably Pato to assume that ng spirit of irrigation enterprise is. or pleted lingo mats' to general toes lees in seasons are right and the markets fair out settlers: 'Mould we no equally, the loss dile to deep percolation-Wil- l income'. to should make f'proportion than small ones. Th. meaw his be. reduces It possible tiepin' anxious that every new sett slimy from the Initial Cost of land and water andnearly one le uments average bout I pit cent for Idaho and, other,Mates. and during the average no lees than :5 per cent of that homes the for iricreasea his many. it expense" the beginning, use water the Tilt way. right is $100 per acre; that the cost of of the mistalces of life canals carrling 100 taiga feet per sec- - past three year' some excellent work the aster delivered to the farm. mind a farmer's With let Inc this in thought otherwater In our older sections. alr, y kvelllng, dyking.. surfacing or moro,abour 2,4 per cane sor cans, has 'been done lti British Columbia,LOSS Or WATER BY VIM EVAP- Wise Proem:MIL for eatitilactory and when he Its go of a productiVe farm call your attention ig two vital PrinIs scarce; methods for increasing th h ave Miler to comfort many his by success. tairrlint end of he seoadds the think; toIfiCcobie feet per First, ciples irrigation are sought eller: in time the permanent irrigation is anoth, r 17,0 per ORATION (F' sou, WATER.. advantages,- it is not an economical 4,,6 pp, vont, tor canals in town. beginning of irrigetion wiedom is the duty newer !sections will be to the same con!sore. and that the money invested is 1living perpennon, te. to J4 etible.feet per setesmd. carrying l stoeltmen The and posttest; natural This of conservation farmer is deoet,lent on many- facthe and IN nate precipttatlost acre h ea us learn good habits In our ly without' considering all the fee- - tors, same er ethich, such as the reasonably worth 10 per cent, rankle earrYing lose than 23 cubic the best businees oceitipation In the fon, I. a., the rain and the anow, Irrt- dition. LetOW , we shall have lees to must return a net annual Income nation 00 youth. Upon 'whictre docation should be method of irrigoilon, the lime and frefeet per second. With crop the largest today. not a primarY art; it should uniestrn in our maturity. gation resolves Meta to 'quency of cultivation, can be controlled of 815. with atone purposes It is preferable te based, in Tor high to production history, be the natnr. always supplementary ' Take the simple and staple erop.-oMtiO021 between the toot and the Much more might be said Upon this s Price with the end of the pioneer a skilful irrigator. The extent of alfalfa et .."1" and should only make benetlia deriveI, The 'factors which by hay as the fret harts for 'cal- period and the disiappearance of frete al, precipitation subject In Petite 'feet of water this anti to the can nhich for be rainfall. it in the the ckgree Oat way P"'. must be eonsidered are deficiency Iup and c'ulatiori. winter With thorough (I) met of con- - dieninished hail been the subject of Si- land. the chance for the farmers sone Many principles have been developedof equate feet of neuAd axes of the progress. of during structiom (3) onet of maintenance. and spring flooding this crop will pro- becomes greater mete year. But it is 1The 14:This fa egolvaleat to stating the Gana. of the irrigation early the last decade has brought this truth for increasing the economical, use the of mina operation. (3) damages doe to water- - tensive experiments an duce in three average 'cuttings Of or the United States de.homs'--tevident, that a smaller number ' f 'eater la feet leSt each day- - Mr- - F. the irrigated section. The water, such as top cultivation and ea six tons per acre.' The mallet value boys and (4) value of itweettgations logging and W. Hamm engineer, of Bong predict, water staying in the country. though water which falls from the heavens. Maintenance of soil fertility. These pertment of agrieuiture, carried on at hi the field tor stock feeding purposes wise are ime. of men that tell them the a Kates-Thprofits 'dation luni of Nah& who number in the arid alteelletded treoPede data even under an annual yrocipttation of gimlet be taught persimently to the la ill Per ton. Deduct tor ditch maina new canal le to be eonatructthe farm are greater than ever be- 10 inches. Is amply luMcient of thi results obtained at fenanc'e to different Medan of th. ed.When Pertain! to pro- farmers. and federal and stateof oov. $1- per ton. tor and the Moine between an unlined eanal six ofaverage irrigation Irrifore. The relative decline In sgricult- duce these stations ehow.that for soils west altaVabel SeaPalla lataaa of p.5, could it only be fully ernments, sse well as owners Ond crops. a and $I per ton. leavtemerete and will lined canal stacking a culling supdepend not 'Mould urge is ined allet 114 "We ("a 6( 'eater per day a poptaittion of inch six water neegearily projects. receiving, depth held gation eon. Dein By the $4 124 aere Per per-toclear. or larirotY moths fir coat of construction. on properly soil, ing of It is so only in matter to be the surface per aquae foot of wetted area, re- - When there is sulticient faU loss duct snow-watin port a more complete investigation roll. interest on the original Investment case It means deplored. available. a lees deserable environ- serving the rain and the mutual relationship among ,strectivly for rather imPertIous. me- - a concrete lined canal ma be ilivelf a for a period of 30 days was from 1.11 SIS'efid we have a net the soil of $9 Per ment into which tho methods. return by large people lenving crops may be grown with small quan- water and crops. Then we should for bone not cultivated after acre. divinely. impervious and rather pervious ettoeper greed man With the 10 acre tract the farms molt go. or If In unlined canal Inch,. the remit is tities of of irrigation the irrigation, and I.5S inches for soils, has $90The soda 1rnb. (avermei Memo are due which could notthan man a leseened the for his work. erosion due the meld irrigation water. This is well sooner establish, science year's of prosupply agricultural cultivated three days after the Irriga- with 100 Acres has $900, and the man ' The eraperellan as oven we perceistion. to high tirade and tion. Cultivation caused a brought out in a eerie of experiments agriculture. ducts. of but oontrary to a common belt. the also the smoother cross steel) saving Above all. however. the positive danwith 200 acres baa $1,80 to the good. section will "The government has done much for conducted during the last ten years at ZS per cent of the loan. loss of ,vaPomtion from Rowing a high velocity, which will make give tract ireigatior, For the man With the the ger of using too much water In irrlea but only a trifle rornpared the Utah experiment station. Where are the furin crops miter in a coed one theignifintat tom- - nowateary grown of else the renal Much the alfalfa as an exclusive production its assistance in other directions. TABLE NO. THE CROP PRODUCING POWER OF THE NATURAL pared with these of soignee. As enm emall.r, The concrete lined ditch can rows, the loss by evaporation can be will not be worth while. He multi, with farmers and stockmen of the west PRECIPITATION. !Pared with th rates of IleePall dirae aim be "Iron fervid', aide slopes which further diminished by ueing deep fur. therefore.work out Ms problem by the The conto ampress on their !MidvaleIt to depth of I. 111 and will demean. the excavation. For these :rows. which do not wet theOeurfact to addition of vegetables, small fruits and rhould vnite Peltir. Cent the senators and of Incites of Irrigation necessity Jill inches. The average daily. evapiorm reasons. the amount of excavation. the ,gamet extent as shallow furrows or- other diversified products tintil Wean gressmen Yield swatter activity in developing the semiUsed t Water 10 lien for theArrisration season evill gm- - especially on ' aids- - hitl work.' will be surface flooding. thus permitting eul- bring his larger fruits into bearing. PER YIELDS ACRE arid lands and making homes for the due to The mall" not .ascested mho, wrote lined tivation moon after thwirrigation link par much entailer for the The of alfalfa hay on a largti non. IL. to 7.5 at our doors. Every results at two of the stations orate, growing day. whkit le trent It times less canal than for the unlined canal."' Thee leverage 100. 200 or 600 acrea, is profitable teerningemillionathat fails be ehould i 111 Wheat (bushels of grain) than the goeyase lass. The greatorr will leadaalli the mat or 112011111tata Oaf show that for soils Irrigated With a from a marketing, etandpoint. aud drop of eater 47 114q of tillablee land Oats .1 of grain) :Proportioualle morereemloseist water ficiontly to balance for at least part of lige inches depth of water applied by when fed to the growers' own cattle utilized: every footunder $5 84 (butheis St the i and surface brought 4111111118. and plow eventually in furrows three. brought hi from summer ranges for flooding tor mean thaw for illegal. areas the met Of tieing. and In seine cases Corn (bushels of rain) 44 III 54 ehould get behind the Wheat . iodine the ternmeny M. waiter to be where the excavationts in hard um- 'sit and nine inches &seri. followed by winter feeding. the induetry is one of the government 2934 541e 452$ (pounds of straw) in dead earnest. not only Oata .aultivation. proposition the was loss rethe . terial. evaporation, of lined t canal may of straw) 2233 2274 tiontrote the very best and most satlefactery le for the relneL'hyadepthlgthe practice 03 ..,,t good of the people here in the Corn (pounds tattoo tor the operation of the smaller an unlined canal. Where 11.211 Inches for the surface fitspded soil 32211 fOund in Ova eetentry, Thift how- west. but 3555 33 (pounds of stover) for the benefit of the whole thee is not sufficient fall available to Al of an inch for the snit irritated with ever. intfolves-,tOcelaterals at demi., planning-th- e J of 'la 5540 dim and Volta Let 77 171 bay) (tons catak nation. furrows. and .72 inchst,foi "!..eystere se tt tes'oberten as much as dim the lined 'Canal' a steep trade. the three-incPotatoes 4iScier 07 (bushele) plupositicele 14$ 79 the 'When wept prospers the nation remade the mileage or smaller ditches companion will not be quite is favor- tee soli Irritated with nine turrowg4., awedThe''Productiall of'elfdlta prtit'' Prospers. It should do has at any The results indicate that the erapoiC, duce& The data in the above table show tion should bt shouted over theland. be further de.. abI.. bul even then a lined canal, be S75 ttOt returns of'froin-,21eamergesco to Not less than that approximately 35 creamed am the bropm, locate& of oa- - COMM of its smooth bed and sides. will silos from a soil surface flooded will per acre at present market prices. costand do it nee. of the yields, until every citizen mutt know that the probably be about 25 per cent of the l'rult, melon.. and garden truck, Yield two members of the president's cabi- under irrigation conditions. of wheat, xtreMve use of Irrigation water not ao as se; to rass ittreatarh very have a wester, Velocity than an folnet water no weetem to when men. should lined cultivation easial familiar on nem. applied. the and 77 too ereas-ground. oats and not and by of the yield of only diminishes and injure erops, but grade. handsome return. Involving more Denny with every condition of western land alfalfa andbarley. irrigation: while with a soil 7 of the yield of pots- - that it Is the ereatott menace to the deep a not wham ite boon. is. very theredore a, smaller crone section. and lows the with and skill, but opening a field Of en- and western This Mould be a to furrow. nine inches deep. deavor need, was man with moderate to due .,Porona,k To: prorent the Menage from On 'aide Mil work in hard material the irritated for natural the the precipita- - prosperity of the Irrigated region, BY , toes will be means of all the nation. not a tion stored in the toll. This , unused naasi.. Halloo, is only such unwist Irrigation ground-watddyomnt ma- - saving in cost of excavation will be followed11 by cultivation,the and providing homes for more government of cent water of the about considerable. Other per cast west the with ; benefits the must which applied. government or nand Thorn tried. aerials beim been a fair sample of what may be done on rises and tither limits or prevents crop The effect of the shading of the people.we rionclude be oonsidered are the decreased cost ite forever for share of the wood, beating with mocroie. till- - production: soil axe If an inveetment careful oil So that ,...orpgritsented irrigated farm fertilityr accumulated of mahllerlenre and operation and the plants on soil evaporation would be to This I believe will come. for any of from $160 to til0 per acre for im- benefits. oils, and clay puddle. 'A good tinted age be practiced. It now. by careful through numberless reS411. te washed a decrease it and le s the give eits weft probable The perhaps - natural water had boon into the irround-wate- r. aoserting etrength. should fulfill tbe following requir is land with a water thesafe.' tillage proved right away from Om sound and conftnative investment.- The farmer is to have his innings. He has allowed to escape into the air. much ream of root& thus hastenlog the di. imam It should be watertight pre- - .toeont.end with. no tweaks to itnen0-.- loss of :5 per cent. vent the growth ot w eed". stop barrow- - roeeliminated, To heicoet or patr:dIlditz LOSS Or WATER. BY SCIIPACE1 application of thrift and industry, an Armageddon of his own and he more irrigation water would bate been sotrous day of soli depletion. By the to battle for bis rights. OR WASTE AT THE to produce the crops. By the moderato ust of Irrigation the irrigate!, int animals. to nitrous and durable. and- ;eh e vain of the water saved end the RUN-OTcoupled with ordinary IntPitigence, inWith a production exeeading all required trumperefelahlX eal denial" hY END VIELDS Olt sure! slices,' and prosperity. of the rain and snow- - area may be immense,'" enlarged. the storage Proper of of the land inprevention a with records. waterlogging From ineestifietionl arcerlog Actual irrigation on the farm. either previous fall in the toil. alone, it is postible to crops increased and the soil, fertility FUmows. Mg 'of antic- a - teaches. mime ditch. These thatJeaky benefits 'obtain m telligenee and from Hat the hovrte or other method, ds by '" extend our irrigated 14,000.000 acres conserved. maw," CannOt b4, closet), estimated when a This IC11 represents a witbte, the ex- by flooding, furrow, Ditch builder, and op- the Most from hie land, with a linen- considerably. Therefore. to make our expertbece on the This is a fair whiffet for the eopnew moat Is to be sonstructed. but tent Of which is dependent oi. toe kill :s not difficult. tali dAgore unknown. swith lib a position! as s' boater to rule have erators ......of quit trying ... In. LoiTha''''",,,.,e''''': service. sideration of our engines. ezeeriMeitt irrigation projects should he consideredbefore deciding aind care takenein the preparation of :.' 'rena-- elea taking the place of guesswork, the settlers upon them grestord make water run up hill by gravity now. Ettienee "1"h" 'a" ,... ...- - the fessib.lity must be taught Mation, . lealelators of-and National Irrithe land for irrigation and in the ap- The s ., concrete lining. are generally practical v ith hoine etinsumption approaching that Irrigation le detigned Only engineers to ration congress. The great work Iiilth existing ettlitil the problem is plication tietpatat , , nil of water. On the many mearaire of Oa a constructed with cattalo out disof main gimletion; ir the and lining. lay riortA, aped the natural precipitation. &triturated 46 yesre ago. tri thM city. c to prevent the seepage losses or to in- - farms thIP i0118 ileyes n9t exist, titit it price level for everood oil siPPiled crease 1...11001 be,sey suiphalt tributing laterals and the farmer with steadily Second. the yield of any crop under tottered and made great bit this turtling capacity by efther en- - le frequently not prevented On eight careful , on the ditch sides and bed ist the rat to his field ditcher, rything he false" elth new Ideas, new attention not lit proportion to the arms. is not for & dor. It may be s le larging the (natal or by lining it with of the projeoG' of the Uniteel Stetes and new opportonitiet, the next et bout 1 gatiens per square yard.- ("mere-trcontrolling gates soon becomes Fin itrocemes. The extent of the seepage reclamation 'rervice. In the northern quantity of water applied. 'rho more miracle. but if worth while ft must be ten a to reward scanr. Se The the protitimi years of ork 60 actual the of cent to will per . irrigating stop water ts used in irrigating a crop. the losses can be obtained by measure- - divishin, the lose averaged about il expert. conthmous miracle. OrtlY by the prop--, and for many peopic is a fanner greater lien the world has tem yield is obtained eget merit.. the, damages done to adjacent per cent of the eater applied. On the is a pleasurerecrea por unit of water. or nes of the water on lands can it be ever seen. The coining &rade a ill be too. fascinating SecondA nail cich"r"et"d P.ut land below, end been This, hat the maintenance of th Retro 9 trocto amply demonstrated made so. The greatest firat,14 k to an irriga- the tamer's golden age," die lining is as tificiant al a iliaoa ou .anal air,, fairly well known Ilnd ivill Itotre project the run-of- f leo in The long continued lnceittiga. Cr and alfalfa tonged front 4 to tion community is the land opecolator. ntscusstos IS HELD. 7,1ining.so tte 12't211 .dotion, A. GEO. SNOW TALKS. furnish ancient data to estimate what le grain tions of cent. cent already re. ter 3tiost good projects are handicapped by averaging It eer Th ir dA th in cem ent mortar t Ranh resserhie be pent in concrete tio, water atmlied I Dr. W;desow's address a l! of idlc Rai illifWeurOoll Geo. A Snoer addressed the congress trerred to. As exampled note the told Follow-inarea vest of one 1 inch Wilt land made 4about When the capacitY of the canal inalg mulls obtained with wheat I,brtet discupsion of irrigation methods These Mimes when 'resembled indicate held for has been on the sublect "Irrigation securities !lowingsugar veensent to roar of sard.'seill l'rPAent 71' in..;;;t ""!oney be the ebolfe was beets: tab; that for an average irrigation system mad, .- :hsld; Dr. Widtsoa &daring that gralThing lands tinder new and the practical working of an dr- land pro went ef the seePage. a larger unlined canal or the COelVey811Ce tom ntay be 'fully 4e TABLE NO. dINCHES OF I RFOCIATION WATER APPLIED. projects. at a low- figure arid selling to fixated project." He gave nom" of UCe a 1,4444 canal of smalier croon! ? returthe--A first class t'f'dicrete lining, to or of cent water the and diverted. Per "ste lets- at high figures. This the reasonit 'why irrigation securities .1'3 niches thieli. mad of one part of ee-- section. which will have a higher v- !the amount delivered LS per cent or soealied has spoiled the usefulnette of many are discredited, and made suggestions elment to two of sand and lour of gravel, totity because of tbo omootbnesa '13I lost more be may men deep percolation. by There are thousands of well as to the overcoming of the prejudices i good hest thu,igrain per acre) .. 4.,5 nnd bed. There are many 24 step 16 per cent of the seepage. St 441 46) 47, - 491, 49 per mid may be loot by soil evap- ,dreased and ' riftliA wooden fej Irrigationiste busy of eastern eapitallate against loaning Wheat Me. straw per serer 29811 14521 1914r 41111 471E4 5312 lining. when new, eases where the value of the waterless oration. 10 cent lost surfaee by atd per the other fellow how to do it money on western irrigated lands.. Mr. Sugar beets (tons per aere) . , telling ,1,:ls am efficient as a eenerete liming. but alone. will justify the improvement of run-oflet lel 201 111 111' 14 the total of thew, losces would but themwives touching hand te Snows paper will Annear In Th A. arter taro Or three years. repairs and the canals by lining. This is obtained be 70 cent of the water Newt; tomorrow. diverted, . per iholel nor neither The plow. .Inauhateriance will beCome an hriPorlanl when the value of the water 10Se 01 specula7.6 CSC 1.0641 President Newlentis announced that Wheat thu. grata per acrs-tac1.29 .99 iliirbere the value of the water will tive craze agente and salesmen armed .f: hien. And by the end of eight or ten be equal to or larger than the depr1 t) Wheat will destraw concrete-per (lba. it. $4e1 244 172 ' 114 107 ileings with beautiful picturea and descriptive owing, to the inability of William E. 'it sill weeessliate rouiPlete T'''. elation and Interest on the capital In- - Justify e',imam , tome to about 5 literature 2.761 1.Set 1.204 ! ;44! ;44 of California and Elwood Fuger beets (tone per acre-Inc;44! reading like R tale in the Smythe, vested. As an Illustration, It a canal crease the ofconveyame .,neSat Mead of water dis to the cent the be at Aurdralia, 011 per rtel; Arabian The man present with the Nights. Ilse cost ,,f an 011 lindult labete As the 'rater inaleeell, tha yield b...4'. carrying 60 cubic feet per second &tett Irrigation and dry 'farming are the me ie le this water lots. addresses the 'which 10 percolation section It in sere ',,,, elm be bought at telegram. of plots quarter 4'alifornia priers i throughout the four comes relative!, smaller. iutd if enough twin arts that will eventually redeem irrigation t ...t. foubut-13 per cent need with care. could be toy nearly traits. quits farming himself. opens an acre to ham been delivered by theme 'MOT cents a gannet us alwatt li montha or 1,,t days, applied. there ta an actual e!. mertur I per Mile. whiCh Is rot PICCOMIliVe. this eptirely prevented. and would erebably eine in toed' and becomes the pro- gentlemen Wednesday eveninq . would diminution of viol& The studies of , .,. vent r 0.9u.,,r,, fade. ..ee-er-a Calvin B Brown of the Panama-Pacifi- c he addrensesi substituted of W. rent ,,,,,,,a the le rot eater by from per apan 4 moter of orchard tract scheme And .1.1ining I le.ch thiet 'volts tYril 3 to .Inew is equal to a continuous flow of United States Irrigatioa Ipvestigaexposition told of the prepar& . Holaberg Of California. and George the cubic feet per second or 3 acre feet. t:led, the eVaporation Mee. ehereohe --so this Mari dnit contagious fever of H. Stead resits per square foot- i einnt con- Drs. and under Fortier hone tione H. being made to buad the greatest will permit deep furrow irrigaMaiwl Of Chicago. Mr. Holaborg's have 'Dhows that racentively get rich quick" pervades the atmosif rite 2 inc aes Utak cost s ara,at 0 ctillat which gives a total of :60 sere feet, crone large exposition the world hats ever seem Mr. tion and cultivation, will pv)hobly not phere and contaminates the whole in- publectriii I 'be The Imperial Valley. n4 '3 incites thick al,,ut t, veuta a wt4,,ae viola at silo an aera font Is- exceed i.. of irrigatios tester are used Brows add that already It , foreign 15 per cent of the water applied; dustrial community. would be justiAll sell or try to an Irrigation Miracle," and the snob. quantities For this case ntee foot. There do not toc.l the105.4, The lawns In which Pro-reordinary practice, governments had accepted the invite. lees or waste sell land. Nobody has time to atop a Met of MiekMaxwen will- be "'A . the ditch tied In spending tier mile. a capital. end the surfitee run-oi the irrigated section baa thereby sus- Uon at the United States government te trimming and preparatiutt Ttepart," ;ev'ere the lining la cut ..n. which - tht interest Of which plus depreciation can be eliminated: the total of the, ! sand blow, set a limn Or plant a tree. never tained be will known. probably display exhibits at the exposition. Be losses he for these militia'''s wEl Those who belicue In the country and about to IL ,rbts Vvi- I is veissil ton $.;444. If we assume interest DR. JOIIN A. WIDTBOE.. woutd add prom but unquattionably rue annually Into extended a tordial Invitation that the at -- their time and talerrta to itor.de0" per vent, the 27 per cent. apply 7niteses font. the cost or a cloy linsteg and millions National Irrigation of dollars. tiMit Dr. John A. Writer be held delivered on the ,,,A,ta, of the capital is about $4.700. In most cart. t Ir'p Ohm up these requite hasel on el- velonipent are getting results. Their ...recepends It Is of higher importance than over in San Francisco IR (megrim on The Rational Vise of Ink Miring the to l POO iiiik ' a typieal and repreat niative of Plods are not for saie and they are hie address if 7iOi.,:airiOw OniOlitwiel triA,-reasonable before water a that of in expoation Mr. Dr. duty Brown Water said: period. Widtgoe Irrigation." J,:.i ,prad 1 build a concrete lined canal of that irrigation practice in tte west. It is building tip beautiful hornea where they 44 hand. it' Can bf !,..1,-- 4 be established. and that those reopenThe Panama-Pacifi- e as follovrse '' , r International 'n by carrying capacity. depending on the 1 censervetively mitimated that ;rt per will he content to he and rear their spoke the canal. then el"!;-To so little sible for irrigation project; by the nposition. to be held in gain Franever have all who used. dipped be of can Cent eater dive, uh.cli the ie.l from children velocity petiole it ,g4:!,z ciciin.; or worked in as of education thefarmeta es well bY cisco anof Feb. 20 to Dee. irrigation. the will be in ..;:.i., v..rit. at Fittnining up the whole matter, the Into the history ,,,..t .,. -, , II," I ,,, ht !.,s,01., IvATun It y r.) LE p pi.,, it. ifrtreaM la u astiNi or ltet. but that by enforcement of reasonable, rules. celebration of America's nual meetings of this MOR11$ of eomorvation whleh appear the greatest Finm' great pr.thient and the only prohlem It,. ignOnt toot, lol l',,,see '0.n.À1.14)N. to is each observed. that it kal duty is of one achievemen t Irrigation great Importance.. I,f)Pn In t. Wive 11114.A,poreessfully the successful comtina coroc ',Tie who are willing to Irrigat ),, hpoot ni.pr.! for sub- At present the duty of water aseigned pletion of the Panama canal; and it 3' 1 ork 'lie hi g land 1).111,7 must permit of the great t,'' ,,,,tr, The loPo iR la rgty debend el t o n the ed d istricts where, wat r Is s ahnibl o 1 wr(PV.4nough py ''r i1 Mete eeldom la as will be an exposition of ascii surnamengineers duine the "waste places" of the earth, by the the orker to route wIthin at leagt l'h.t,,,2 4, t,..,!,11.,,,, ,i, dietaiwe the WatPr is run over thol the waste and loss may be so ling. Wooden Usually much ing excellence that it will be a proper h tielil Or In the furrows. and on the. Out the water supply vIli.!ser,,,,, two in distalica of the ground floor," Tie and also for mivitur many of the social low es $O veryfew tasty,of a:'V1 Ir. erWt -'.,. loo a will It Mankind. living that higher. the threel or perplex times it it 'peones In tribute to ths oivent it celebrates. and are,t oerye.i lib net name hint ii prit e that In al) teas- problems 'iY!, he,',,- ta:,,.! vthme or heaa of water used. Porous' a i hog built that 'inion irrigated view of what we are learning confitUng expression of the nation's, .1110 snot iddo ,k,i ortto b, ,,..its underlaid with gravel are the the Irrigation methods ri,),V t re...1'111ns omible expectiinty air be the price 14 not intposothiet s, lands. with theta possible email family cerning the relation between water pride In Sta accomplishment. ' or 20 sears hence Ho earns and mach as that of a, tn..), ,,,,,r,hte n,.',Rt oti'lleult to handle to prevent this in Many trtflionci. I, even crests. $e and whether fertile is soils and abunIt tititied to all that Increase of value units. and their particulerly gratifying to IllItTrIATION PfloBLENI one ti,::lzrtsitstimangtatmlasetaHrtIv be allowed acre shell be shall for ; ,.:.,17hpp,r ,11,- - .ro....111t,rpith ma;phvernmt:dichbolyPrurjrinasta diret! of of formulated the land sunshine. dant wait that this greet tegoettlen the future has in slum Give him a by -chlt trohlems ,r,f the Aeti tual present value for the actual experience the social Ideals that when it might be med. to accomplish city. which will combine Abel rissole Instead of Irt,g, look in at of quent lutht irrigations more so if much the nations spread of may feria the was with Grecian architecture with the eventually bring Minty larger tor, ted 11111 dont' what your topic presen he greater part wh ich by i .. holdingftand lie;,Yy irrigatn grilMISM.1.1.11.11111a1111.1119 richness of the orient and the I't Oregon, tie said' you keep, which should be no more their legions of Oman hearts into int- - area ,roper Irrigation prartiee. The Finkle This The problems of the actual irrgator ti.an you can successfully...wed& your. operative peat" CROP PRODUCINO POWER OP SO Cengrese Is the TABLE NO. loss is illuatrated by the Barber Tell You e,,,,,It of the are numerous anti. widely d,Versitled self. will some day make you lick a only neo WHEN APPLIED TO DIFTEIIENT AREAS Or LAND. body wigek assumes f,.i,t,wing OSJALUIPIOR: an. tfie all not interest limit will time The the man. methods. general and Tits happy permit healthy nn h. the irri, Are Next ,,,',,t , " 7 ...0...tei r. of ar great number ,, We lies just begun to subdue the' purposes mid results of irrigation. it. united sentation in" In"stigauGn9 &Undid-0yo' CROP 7 annual meetings. Itherefore, if eoberlY tt ill refr tore to get Tillie tho eertier of tivii Columbia river great A merican .. awful that desert, in of a d',ates departMent . gicultura 4 should be the on conducted. basin. not able to wombs en at of the riser milestone, of where le the beginning Gods Sot trhottood. ()resort 1 stvre IS serest I seres 4 sere "b.. soLaixern California eitruoi orchard. in of human to t0the 'teemed field to as Umatilla in hand an Jost county phase important It progress. oast. iforth stretched ire' meg $ive a' with furrowa,460 feot on which Wheat (bushels (o grain) .. 1144 I 81 trrIcrted ,11112 48 many of ;hese problems are he. blight: where the trail of empire was For that reason rventure to present to enrn 'Ivoo die Ifelm,10. to hay. your stool, tho (bushels of Erato) at the upPer end nf,......, I IS all Il now work.ol wit hi' is,tual contaet etree're and whitened with bleaching you a matter of high Importance In li.g ota....air goo.' by lb. 'Harlot mot furrows the water had PerPolittP" Fbeat (pounds of straw) 4132 ISSII 10241 11204 the Inhathtatta alth the 'toll, the nonfat; where the shadow of death and the establishment of irrigstiott. tt7 dostoot twow to too.- . of of down to ft depth 101110 1411 stover) 14021 24761 feet, whlh for and tho weather Throw From its humble beginning' In 'this Corn'(pounds tho deeolation haunted the burning sande; . v.. Ifto lower half of the furrow', the Timothy (pounds of iiiI) 14114 11$211 11044, a cn ftd. 11,04,,Ort, ontee.. here. through the genlue Of ecletece and city. Madera American ittiaattost has Alfalfa ' 1 of of aft 11$401 ahem .. (pound only bay) SOISS percolation '1,th 1440: Co. hn4 apeenlator. the saa oneetot labor. shall oectir the restoration of a grown, until the census of 14011 ree4 feet Exportmonta made by the irriall tho ther modern tiPVIrPS and paradiee lost atol- forsaken. Here is ports nearly 14.410"000 acres of Irrit 'ration Itrittgatione, ccordlna to Mr Inentiona for living without work, room on (he land for a. millionMore gated. lands.es ft at Ta.Milan. have proven conclusiveiy and' thn SCP1,0, ito fairly laid. o SO Here is a beundiese opor- emit was brought famine& under irrigation of water of Spreading aim Neale. end where will be bethat fully 54 to per rent of we hate sines variety of illet, . and vitt four inotoad of On sent. tho to;. tunity for capital. water applied to slito gravelly lolls oil projects under government andirrigation once ISIS. that is to eon doting the credos in told for 'rhos; cord, miar Private - The greatness of any. natiOh..tatilit (Continued on van. , 111 I - d tiazz 1: dew this and ', te , . awe - , the .-111 Th . enno an e Orin -- tali A erne' In ti s. edit ani ...4 WIMII-moncr- ete 3 1 -- m , :1 pred the-exta- nt il the each tisk, The Wtre VIVA - Int tniat yom man idlii Tt TY end to road we I visti wea wht e 't St the er hes rpe4 itto 0.1 1. at NVh . plot to Ma sea par Eal nut , 'i .; ,. : I tn nel 1 trus 1 ' h ryt 1 1 ant Ger Gel 1 GO' bin , atoo unm- la-h- er -- greattetr Theed prop-s- F ees or s "- '' ..,"L , ', ' el11-- ,: , i i eing 1 014 : f; h) ame-Inci- h) 'le in ! ...... 7. 144,44414 r : .t Ill - i I - st-- - m ff I i, .1ton-elatio- 11 4N: -- - ' "4'-- 4..:- 1.:,, Y , , ts izo.-- : )1.1-:- acre-Incho- -- 11 , , acre-inch- '1114,, -- )1 , - . Ibe i , ,. i ACRE-LN-CH- ..e... Tot 1111 . ,11101101111 Acre-Inch- es . . .... ';','IttCulnier Cine-ha- i . .... pc,1 tat , lc 1 thetem ll MN-gra- , acro-Inetto- thrse-fourt- hs ... . lilt. .... ......1L.L.:.. 4, pare sisbt)! ' |