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Show H GLEVCMTIJ IKRIKATION CGNC.RES. B Our readers arp doubtless aware" 'tliat on Tuiudi-.y yojilcrnber ISth llie Nation H ul Irrigation PongrMS will convpnc H nt the city of ptfflon prciidpd oyer by H Senator W. A. Carkof Molltcno. Tlio H press Is aprtcil in saying thr.t this wjll H lindonbtcdly be Iho most important as- fl Bemblu2c:of tho kind tliat Jian ever con- H voucd in Al'ierlca. Thu President of H the United. Htatou will itcnd n cpccitil H tnessnjrc; lion. -Tamer; Vllt,op, Secretary H Of AjjrlcliUt'ro wjil bo present anil ad- Uresis tlio convention! representative M men from nil western dates and terrl- m torles will bp tlicrc, and tlio (treat and H iuiporUnt Aubje'ct of irrigation will bo considered li all its buarluo, and in H; r- connection with colonization will oc- M - cupy tUp nttctitian of iravernmcnt and B leading irrigutiau exports, Jiractleal M farmers, fruit growers, representatives B from Mate agricultural Instltutlpns, fl state cnL'lnccrc, business tpcu,' press fl representatives, and av ninlccrs durinf,' M llie four days of the test-lon. four ell M Ver cup of tbe value ot $500. each will B be given or the bob, oxliiblts of fruits, j &ugnr beets, barley and liops; grotvu by Irrigation. If ls.e,vpbctcd tliat tlipdib- m play of fruits aud the otliur tilings the H prUu Coiunclltloti is llltoly tq call put, H -Will be Worth, the trdu' lo' and oxpen&o B- Uf tlio trip. The competition for these H ' prizes is open to all irrigators, 'witliln m the folloiviiig-uamcd (.tatuS and terrl- m torles: Arizona, California, Colorado, BB Zdiilto, Kausat, Montana, Kebrabka, BbIVw North Dakota, Nevada, ITcw Icslco, t j Ualtlahoma, Oregoii. South Dakota, j pMaV ,.Utali( Washiogton and Wyoming. In c PMb7 oddltlou to thce largo prizes a number t PjPjH pfgold medals will Ud given for tliqli M , ' tteht exhibitions of fruits. One of tlio I B J tnost Inlcrestlug features will be "The 1 1 BJ iilodel Irrigated farra'1, a description of BbBv which wo 'append hereto, Under tho PbH4 yules governing representation o tills BbH' congress, Iron county will tip entitled PSSK Ao two representatives to bo "appointed HBBB iy Ui county commlwlbners, and poa- BbBP slbly one appointed by tho governor. BbBj' I'urowap and Cedar are each entitled to BbB two, to bo appointed by the Mayors, BbH aud "Kaeh organized Irrigation, ngri- BbBT' , cultural or livo stoclc association" is en- PMH titled to appolu two; so that aa it ap- BBB pctlru to us lie Farmers Institutes hate BbH tho rik'ht to uppolnt two representatives BbH pach. Wc, goiriiieud this lmportaut SH matter to the careful consideration ot BbBT otlr llvo agflculturlsts and bublncss H Jlon.KI. iniU(UTKl) FAltM XT OOI1I:n'S NX- PMH tio.xi. ntitiqATioN conui:s9. BbBJ A model Irrigated farip, practically PMaJ .'nid Ideally Illustrating intensive cul- PMaa tlvatlou, Is bclug put into perfect con- PMai ' (Utiou by the National Irrigation Cou- ! ;rcsb, so thtlt tlju delegates who attend H thu Congress at Qt'dcu, Scp(. lQth. may B have a visual demouitratlon of tho most approved and up-to-fjuto motliods of ug- H , Hculturo nnd Uortculturu under irrl- B-' cation. Thu plans of this exhibit are 1 1 being fpadc by a special cOininlttco ap H -: pointed by tlto cop;ress, which has t given hcictttitlo attention to tlo wovk K ' under the able direction of State Ku H" glucer Porcmuo of ytah. This model B farm iu laid out pu land bplonglng to B n state institution, where about twenty B lierca aro used for tho purpose of this B illubtratlou, Methods ot taking water v V from (ho river, papal apd laterals will PP-n ba bhowu In aconipuct territory. Mod PBB tsrti devippsfor measurlug and nppor- PPB iluulug water will bo shown, as well as PPB th different mothods of Irrigation! hy PBB furrows, flood or check. Losses In PBk transporting water will bo measured, PBB This usage ot tho water will be pracll jJPP uully duiiioustratcd with various kinds IIPH o( growing crops, lueludlug grains and feSH Tcgctables, lueiQUS 'apples and late mBBb peaches. Practical irrigators will ao aPH com pa uy the delegates over the ground PPB , vspliiluiug now inventions; various BH' , methods of spraying tho trees; of de rPf stroylng orchard pests; and new metli- lBr ods of cultivation. A "current motor" iH wi" bu ln Pcratun 0D t,lc L'roundb aud lMPH other irrigation machinery will bo ex- B- hlbitcd. It Is thought that the model PPB 4 farm exhibit will be of interest to all B ' U10 delegates, and especially to those PPJH 1 who heretofore have had but a theorct PPP ' ieal understanding of tho prluclplcs PPB and mctliodb ot irrigation. |