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Show The time is close at hand when irriga.cd farms will be the only class of agricultural lands in demand. de-mand. As the demand raises, the value ef acreage under ditch is sure to increase. For speculative specu-lative reasons, if for no other, farmers should desire to get water on their lands, or to buy where irrigation already exists, or is certain to come. When a man has good soil, plenty of sunshine, and can control his water supply, no power on earth can prevent his certain and even prosperity. The western farmer has been tearing these lessons rapidly of late. Irrigated lands are steadily raising in value and nou-irriga'.ed lands must go down in proportion. The agriculture of ancient Egypt is the agriculture of modern Amtrica. Methods have been vastly improved, but the centra idea that control of water is essential to perfect farming remains re-mains forever true. Argus. H |
