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Show OR M N THE WET LANDS ' Material Supplied by Experiment Sta tien, Utah Agricultural Colleg j l'dicticirlly every valley in the irri- ' ggt-d so t ion of the West contains soue land that has become waterlogged water-logged through excessive Irrigation on lh high land. This water-logged land. If reclaimed, is often tho most fertile part of the valley. While our sons are looking for land and are ready to go to distant parts to find II. we are of the opinion that we should Invesllgnte the reclamation of hind near at home. Wo know of no es:er way of gettiug n farm at a reasonable price than bj draining some of the land that line boon abandoned and is used only for poor past ure. Inmost parts of the great basin there la an abundam-r of water during tho early part of the season coming from molting snow. I atcr In the season sea-son tiie ualei supply is short. Ti ers use 1 to ho an old theory that It was impossible to raise a good crop of grain un'e ;t isnihl be l- rlgntcd when the kerne's were filling. The Vtati Experiment Station ns a result of many ears' work has shown conclu-ihi'h conclu-ihi'h that tiie r.irly Irr'.g.ition of graii I: pro' ilablo. in fad if only line I rig.'i I ion could be applied It wiis in v .1 profit-lice ilur'ng tl-e early stages if growth I eforo the plant began to nine Inlo head. Irrigation sfter the Top licini to ripen i' found to be if no value. Since Indlcntlop r hat. thl year will be mmnnlly dry, mors ni,, i biuo grn'n iibould If po ''. 1 1--' .f.i.. il enriy. |