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Show ADVERTISING T0E IRRIGATED FARMS Washington, Dec, 1. Un ted States citizens, desirous of vngaging in (arming, may cbtain an Irrigated farm ranging in size from 20 to SO acres l fiee from Uncle Sam. About 400 J farms are now open to entry along tho several irrigation projects controlled con-trolled by the government, the chief expense Incurred ln obtaining one of these tracts being the payment of the cost of water rights, which amounts to from $30 to $00 an acre of irrlga-blo irrlga-blo land "The crop season of 1910 in tho west emphasized tne value of irrigation irriga-tion as a sure crop producer," says a bulletin Issued by the reclamation service. "It was tho best year the farmers have kuown on the big projects pro-jects of the goernment and many phenomenal crop yields are reported." |