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lions of acres of land, now flecked with 

 the dusty green of sagebrush, are await- 

 ing the refreshing moisture to make it 

 blossom like the proverbial rose. Irri- 

 gation does much more for the growing 

 of crops than does rain, as the natural 

 element gives nothing except moisture, 

 while .the waters diverted from the 

 mountain sides bring witli them new 

 fertility. 



Irrigation is no longer an experiment 

 in the western country ; it is a confirmed 

 success from commercial and financial 

 viewpoints. It has been demonstrated 

 that under irrigation these lands will 

 produce paying crops of anything which 

 grows in the temperate zone. The prod- 

 ucts are noted for their brilliant color- 



ing, unusual size, and excellent flavor, 

 and they command the markets of the 

 world. Vegetables in almost endless 

 variety and the choicest vine and tree 

 fruits follow each other in rotation and 

 fill out the season. 



Five to ten acres of land .in the irri- 

 gated districts will provide shelter, food, 

 and raiment for a family and enable 

 its owner to put aside from $500 to 

 $1,000 a year. Scores of hundreds of 

 men and women, many of whom came 

 from the crowded cities, are doing that 

 much or better to-day, and the develop- 

 ment of the country, now yet in its in- 

 fancy, will provide a safety-valve 

 against the impending dangers of con- 

 gestion in the cities of the East. 



A FOREST CONFERENCE IN THE 

 WHITE MOUNTAINS 



AUGUST 3, 4, and 5 promise to be 

 interesting days in New Flamp- 

 shire. In connection with the 

 annual meeting of the Society for the 

 J^rotection of New Hampshire Forests, 

 beginning on the evening of August 3, 

 and continuing through the 4th, the di- 

 rectors of the American Forestry Asso- 

 ciation will hold a meeting, and there 

 will be a gathering of the state foresters 

 of the New England and Middle At- 

 lantic states. It has been decided to 

 make the occasion a forest conference, 

 under the auspices of the New Hamp- 

 shire Society. Hon. Frank W. Rollins, 

 formerly governor of New Hampshire, 

 will preside. Mr. James S. Whipple, 

 forest commissioner of New York 

 Strt". will give an address, i'lustrated 

 w'tli lant.^rn photographs, showing what 

 l';!s been (inne in the great Adirondack 

 ;mu1 Catskill reserves, especially in re- 

 foresting them. Mr. Austin F. Hawes, 

 state forester in A^ermont : Mr. F. 

 Wm. Rane, state forester in ]\Iassa- 

 chusetts, and IMr. Edwin A. Start, sec- 

 retary of the Massachusetts Forestry 

 Association, will take part. Full re- 



ports will be made of the progress of 

 the Appalachian Bill. There will be 

 excursions on August 5 to Mt. Wash- 

 ington, Mt. Echo, overlooking the great 

 burned areas in the Zealand Valley, and 

 to other interesting points. 



The sessions of the conference will 

 be held at the Mt. Pleasant House, 

 Bretton Woods, N. H., one of the most 

 comfortable and best-appointed hotels 

 in the mountains, and located in the 

 heart of the Presidential Range. A 

 special rate of $3 a day is made to those 

 who come from a distance. 



An excursion may be arranged up 

 Hale Mountain, named for Rev. Ed- 

 ward Everett Hale, a large mountain 

 near the center of the White Mountains, 

 but little visited because of its compara- 

 tive inaccessibility and the absence of 

 any trail. Prior to the unexpected an- 

 nouncement of his death. Doctor Hale 

 himself, it was hoped, would attend the 

 conference in person. 



Members of the American Forestry 

 Association who may be sojourning in 

 New England in August will be cor- 

 diallv welcome. 



