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tural conditions aloni? nine typical streams used for irrigation in the 

 State. 



Report of Irrigation Investigations for 1900 (Bulletin No. 104, pp. 

 334, pis. 25, figs. 29) : This report covers the second year of investi- 

 gations relating mainly to duty of water. The reports of the field 

 agents also contain a large amount of information on laws and cus- 

 toms, agricultural methods, crop returns, and other subjects related to 

 irrigation. A progress report on the quantities of silt carried by a 

 nuinber of Southern rivers is also contained in this volume. This 

 report has been reprinted in separates. 



Irrigation in the United States, Testimony of Elwood Mead, Irriga- 

 tion Expert, before the United States Industrial Commission (Bulle- 

 tin No. 105, pp. 47, pis. 12, fig. 1): The statement made before the 

 Industrial Commission deals chiefiy with the legal status of irrigation, 

 touching on State control, National aid to irrigation, and the disposal 

 of the public grazing lands. The necessity and possibility for storage 

 are also discussed. 



Irrigation Practice among Fruit Growers on the Pacific Coast, by 

 E. J. Wickson (Bulletin No. 108, pp. 54, pis. 10, figs. 7) : This bulle- 

 tin gives the results of a special investigation into the conditions, 

 extent and methods of irrigation as practiced among fruit growers 

 on the Pacific coast. 



Irrigation in Field and Garden, by E. J. Wickson (Farmers' Bul- 

 letin No. 138, pp. 40, figs. 18), discusses methods of irrigating on a 

 small scale. 



How to Build Small Irrigation Ditches, by C. T. Johnston and 

 J. D. Stannard (Farmers' Bulletin No. 158, pp. 28, figs. 9): This is a 

 reprint of an article in the Yearbook of the Department of Agricul- 

 ture for 1900, entitled " Practical irrigation," giving methods for lay- 

 ing out and building small irrigating ditches, using only such 

 implements as are found on most farms, or can easily be made by the 

 farmer. 



Some Typical Reservoirs of the Rocky Mountain States, by Elwood 

 Mead (Yearbook of the Department of Agriculture for 1901, pp. 415- 

 430, pis. 8) : This article describes some of the reservoirs of Colorado 

 and Utah, paying especial attention to cost of construction and 

 returns from the use of the stored water. 



Scope and Purpose of the Irrigation Investigations of the Offtce of 

 Experiment Stations, by Elwood Mead (Annual Report, Office of 

 Experiment Stations, 1901, pp. 417-436, pis. 4). 



The publications prepared for the printer during the year include 

 the following : 



Irrigation of Rice in the United States, by Frank Bond and George 

 H. Keeney (Bulletin No. 113, pp. 77, pis. 28, figs. 10): In this bulle- 

 tin Mr. Bond describes the rice industry of Louisiana and Texas, and 

 gives measurements of the quantities of water used in irrigating rice. 

 The laws relating to irrigation of the two States dealt with are also 

 discussed. Mr. Keeney's report covers North Carolina, South Caro- 

 lina, and Georgia, and is almost wholly descriptive. 



Irrigation from Big Thompson River, in Colorado, by John E. Field 

 (Bulletin No. 118, pp. 75, pis. 5, fig. 1): This is a study of the water 

 laws of Colorado as illustrated by irrigation from Big Thompson 

 Eiver. Mr. Field discusses more particularly the "water- loaning" 

 law, a recent enactment which has a tendencj^ to unsettle existing 

 rights to Colorado streams. 



Report of Irrigation Investigations for 1901 (Bulletin No. 119, pp. 



