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 Irrigation in market-garden districts in the vicinity of eastern cities. By 



Edward B. Voorliees'. 9 



Typical irrigation systems 9 



W. F. Taber&Son, Poughkeepsie. N. Y 9 



Philip Each, Flushing, Long Island 10 



Fred Schumacher, Flushing, Long Island 10 



John Schumacher, Elmhnrst, Long Island 11 



H. Schumacher, Jersey City, N. J 11 



W. W. Rawson, Arlington, Mass _ 11 



W. H. Allen. Arlington, Mass 12 



Hittinger Brothers, Belmont, Mass 12 



Wjinan Brothers, Arlington, Mass 13 



F. H. Cooledge, Watertown, Mass 13 



David Astle, Vineland, N. J 14 



F. "W. Kilbourne. New Brunswick, N. J . 14 



George A. Mitchell. Vineland, N. J 15 



C. Becker. Vineland, N. J 16 



Irrigation experiments in New Jersey in 1903. By Edward B. Voorhecs. _ _ 19 

 Asparagus, blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries, cun-ants, and straw- 

 berries 19 



Irrigation during the season of 1 903 at Missouri Agricultural Experiment 



Station. By H. J. Waters 21 



Strawberries : 23 



Asparagus ... 23 



Nursery stock 25 



Onions : 25 



Corn 27 



Irrigation in the artesian basin of South Dakota. By A. B. Crane 29 



Introduction 29 



Aurora County 30 



Brule County 32 



Beadle County . 32 



Da^•ison Coimty 36 



Jeraiild County 37 



Kingsbury County 38 



Spink County 38 



Cost of wells 40 



Duty of artesian water 40 



Method of ii-rigating 40 



Objections to artesian irrigation . 41 



Rainfall. 43 



Conclusions. 44 



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