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Nick Reimers, on section 21, township 103 north, range Gl west, 6 

 miles west of Mitchell, has a 2-inch well, 300 feet deep, flowing about 

 15 gallons per minute. From this small well he irrigates 8 acres of 

 market garden. He can carry the water to 20 acres, but can not 

 attend to it all. Mr. Reimers raises large quantities of vegetables of 

 all kinds for the local market in the city of Mitchell. He has no 

 reservoir, but runs ditches direct from the well to the land. lie reports 

 his land as bringing him $100 or more per acre. 



JERAULD COTTNTY. 



The greater part of Jerauld County is so high that wells can not be 

 obtained, but the eastern part, occupied by the vaUey of Firesteel 

 Creek, is located very favorably for irrigation, and a well can be 

 secured almost anywhere. Though the rainfall seems to be less than 

 farther east, little is done in irrigation, as stock raising forms the 

 chief occupation of the people. 



Charles Walters, 9 miles southeast of Wessington Springs, on section 

 15, township 106 north, range 64 west, has a 3-inch weU, 816 feet deep, 

 which flows 300 gallons per minute. He irrigates from 150 to 200 

 acres of small grain and corn. His plan is to plant about 40 acres of 

 corn and irrigate it well. The next year he sows this to small grain 

 without irrigation and plants another 40 acres to corn and irrigates it. 

 He carries the water direct from the well, his land lying so favorably 

 that a plow furrow will usually carry water where it is wanted. He 

 usually irrigates his small-grain fields in the fall after plowing, giving 

 them a good soaking so as to be ready for spring sowing. He is care- 

 ful, however, to let no water stand and freeze on his land, and so ren- 

 der it cold and soggy for spring work. Mr. Waltei'S notes three points 

 of advantage in irrigation, namely : His croi3 is nearly doubled, his 

 crop is sure, and his grain is first grade. He states that since he has 

 used his well he has had nothing but Xo. 1 wheat, while his oats and 

 other grain always overrun regulation weight. Mr. Walters has no 

 trouble in carrying water the entire length of his field, about three- 

 fourths mile. He has a fine grove which he started with irrigation, 

 but uses no water in it at present. 



Peter Schultz, 7 miles southeast of Wessington Springs, on section 

 9, township 106 north, range 64 west, has a 2^-inch well, 880 feet 

 deep, which flows 280 gallons per minute. He irrigates a garden and 

 orchard, though at present he uses no water in the latter, since it lies 

 just below his garden and receives sufficient moisture by seepage 

 from the garden. His orchard looks very thrifty. Fifty trees bore 

 fruit of excellent quality in 1903. 



Henry Allen, working the northeast quarter of .section ••, township 

 106 north, range 63, has a 3-inch well, 782 feet deep. He irrigates 

 small grain only, by flooding in the j)revious fall. He estimates that 

 his crop is double what his neighbors get without irrigation. 



