THE IRRIGATION AGE, Illustrated, Edited by Wm. E. Smythe. 



THE IRRIGATION AGE is a Journal of Western America, recognized throughout the World 

 as the exponent of irrigation and its kindred industries. It is the pioneer journal in its field and 

 has no rival in half a continent. 



L. R. BRITTON, Business Manager. 



CONTENTS FOR AUGUST, 1894. 



THE PROGRESS OF WESTERN AMERICA. 



Arid America and Our Institutions 47 Union for the Common Good 53 



Liberty will Survive the Shock 47 An Effort to be made at Denver 53 



Why the Irrigation Congress is Vital 48 A Significant Scandinavian Movement 53 



Declaration of the Last Congress ! 48 Mr. Rocho's Good Work in Colorado . . .. 54 



The Public Domain of Heritage 49 The Producers of Wheat and Corn 54 



Division of the Streams 49 A Possible Remedy for Low Prices 54 



The Ownership of Water 49 All Hail the State of Utah 55 



Honest Debate on the District Law 51 A Great Railroad Proposed 56 



Gov. Sheldon should be sent to Denver 51 Opening Utah Indian Lands 56 



Intelligent Plans for Colonization 51 " Back to the Land," is the Cry 56 



INTERESTING CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES. 



The Third National Irrigation Congress Colorado Prepares a Royal Welcome for her September 



Guests, By the Chairman of the National Committee 57 



The Ait of Irrigation Sixth Paper -Water Measurement and Delivery Considered. By T. S. Van 



Dyke 67 



The Division of Water -Methods of Dividing Water in Canals and Ditches. By L. G. Carpenter 69 



The Field for Irrigation in Western Nebraska. By H. Emerson 71 



Public Lands in Idaho. By E. T. Perkins, Jr 73 



Climate and Soil of Southwestern Texas. By James C. Atkins 86 



FEATURES FOR FARMERS AND FRUIT GROWERS: 



Egyptian Corn. By Chas. W. Greene 75 



Hop Culture in Colorado. By Henry S. Bellows 76 



The Irrigation of Sugar Beets. By Franklin H. Austin 77 



Unsolved Problems in the Fr u it Industry. By W. C. Fitzsimmons 82 



Plant Food 78 The Sweet Potato Crop 81 



Reducing Evaporation 79 Sunflowers 81 



Curing Electricity by Tree Planting 79 Rabbit Pest 81 



Ostrich Farming 80 Licorice , 81 



Potato Blight 80 Louisiana Sugar Crop 81 



Red Cedars 80 Experiments on Thermometer Exposure 84 



Botanical Collectors 80 More about Spraying 85 



Foreign Crops 80 Idaho as a Fruit Country 85 



For the Onion Crop 80 English Sparrow Pest 85 



Fence Posts 81 Palms 85 



Utah Agricultural Bulletin 81 Small Fruits 85 



Profit in Potatoes 81 



The Pulse of the Irrigation Industry, With News Notes from all over the Field 86 



New Companies 89 Canals 90 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Hon. Lionel A. Sheldon 47 Echo Cliff-A Utah Scene 50 



John F. Rocho 49 Scenes in Utah 52 



Members of Denver Committee 58 and 61 



F. C. Goudy. G. O. Shafer. E. W. Merritt. F. D. Carper. M. C. Jackson. 



Fred E. Coe. H. J. Mayham. Caldwell Yeaman. John C. Twombley 



Birdseye View of Denver 59 



Estes Park, Colorado . . 66 



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