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with remarks on water management; also, pp. 430-450,re- 

 port of the artesian ami underflow investigation and of 

 the irrigation inquiry. 



Irrigation of Western United States, by F. H. 

 Newell, Extra Census Bulletin No. 23, Sep- 

 tember 9, 1862, quarto, 22 pp. 



This report contains tabulations showing the total 

 number, average size, etc. of irrigated holdings, the 

 total area and average size of irrigated farm" in the 

 sub-humid regions, the percentage of number of farms 

 irrigate I, Character of crops, value of irrigated lauds, 

 the average cost of irrigation, the investment and profits 

 together with a resume of the water supply and a de- 

 scription of irrigation by artesian wells. It Is illustrated 

 by colored maps showing the location and relative ex- 

 tent of the irrigated areas. 



The Climatic Conditions of Texas, especially 

 with reference to temperature and rainfall, by 

 Gen. A. W. Greeley, Chief Signal Officer, 1892, 

 quarto, 120 pp. 52ad Congress,ist Session, Senate 

 Ex. Doc. No. 5. 



This report contains a description of the mean annual 

 temperature and the variations therefrom, the cold 

 waves the precipitation in the form of rain and snow, Its 

 distribution throughout the year and its variability, also 

 remarks upon droughts, evaporation, the amount of 

 sunshine, wind movement and other meteorologic details. 

 It is accompanied by tables showing the mean tempera- 

 tures l>y nnntlis ami years, and the monthly and annual 

 precipitation at various localities. These facts are illus- 

 trated by numerous maps and diagrams. 



1883 



Report of the Secretary of Agriculture for 

 1892, octavo, 656 pp.. 

 Contains, pp.292-:i58, report of the Division of Forestry. 



.1893 



Certain Climatic Features of the Two Dako- 

 tas, illustrated with 163 different charts and dia- 

 grams, by Lieut. John P. Finley, 1893, quarto, 

 206 pp. 



This report contains a description of the physical fea- 

 tures of the two Dakotas, the meteorological records, 

 the amount and distribution of rainfall, and its relation 

 to irrigation, the droughts and temperature. 



A report on irrigation and the cultivation of 

 the soil thereby,with physical data and progress 

 within the United States for 1891, accompanied 

 by maps, illustrations and papers by Richard J. 

 Hinlon, 1893, octavo, four parts. 52ud Congress, 

 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 41. 



The first part consists of a general description of the 

 growth of reclamation during 1891. the work on the 

 great plains, and the results, the physical conditions In 

 various States and Territories, and a number of papers 

 by various authors upon different phases of irrigation. 

 It contains 459 pp. with numerous illustrations. The 

 second part consists of the tinaj report of the Chief En- 

 gineer. Kdwin S. Nettleton, with maps, profiles, dia- 

 grams .and additional papers, the principal portion being 

 a report by W. W. Follett, Assistant Engineer, upon a 

 line of levels run in the vicinity of Cheyenne; Wyoming; 

 Sterling, Nebraska, the Frenchman River. Big Springs 

 North Platte, Lexington, Loup River, and Grand Island 

 Nebraska. Garden City, Dodge City, and Great Bend, 

 Kansas. The third part consists of the final geological 

 report of the artesian and underflow investigation be- 

 tween the ninety-seventh meridian of longitude and the 

 foothills of the Rocky mountains, by Robert Hay; the 

 principal paper in this partis that by Robert T. Hill upon 

 the geology of Texas. The fourth part consists of the 

 final report of the mid-plains division of the artesian 

 and underflow investigation. This whole report con- 

 sists of a revision of Senate Ex. Doc. No. 222, 51st Con- 

 gress, 1st Session, noted above.; j g __j ^.^ . _,j ... .j 



The Thirteenth Annual Report of the United 

 State* Geological Survey, 1891-92. Part III. Ir- 

 rigation, 1893, octavo, 486 pp.J 



This report consists of three papers, the first upon 



Water Supply for irrigation, by F. H. Newell; the second 

 on American Engineering and upon Engineering Re- 

 sults ot the Irrigation Survey, by Herbert M.Wilson; and 

 the third upon the Construction of Topographic Maps 

 and the Selection and Survey of Reservoir Sites, by A. 

 H. Thompson. Ic is illustrated by seventy-seven plates 

 and 119 figures. 



A Geological Reconnoissance in Central Wash- 

 ington, by Israel Cook Russell, 1893, octavo, 108 

 pp. fifteen plates, Bulletin No. 108 of the United 

 States Geological Survey, price fifteen cents. 



Contains a description of the examination of the 

 geologic structure in and adjacent to the drainage basis 

 of Yakima River and the great plains of the Colorado 

 to the east of this area, with especial reference to the 

 occurrence of artesian waters. 



1894 



Report on Agriculture by Irrigation in the 

 Western Part of the United States at the 

 Eleventh Census, 1890, by F. H. Newell, 1894, 

 quarto, 283 pp. 



This report consists of a general description of the 

 condition of irrigation in the United States, the area ir- 

 rigated, cost of works, their value and profits. It also 

 describes the water supply, the value of water, artesian 

 wells, reservoirs and other details; it then takes up each 

 State and Territory in order, giving a general description 

 of the condition of agriculture by irrigation, and dis- 

 cusses the physical condition and local peculiarities in 

 each country. 



Fourteenth Annual Report of the United 

 States Geological Survey, 1892 93, in two parts. 

 Part II. Accompanying papers, 1894, octavo, 

 597pp. . 



This report contains a paper upon Portable Waters of 

 the Eastern United States, by W. J. McGee; Natural 

 Mineral Waters of the United States, by A. C. Peale; 

 Results of Stream Measurements, by F. H. Newell, illus- 

 trated by maps and diagrams. 



A Geologic Reconnoissance of Northwest 

 Washington, by George H. Eldridge, 1894,octavo, 

 72 pp. Bulletin No. 119 of the Geological Survey, 

 price ten cents. 



Contains description of the geologic structure of por- 

 tions of the Big Horn Range and basin, especially with 

 preference to the coal fields, and with remarks upon the 

 water supply and agricultural possibilities. 



1895 



Year-book of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture, for 1804, quarto, 608 pp. 



Contains, pp. 155-17G, Water as a factor in the growth 

 of Plants, by B. T. Galloway and A. F. Woods; pp. 461- 

 500, Forestry for Farmers, by B. E. Fernow. 



Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States 

 Geological Survey, 1894-95, Part II. 



Contains a paper upon the Public Lands and their 

 Water Supply, by F. H. Newell, illustrated by a large 

 ma]) showing the relative extent and location of the 

 vacant public lands. 



Annual Report of the Commissioners of 

 Indian affairs, 1894, octavo, 1034 pp. 



Contains description of irrigation ditches and works 

 upon various Indian reservations. 



Report of Progress of the Division of Hydrog- 

 raphy for the calendar years 1893 and 1894, by 

 F. H. Newell, 1894, octavo, 176 pp. Bulletin 

 No. 131 of United States Geological Survey. 



Contains results of stream measurements at various 

 points mainly within the arid region and records of wells 

 in a number of counties in Western Nebraska, western 

 Kansas, and Eastern Colorado. 



