THE IRRIGATION AGE, Published by G. E. GIRLING. 



(IttONTHLY, ILLUSTRATED.) 



THE IRRIGATION' AGE is a Journal of M'estem America, t ccognized throughout the 

 World as the exponent of Irrigation and its kindred industries. It is the pioneer journal of 

 its kind in the rcorld and has no rival in half a continent. It advocates tlie mineral develop- 

 ment and the industrial grozt'th of the West. 



CONTENTS FOR JANUARY, 1897. 



THE PROGRESS OF WESTERN AMERICA 



Irrigation in the Message of the Governor of Wyoming 1 



Some Recommendations 1 



In the State Legislatures 2 



A State Engineer for Utah 2 



F. D. Coburn for Secretary of Agriculture 4 



Some States Omitted from the National Committee 4 



Opportunities in the West 4 



Industries Seeking a Change 5 



Information for Homeseekers Wanted 5 



The Proposed Agricultural Exhibit .' 5 



INTERESTING CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES 



The Art of Irrigation, Chapter XIX. The Amount of Water Required. 



By T. S.Van Dyke 6 



The Influence of Forests on Irrigation. By B. E. Fernow 10 



Montana as an Object Lesson. By George H. Scott 12 



The Windmill in Irrigation. By W. C. Fitzsimmons 15 



A Farmers Fish Pond. By R. Haldeman 16 



Alfalfa Experiments 17 



How Farmers Live in Cuba 17 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Governor W. A. Richards of Wyoming . i 



Boulevard, Ontario, Oregon 3 



Orange Grove in California 10 



A Cabbage Field in Western Kansas . . 13 



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