To the Editor of the IRRIGATION AGE : 



Dear Sir: As the Farmers'^Homeseekers's League has as yet no paid secretary, 

 and as my time is so taken up with my own business as to render it impossible for me 

 to answer individually the numerous letters received during the past month, I am 

 compelled to trespass on your valuable space to furnish our brother homeseekers with 

 the information they seek. 



Applicants for membership should send to the secretary a statement somewhat as 

 follows: 



"1. There is, to my knowledge, nothing to prevent my becoming a useful and 

 desirable member of the F. H. League and in joining I promise to do my utmost to 

 fulfill my duty in the colony and in every way promote the best interests of the 

 League. 



2. My age is my occupation my family (if 



any) consists of aged 



3. I have sufficient means to contribute my share of the cost of preparing the 

 new settlement for occupation, provided the same does not exceed ($100, $200, $300) 

 per colonist (head of family). 



4. I give the following as my references 



5. I am willing to uphold the principals that (a) Every member of our colony 

 shall be entitled to the fruits of his own labor, (b.) The best interests of the colony 

 at large shall have precedence over individual considerations. 



6. In securing recruits for our colony I will recommend only such as will prove 

 desirable members and will avoid those who might, in any way, hinder the success of 

 our movement. " 



I will state my reasons for suggesting irrigated land for our colony to settle on 

 in preference to land dependent on rainfall : 



1. Irrigated land is many times more productive and sure of returns. The irri- 

 gator can calculate almost with certainity on fair returns for his labor, while the 

 farmer dependent on the rainfall has to wait until the thresher tells the tale to know 

 whether his year's operations have yielded him a living or resulted in heavy losses. 



2- Less capital is required to start with. 



3. It takes less time to bring land to the producing stage. 



4. Much of the heavy work and drudgery of ordinary farming is not met with in 

 irrigation culture. 



5. The localities where irrigated lands are mostly located are remarkably health- 

 ful, being especially so to sufferers from consumption, catarrh and kindred diseases. 



There are yet other weighty considerations which I will refer to when time and 

 space permit. Very Eespectfully, 



J. HAMMOND, Member F. H. League. 



WHY CALLED "FARMERS' HOMESEEKERS' LEAGUE." 



Our title is not intended to convey the impression that only farmers are admitted 

 to membership. It was adopted because the movement originated among men of that 

 calling and it was decided that the policy of the League should be to see that the 



