INDEX. 



Page. 



Preface 1 



A Brief Retrospect 3 



Introduction 5 



The Duty of Water 9 



The Best System of Irrigation 15 



Sub-Irrigation 16 



" The New Agriculture " 19 



The Asbestine System 20 



Pipes, Conduits. Etn 24 



Reservoirs, Wells, Etc '.- ; 25 



Judge James Mar.-h Clark 27 



The Orchard f 30 



Laying Out and Planting 31 



Pruning 34 



Mulching 37 



Protecting Tree Trunks 39 



Wind-Breaks 40 



Heeling In 40 



Dr. Shaw on Fruit Growing in Northern Colorado 41 



The Plum 45 



Apricot, Peach and Nectarine 46 



Peach and Apricot Culture, by C. W. Steele 47 



Cherries 48. 



The Pear 49 



Quince, Mulberry, Etc 49 



Small Fruits 50 



Strawberries 51 



Raspberries and Blackberries 52 



Grapes 54 



Currants and Gooseberries 59 



Cuttings 60 



Cranberry -. 61 



Dwarf Cherry and Juneberry 62 



Table Showing Trees and Plants Per Acre 62 



Distances for Planting 63 



Weights of Trees 63 



Vegetable Culture 64 



Asparagus 64 



Beets 65 



Turnip, Parsnip and Carrot 65 



Cabbage 65 



Cauliflower 67 



Melons 67 



Onions 68 



Peas 68 



Radish- .69 



