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Still, even if cases could be brought forward to 

 show that in them these principles and conditions did 

 not apply, they would be only the exceptions that may 

 be said to prove the rule. It is, after all, only a mat- 

 ter of applying to laterals the same principles of gov- 

 ernment thai all communities recognize as necessary 

 for their existence and well being. The contributions 

 of all go into a common fund for the common good of 

 all. A man would not have his State taxation reduced 

 because he could show that he derived less benefit from 

 the government than another man who paid less in 

 taxation. In all such matters of individual and ex- 

 ceptional detail we must act on the motto "de minimis 

 non curat lex," if anything at all is to be done. 



August 27, 1902. 



GEO. L. M'DONAUGH. 



We show in this issue a half-tone photo of Mr. 

 Geo. L. McDonaugh, Colonization Agent of the Union 

 Pacific railway. Mr. McDonaugh is one of the success- 

 ful men in this line of business and is known all over 

 the West as a hustler in the truest sense of the word. 

 The special prominence attained by the colonization de- 



GEO. L. MCDONAUGH, 

 Colonization Agent Union Pacific Ry , Omaha, Neb. 



partment of the Union Pacific Eailway during the past 

 two years is attributable in part to the efforts of this 

 gentleman. Those wishing information on subjects 

 pertaining to Colonization can address Mr. McDonaugh, 

 care E. L. Lomax, Omaha, Neb. 



Richard Harding Davis went to Spain to attend 

 the coronation and see the great coronation bull fight. 

 He has- witnessed bull fights also in many Spanish- 

 American countries. In the Christmas Scribner's he has 

 a satirical article called "The Gentle Art of Bull Fight- 

 ing," in which he advances a special claim for a new 

 hero of the bull fight, the humble chulo who sweeps 

 up the debris in the ring. 



WHAT IT COSTS TO PUMP WATER. 



J. J. VERNON, IN DENVER FIELD & FARM. 



An experiment was undertaken with the three fol- 

 lowing points in view : First, the development of a 

 water supply from the underflow in sufficient quantities 

 for irrigation purposes. Second, a test of the efficiency 

 and economy of different makes of pumps. Third, the 

 determination of the cost of irrigating different crops by 

 pumping,/ under varying conditions of drouth. One six- 

 inch well forty-eight feet deep with a slotted strainer 

 located in a twelve foot gravel stratum furnished over 

 800 gallons of water a minute or something over 6,400 

 cubic feet an hour at the rate of 177 cubic feet a 

 second. 



At the end of a- thirty-hour continuous run there 

 was no sign of a diminution of the water. During this 

 run 63 acres of alfalfa were irrigated in 23 hours 

 and 45 minutes at a cost of $1.30 an acre for fuel. 

 This field was irrigated on June 5th with river water, 

 but had received no water from that date until irrigated 

 by pumping on July 30th, 55 days later. The ground 

 was very dry and cracked open quite a depth. Since 

 at this season of the year alfalfa is usually irrigated 

 once in from 14 to 21 days, it is quite probable that 

 twice the quantity of water was required for the irri- 

 gation that would have been necessary under normal 

 conditions. 



Taking this as probably true, the cost of irrigating 

 alfalfa would amount to about 65 cents an acre under 

 normal conditions of dryness and frequency. It is no 

 more than just that I should add that this run was made 

 with inferior fuel and the cost is likely to be less rather 

 than more. The following figures are based on a cost 

 of a-bout $2.25 a cord for wood. Computations from the 

 data obtained from the tests that have been made will 

 no doubt be of interest, though incomplete, and are 

 as follows : 



Cost of fuel for irrigating alfalfa, covering the sur- 

 face of the ground : One inch deep 19%c an acre. Two 

 inches deen 39c an acre. Two and a half inches deep 

 49c an acre. Three inches deep 58%c an acre. Thre 

 and a third inches deen 65c an acre. Six inches deep 

 $1.17 an acre. Six and two-thirds inches deep $1.30 

 an acre. Area that could be irrigated in twenty-four 

 hours, covering the surface of the ground: One inch 

 deep 42 acres; two inches deep 21 acres; two and a 

 half inches deep 164-5 acres; three inches deep 14 

 acres ; three and a third inches deep 12 3-5 acres ; six 

 inches deep 7 acres; six and two-thirds inches deep 

 6.3 acres. 



Size of farm that could be irrigated by running 

 twenty-four hours each day if an irrigation be given to 

 the successive fields every fourteen days, covering the 

 surface of the ground : Two inches deep 294 acres ; 

 two and a half inches deep 235% acres; three inches 

 deep 196 acres; three and a third inches deep 1762-5 

 acres; six inches deep 98 acres; six and two-thirds 

 inches deep 88 1-5 acres. Size of farm that could 

 be irrigated by running ten hours each day if an 

 irrigation be given to the successive fields every four- 

 teen days, covering the surface of the ground: Two 

 inches deep 122% a-cres; two and a half inches deep 

 98 acres; three inches deep 81 2/3 acres; three and 

 one-third inches deep 73% acres; six inches deep 404-5 

 acres, six and two-thirds inches deep 36.7 acres. 



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