THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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tions, which were conducted as carefully as could be, but that 

 concrete tile drains the soil more thoroughly and rapidly than 

 do clay tile. I long ago observed that most clay tile, though 

 they are certainly affected by frost, are not sufficient porous 

 to permit the passage of water freely. Drainage therefore 

 is entirely through the joints. Concrete tile of the same 

 length have equal drainage through the joints, plus the 

 drainage through the shell. 



"The last manufacturer of tile mentioned above told me 

 of one farmer who placed two lateral lines in the same field, 

 draining about the same area, one using clay tile and the 

 other concrete tile. This farmer reported that he was able to 

 raise a crop last year from his concrete tile, while the crop 

 over the clay tile was destroyed owing to the failure of the 

 latter to carry the water off before the young crop was killed. 

 Such testimony, I take it, is the best practical endorsement 

 that could be secured for this thriving branch of concrete 

 industry." 



Those who desire information, literature, etc., regarding 

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 write the Cement Tile Machinery Company of Waterloo, 

 Iowa. 



"Small potatoes and few in a hill" is an old saying 

 that need not apply to your garden any more if you are 

 willing to adopt progressive methods and provide for 

 means of supplying your truck patch with water during 

 the dry periods that prove so destructive to plant life every 

 summer. 



Yes, every summer there is a period of a longer or 

 shorter time that your potatoes are blighted, tomatoes 

 withered, cucumbers shriveled or other garden truck 

 burned out. 



How can you prevent it? 



Easily, if your water supply in the ground is abundant 

 at a depth not greater than 40 feet, or if you have a stream 

 that you can pump from. 



The same result can just as surely be accomplished 

 where the water is found at greater depth, but of course 

 greater power will be required. 



If you are interested write now to Dempster Mill 

 Mfg. Co., Beatrice, Neb., who are making a specialty of 

 small irrigating plants. Tell them just what your problem 

 is and they will help you solve it. Their advice will cost 

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The award of contract to Mr. Tom Burke, of Belle 

 Fourche, S. D., for the construction of five miles of 

 laterals under the Belle Fourche irrigation project, has 

 been withdrawn and the contract reawarded to Mr. L. W. 

 Dotson, of Orman, S. D. 



This contract was awarded to Mr. Burke on June 25, 

 but before it was prepared for execution he had departed 

 for parts unknown. The work involves the excavation of 

 about 45,000 cubic yards of materials and Mr. Burke's bid 

 was $2,637.30. Mr. Dotson's proposal was $2,655. 



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