1903 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



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on Carson and Truckee rivers in 

 Nevada, on the artesian probabilities 

 of central Oregon, on Bear River in 

 Utah, on Yakima River in Washing- 

 ton, around Lake De Smet, and also on 

 Sweetwater River in Wyoming. 



At each of the places where systematic 

 work has been carried on, preliminary 

 temporary withdrawals of public lands 

 have been made, but the areas which 

 may be reclaimed are indicated only in 

 a general way by these temporary segre- 

 gations. The final determination of the 

 reclaimable area rests upon a summation 

 of all the facts of feasibility and cost, so 

 that it can be stated only as the last of 

 a series of estimates. 



The impossibility of stating in advance 

 what lands will ultimately be recom- 

 mended for reclamation will result in 

 great disappointment to many persons. 

 The fact that lands have been tempo- 



rarily set aside is, in the eyes of many, 

 an indication that these lands will be 

 reclaimed ; and although every attempt 

 has been made to warn individuals of 

 the futility of filing upon these lands 

 under the homestead law, they persist 

 in taking up the land on the bare possi- 

 bility that the surveys and examinations 

 will ultimately show it to be reclaim- 

 able. It is an unfortunate condition, 

 which apparently cannot be corrected 

 at present. 



Forestry The University of Maine, 



at the at Orono, offers during 



University the spring term of the 

 of Maine. second year courses in 

 practical farm forestry, 

 including the production of wood crops 

 on the farm, the utilization of waste 

 places, the management of thewoodlot, 



Courtesy U. S. Department of Agriculture 



IRRIGATION COMMUNITY IN VALLEY OF VIRGIN RIVER, UTAH, SHOWING TOWN OF 



ROCKVILLE AND FARMING LANDS. 



