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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



November 



daughters of New England who are throng of men and women who find 



spread so widely throughout the West rest and recreation in the mountain 



and the South unite in urging their regions of New England join in the 



respective congressmen to support agitation for a national forest reserva- 



these measures, and let the great tion in the White Mountains. 



The Franconia Notch in the White Mountains where some of the most destructive clean 



cutting is done on the high slopes. 



THE SIZE OF IRRIGATED FARMS 



A Matter of Great Importance in Working 

 Out National Reclamation Projects. 



One of the most important problems 

 arising in the administration of the 

 Reclamation Act is the determination 

 of the size of farm units on the projects 

 that are under construction by the gov- 

 ernment. The law provides that the 

 land to be irrigated shall be subject to 

 entry in tracts of not less than 40 nor 

 more than 160 acres. As the intention 

 of the law is to provide a homestead 

 sufficient to support a family, it is nec- 

 essary to carefully examine the condi- 

 tions that will confront the settlers 

 upon these areas. 



While the size of a farm unit will 

 depend to a certain degree upon local 

 conditions, there are some general con- 

 siderations that are of great impor- 

 tance and must be taken into account. 

 Not only must the character of the soil 

 be a criterion, but weight must be 

 given to the character of the settler 

 and his opportunities for making a 

 livelihood. It is not enough to say 

 that the irrigated farms should be lim- 

 ited to the size of those in particular 

 areas where agriculture is highly de- 

 veloped and where the farmers have 





