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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



May 



mechanical details and the saving in 

 weight and cost, yet comparatively lit- 

 tle study has been bestowed upon the 

 actual efficiency of the various forms 

 and upon their development toward 

 theoretical ideals. 



platform. In the foreground is a small 

 reservoir, divided by a bank in the 

 area cultivated. Without windmills 

 the cultivation of the tract of country 

 middle, so that one part may be used 

 independently of the other. The part 



Dutch Windmill at Lawrence, Kansas. 



A view of gardens cultivated by 

 water pumped by windmills is shown 

 in the accompanying plate. This pic- 

 ture has been taken from a windmill 



nearer the observer is the older ; the 

 second part is a recent addition ren- 

 dered necessary by the increase of tne 

 shown in this picture would be impos- 



