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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



June 



These examples of inventive genius 

 on the farms of the West might be 

 almost indefinitely multiplied, but are 

 sufficient to demonstrate the principle 

 that with energy and ingenuity a start 

 toward irrigation can be made. When, 

 however, some experience has been 

 had in irrigation and newer mills are 

 being produced, it is highly essential 

 for continued success that something 



gator. Thousands of windmills are in 

 use and thousands more will be pur- 

 chased, involving expenditures on the 

 part of farmers aggregating millions 

 of dollars. A saving of even a small 

 percentage in cost of repairs is a mat- 

 ter of considerable importance to the 

 irrigators of the country in the con- 

 tinued use of the water. 



Windmills and Circular Reservoir. 



better than the ordinary form of mill 

 be obtained. Many of these have been 

 designed for some other purpose than 

 that of raising large quantities of wa- 

 ter through a short distance for irri- 

 gation. Some, for example, have been 

 built with the idea of pumping a small 

 quantity from great depth for water- 

 ing stock. Such mills, as a rule, do 

 not fill the requirements of the irri- 



If a farmer is able to buy a windmill 

 and pump he should get the best, as 

 the first cost is about the same for dif- 

 ferent makes ; but the economy of re- 

 pairs is far different. In subsequent 

 articles the 'attempt will be made to 

 give the experience of practical irriga- 

 tors in using various styles of machin- 

 ery, pointing out the benefits of each 

 other under certain conditions. 



