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THE IERIGATION AGE. 



SUGAR-BEET 

 INDUSTRY 



IN 



NEBRASKA 



AND 



COLORADO 



Is attracting the attention of capitalists 

 and farmers along 1 the 



UNION PACIFIC 



From beets averaging 15 to 25 tons to 

 the acre, the factory can extract 14 per 

 cent, granulated sugar, or 280 pounds to 

 the ton of beets. 



For full information 

 about the 



Famous Platte Valley, 



Its entire length traversed by 

 the Union Pacific. 



E. L. LOMAX 



General Passenger Mid Tickel Ajent 



OMAHA. NEB. 



BOOKS ON 



Irrigation and Drainage j 



THE IRRIGATION AGE has established a book 

 department for the benefit of its readers. Any 

 of the following named books on Irrigation 

 and Drainage will be forwarded postpaid on 

 receipt of price: 



Irrigation Institutions, Elwood Mead $1.25 



Irrigation in the United States, F. HV Newell 2.00 



Irrigation Engineering, Herbert M. Wilson 4.00 



Irrigation and Drainage, F. H. King 1.50 



Irrigation for Farm and Garden, Stewart 1.00 



Irrigating the Farm, Wilcox 2.00 



The Primer of Irrigation, cloth, 300 pages 2.00 



Practical Farm Drainage, Charles G. Elliott 1.00 



Drainage for Profit and Health, Waring 1.00 



Farm Drainage, French 1.00 



Land Drainage, Miles 1.00 



Tile Drainage, Chamberlain 40 



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ABOUT 

 THE 

 SOUTH 



About theSouth" is the name of a 64-page illustrated.pamphlet issued by the Passenger Dept. of the 



ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R. CO. 



in which important questions are tersely answered in brief articles about 



Southern Farm Lands, Mississippi Valley Cotton Lands, Truck 

 Farming, Fruit Growing, Stock Raising, Dairying, Grasses and 

 Forage, Soils, Market Facilities and Southern Immigration 



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 Valley railroads, in the States of Kentucky, Tennessee, 

 Mississippi and Louisiana, including the famous :: :: :: 



YAZOO VALLEY OF M.SS.SS.PP. 



Send for a free copy to J. F. Merry, A. G. P. A., I. C. R. R., Dubuque, Iowa. 

 Information concerning rates and train service to the South via the Illinois Central can be had 

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