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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



Water Co., the latter agreeing to construct the canal 

 system, which is nearly completed, secure settlers and 

 otherwise improve the lands. Water used in irrigation 

 of the land is diverted from the Snake River, twenty- 

 three miles above Shoshone. and flows into the main 



Photo by Clias. . Brooks, Pocatello, Idaho. 

 Stage Going Down Into Canon at Blue Lakes [Perrine's Ranch]. 



canal in a westerly direction for a distance of sixty- 

 nine miles. The main canal is eighty feet wide at the 

 bottom and 120 feet wide at the top and will carry 

 a volume of water ten feet in depth. In their irriga- 

 tion the canals will require no flumes or side hill work 

 and with the laterals will constitute a system requiring 

 over 1,000 miles of excavation. The Snake River always 

 carries an abundance of water and in this project noth- 

 ing in the way of reservoirs is needed for storage pur- 

 poses. 



For the information of those who may contemplate 

 investigating this project it may J)e well -to say that 

 in order to obtain title to land under the Twin Falls 

 canal, purchase must first be made from the company 

 of water right. The State then requires the sum of 

 50 cents per acre, one-half of this amount to be paid 

 to the State when entry is made and the other half 

 upon final proof and patent, any time within three 

 years after notice that water is ready or on the land. 

 This soil will produce wheat, oats, barley, rye, corn, 

 corn wheat, kaffir corn and hops and the land is ad- 

 mirably adapted for beet sugar culture. Among the 

 grasses which may be grown are alfalfa, clover, timothy, 

 red top and orchard grass. Blue grass can also be suc- 

 cessfully grown for pasture. Among the fruits which 

 it is known can be raised successfully and profitably 

 are apples, peaches, pears, prunes, plums, nectarines, 

 apricots, cherries and quinces, as well as blackberries, 

 raspberries, strawberries, etc. 



It is our intention in later issues to publish a 



series of articles concerning the development of this 

 giant project. Illustrations will be used, showing first 

 the virgin land with sage brush- Others showing the 

 land under the operation of the removal of the sage 

 brush, as well as the land before it is plowed and after 

 it is plowed and cultivated. It is our intention to 

 illustrate fully the development of certain tracts under 

 the Twin Falls project in a series of articles entitled, 

 ''The Story of An American Irrigated Farm," the 

 object in publishing this serial story being to thor-r 

 oughly familiarize people throughout the Central 

 States, who have no knowledge of irrigation, with the 

 amount of labor required, cost of land, cost of pro- 

 ducing crops after the land is cleared and broken, cost 

 of water, its distribution, maintenance of canal system 

 and then the value of each crop harvested, with a full 

 explanation of methods of procedure of planting, culti- 

 vation and eventual sale of crop, with comparative 

 figures as to prices received in Idaho and other points 

 throughout the West. It can readily be seen that a 

 series of articles of this character will prove valuable, 

 not only to those interested and engaged in irrigation 

 farming in other sections throughout the West, but 

 wilTMbe particularly advantageous to those contemplat- 

 ing purchase of land and farming under irrigation. 

 THE IRRIGATION AGE will have a representative on this 

 tract, who will regularly prepare articles for its 

 columns. 



Photo by Chaa. E. Brooks, Pocatello, Idaho. 

 Trout Stream at Perrine's Ranch. 



The Oregon Short Line Railway had a survey made 

 through the Twin Falls irrigation tract and it is said 

 before very many months roll away trains will be 

 running into Twin Falls City and beyond. This will do 

 away with the stage trip of something like thirty miles, 

 which is now necessary to reach the site of the new 

 town. Large numbers of land buyers are looking over 

 this tract regularly and entries are being made. 



