THE IRKIGATION AGE. 



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Organization, Work, and Publications 

 of Irrigation Investigations 



Samuel Fortier, Chief. 



R. P. Teele, Editorial Assistant and Acting Chief, in 

 absence of the Chief. 



Irrigation Engineers and Irrigation Managers. 



A. P. Stover, Irrigation Engineer, in charge of work 

 in Oregon. 



C. E. Tait, Irrigation Engineer, in charge of work in 

 Imperial Valley and Arizona. 



S. O. Jayne, Irrigation Manager in charge of work in 

 Washington. 



W. W. McLaughlin, Irrigation Engineer, in charge of 

 work in Utah. 



P. E. Fuller, Irrigation Engineer, in charge of power 

 investigations. 



W. L. Rockwell, Irrigation Manager, in charge of 

 work in Texas. 



Milo B. Williams, Irrigation Engineer, in charge of 

 work in humid sections. 



John H. Bark, Irrigation Engineer in charge of work in 

 Idaho. 



V. M. Cone, Irrigation Engineer. 



C. G. Haskell, Irrigation Engineer. 



Collaborators. 



O. V. P. Stout, University of Nebraska, in charge of 

 work in Nebraska. 



F. L. Bixby, New Mexico Agricultural College, in 

 charge of work in New Mexico. 



Gordon H. True, University of Nevada, in charge of 

 work in Nevada. 



W. B. Gregory, Tulane University of Louisiana, in 

 charge of rice irrigation in Louisiana and Texas. 



J. C. Fitterer, University of Wyoming, studies'of duty 

 .if water in Wyoming. 



Irrigation Farmers. 



John H. Gordon, R. G. Hemphill, W. H. Lauck, R. E. 

 Mahoney and John Krall, Jr. 



Scope of the Work. 



The Irrigation Investigations of the Office of Experi- 

 ment Stations are governed by the following clause of the 

 act making appropriation for the U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture for the year ending June 30, 1910: 



"Irrigation Investigations. To enable the Secretary of 

 Agriculture to investigate and report upon the laws of 

 the States and Territories as affecting irrigation and the 

 rights of appropriators and of riparian proprietors and 

 institutions relating to irrigation and upon the use of 

 irrigation waters, at home and abroad, with especial sug- 

 gestions of the best methods for the utilization of irriga- 

 tion waters in agriculture, and upon the use of different 

 kinds of power and appliances for irrigation, and for the 

 preparation and illustration of reports and bulletins on 

 irrigation." 



The purpose of the Irrigation Investigation is a better 

 use of water supply in those sections of the country where 

 irrigation is practiced. The work is divided into three 

 general classes: 



(1) The study of the adaptation of the laws and 

 other institutions governing the use of water to the needs 

 of the agricultural industry. 



(2) Scientific and technical investigations of losses 

 of irrigation water by evaporation, seepage, and in distri- 

 bution; of the relation of irrigation to the quantity and 

 quality of crops: of the adaptation of methods of applying 

 water to soils and crops; and of the measurement, dis- 

 tribution, storage and pumping of water for irrigation. 



(S) The collecting and publishing of practical in- 

 formation regarding irrigation practice. 



Publications of the Office of Experiment Stations relating 

 to Irrigation Corrected to June 1, 1910. 



(We present herewith an authentic list of these pub- 



lications at present available, to the general public, either 

 by free distribution or by purchase of the Superintendent 

 of Documents, together with a list of those restricted, for 

 free distribution, to libraries, educational institutions, etc., 

 and eliminating all those documents which are now out 

 of print and whch are not, therefore, procurable. 



This is the first time this information has been pre- 

 sented in an up-to-date manner and we are indebted to the 

 Office of Irrigation Investigations for their courteous 

 co-operation, making this presentation possible. 



Our readers are urged to retain this list for possible 

 future reference as it will not be reproduced in the near 

 future.) 



The Farmers' Bulletins are for free distribution to all 

 persons applying for them as long as they are available, 

 upon application to "The Secretary of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C." 



Those publications marked "for sale" are to be ob- 

 tained only from the "Superintendent of Documents, 

 Washington, D. C.," upon payment in currency of the 

 price named. 



The free distribution of publications marked "for re- 

 stricted free circulation and for sale" is confined to libra- 

 ries, educational institutions, etc., where they may be 

 consulted by the general public. Requests for such publi- 

 cations upon the part of such qualified persons and insti- 

 tutions should be addressed to "U. S. Department of 

 Agriculture, Office of Experiment Stations." 



Those with price attached may be procured by any- 

 one upon payment of the purchase price in currency, of 

 the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. 

 Farmers' Bulletins for free distribution, to be had upon 



application to "The Secretary of Agriculture, Wash- 

 ington, D. C.," stating number of bulletin and title. 



Farmers' Bulletin, No. 138. Irrigation in Field and 

 Garden. By E. J. Wickson, M. A., Pp. 40, figs. 18. 



This bulletin discusses the subject from the stand- 

 point of the individual farmer and contains instructions 

 on the determination of ditch levels, the measurement of 

 small streams, sources of water supply and their use, 

 the distribution of irrigation water, methods of applying 

 water, the choice of an irrigation method, and the time for 

 the application of water. 



Farmers' Bulletin, No. 158. How to Build Small Ir- 

 rigation Ditches. By C. T. Johnston and J. D. Stannard, 

 Assistants in Irrigation Investigations, Office of Experi- 

 ment Stations. Pp. 28, figs. 9. 



This is a reprint of an article in the Yearbook of the 

 Department of Agriculture for 1900, entitled "Practical 

 Irrigation," giving methods for laying out and building 

 small irrigation ditches, using only such implements as 

 are found on most farms or can easily be made by the 

 farmer. 



Farmers' Bulletin, No. 263. Practical Information for 

 Beginners in Irrigation. By S. Fortier. Pp. 40, figs. 25. 



This gives suggestions as to the selection of an irri- 

 gated farm, the acquirement of a water right, the prep- 

 aration of land tor irrigation, the construction of farm 

 ditches, and the application of water to crops. 



Farmers' Bulletin, No. 277. The Use of Alcohol and 

 Gasoline in Farm Engines. By C. E. Lucke and S. M. 

 Woodward. Pp. 40, figs. 12. 



This gives the general results of experiments in the 

 use of alcohol in the ordinary internal combustion engines 

 on the American market, with some discussion of foreign 

 experiments. 



Farmers' Bulletin, No. 371. Drainage of Irrigated 

 Lands. By C. F. Brown. Pp. 52, figs. 19. 



Describes many experiments to determine best meth- 

 ods of reclaiming irrigated lands which have been injured 

 by seepage or by the rise of alkali, or by both combined. 

 Draws deductions from these experiments and describes 

 methods of draining various classes of irrigated lands. 



Farmers' Bulletin, No. 392. Irrigating Sugar Beets. 

 Farmers' Bulletin, No. 394. Irrigating by Windmills. 



Farmers' Bulletin, No. 399. Irrigation of Grain. 



Farmers' Bulletin. No. 404. Irrigation of Orchards. 

 Publications for Sale (to be acquired by purchase only) 



Address "Superintendent of Documents, Washington, 



D. C. Order by number and complete title. 



Bulletin No. 60. Abstract of Laws for Acquiring 

 Titles to Water from the Missouri River and its Tribu- 



