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THE IKRIGATION AGE. 



ally. The orange groves of Maywood have never had 

 to be sprayed or fumigated. 



It has been said by sportsmen of much experience 

 that "in no other place in the United States is there 

 an equal variety of game and fish in so small an area 

 as in Tehama county." In the nearby mountains only 

 one day's drive deer abound; an occasional bear is 

 found; grouse are plentiful and mountain trout are so 

 numerous that a common day's catch runs from 100 to 

 300. On the plains, or in the valley, are the goose lands 

 places where both land and air are alive with geese. 

 Along the river, creeks, lagoons and sloughs ducks of 

 the several varieties are found in abundance. In the 

 foothills and along the river quail fly in clouds, flocks 

 of 500 or more are not uncommon. In the several 

 mountain streams of this county which flow into the 

 Sacramento river, mountain, or Rainbow trout abound. 

 Two hours' drive from Maywood takes one to good trout 

 fishing. In the Sacramento River, which borders May- 

 wood for seven miles, sturgeon are caught, weighing 

 from 100 to 400 pounds. The river is full of salmon 

 m weighing from 20 to 50 pounds. Catfish are so thick 

 and so easily caught that a fellow gets tired of baiting 

 his hook. Carp, bass and other fish are caught in the 

 river. At Maywood there are several fish camps where 

 salmon are seined, by the ton. and shipped to the salmon 



We are interested particularly in Maywood Colony, 

 as we are in every such colony throughout the Great West. 

 Each month we publish news or helpful items reported 

 to us by subscribers regarding these various districts. 

 We especially invite each individual reader to contrib- 



Hotel Maywood, Corning, Cal., Where Visitors Are Entertained, Oppo- 

 site office of Company and across street from Southern 

 Pacific Ry. depot. 



canneries. These fishermen also ship thousands of 

 pounds of salmon to Portland, where they are processed 

 and shipped East as Columbia River salmon. 



The United States government maintains the larg- 

 est salmon hatchery in the country a few miles up the 

 river from Maywood. The object of this hatchery is to 

 increase the salmon stock of the Sacramento River, as 

 well as to ship salmon eggs to all parts of the United 

 States. 



Those who have aquired land in Maywood Colony, 

 and those who contemplate the purchase of property in 

 this settlement, can keep track of local doings and de- 

 velopment be subscribing to THE IRRIGATION AGE. 

 This paper faithfully reflects conditions as they here 

 exist. 



Tomato Vines as They Grow at Maywood Colony, Corning, Cal. Mr. 

 Woodson, Proprietor, May Be Seen in the Illustration. 



ute occasional letters to THE IRRIGATION AGE, since in 

 this issue we are adding departments on "Fruit Grow- 

 ing" and "General Farming." When you meet with a 

 problem that you cannot solve, state it to us and read 

 your published inquiry later, together with answer 

 answer, perhaps, by some other reader. When you have 

 discovered something new, write about it for THE 

 IRRIGATION AGE. 



Land Plats on File. 



The following township plats of lands which will be 

 placed under irrigation at the opening of the season of 1908 

 under the North Platte project in Wyoming and Nebraska, 

 have been approved by the secretary of the interior and 

 placed on file in the local land office at Alliance, Nebraska, 

 and in Cheyenne. Wyo. : 



Tps. 23 and 24 N., R. 56 W., Nebraska. 



Tps. 23, 24 and 25 N., R. 57 W., Nebraska. 



Tps. 23, 24 and 25 N., R. 58 W., Nebraska. 



Fractional Section T. 25 N., R. 57 W. Nebraska (shown 

 on plat of T. 25 N., R. 58 W.). 



Tps. 24 and 25 N., R. 60 W., Wyoming. 



The farm units are shown on these plats, the area of 

 each representing the acreage which, in the opinion of the 

 secretary of the interior, may be reasonably required for the 

 support of a family on the lands in question, and varying 

 from forty to eighty acres. The limit for which water right 

 application may be made for land in private ownership shall 

 be 160 acres for each land owner. The charges per acre of 

 irrigable land under this project will be as follows :_ For 

 building the irrigation system, $35 per acre, payable, in not 

 less than five nor more than ten annual installments, each 

 not less than $3.50 per acre ; for operation and maintenance 

 for the irrigation season of 1908 and until further notice 

 40 cents per acre. The first installment of said charges for 

 all irrigable areas shown in the township plats whether or not 

 water right application is made therefor or water used 

 thereon, shall be' due and payable on or before December 

 1, 1908, at the proper local land office, the total payment for 

 1908 being not less than $3.90 per acre. The building and 

 maintenance charges for subsequent years shall be due and 

 payable at the same place on or before December 1 of each 

 year. 



