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expert engineer who is now making surveys for a recla- 

 mation project involving about 20,000 acres just across 

 the line from South Dakota. It is proposed to take water 

 from the Little Missouri Valley. Recent reports state 

 that Albion's work is nearly finished and definite an- 

 nouncement of the firm backing his efforts will be made 

 in the near future. 



Reports from Washington, as published by Montana 

 papers, state that the Milk River delegation and officers 

 of the Reclamation Survey Service have reached an agree- 

 ment regarding the adjudication of water rights and divi- 

 sion of water for irrigation purposes. At last report the" 

 tentative plan had not been approved by Secretary Bal- 

 linger. 



Andrew Sullivan, of Forsyth, has the contract for en- 

 largements and extensions of the Big Yellow Stone Irri- 

 gation system at Sanders and Forsyth. The total cost of 

 the contemplated improvements will aggregate $25,000. 



Irrigated Ranch for Rent. 



The coming year, 1700 acres, 20 miles west 

 of Laramie, Wyoming, one and one-half miles 

 from Milbrook railway station. Good buildings, 

 about 1000 acres hay land. Want tenant to crop 

 at least 200 acres of balance or will sell ranch. 

 Small payment down, giving right man 20 years 

 to pay for it. 



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of Various types and for use under all conditions are illus- 

 trated fand described in CATALOG NO. 25, which will be 

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It weighs but 600 pounds and can be operated by one 

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 cuts ditches and keeps them clean. 



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Books on Irrigation 

 and Drainage 



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 for- 

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Irrigation Institutions, Elwood Mead $1.85 



Irrigation Engineering, Herbert M. Wilson 4.00 



The Primer of Irrigation, Anderson 2.00 



Irrigation and Drainage, F. H. King 1.50 



Irrigation for Farm and Garden, Stewart 1.00 



Irrigating the Farm, Wilcox 8.00 



Practical Irrigation, Aug. J. Bowie 3.00 



Practical Design of Irrigation Works, W. G. Bligh .00 

 Irrigation (as a branch of engineering), Hanbury 



Brown 5.00 



Earth Slopes, Retaining Walls and Dams, Chas. 



Prelini 2.00 



Road Preservation and Dust Prevention, Wm. P. 



Judson 1.50 



Practical Farm Drainage, Chas. G. Elliott 1.60 



Drainage for Profit and Health, Waring 1.00 



Farm Drainage, French 1.00 



Land Drainage, Miles 1.00 



Tile Drainage, Chamberlain 40 



Cement Pipe & Tile, Hanson 1.00 



^ Arid Agriculture, B. C. Buffum 1.50 



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