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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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a harrow may be used and the leveling process finished 

 with a board leveler, well weighted down. This is nothing 

 more than a strong thick plank weighted with stones and 

 dragged back and forth over the beds until they are in a 

 perfect condition to receive water uniformly upon the surface. 

 The ends of the beds should come up close to the main ditch, 

 or to the large lateral ditch, so that the water can be turned 

 on in full volume. These beds may be irrigated one after 

 the other by flooding, or by furrow irrigation. Indeed, there 

 is no limit to the manner of irrigating, the great desideratum 

 being to spread the water uniformly over the entire bed. 

 It will be perceived that the system is similar to that of the 

 smaller depressed bed-irrigation, except that the ridge ditches 

 are not used, the ridges around the large beds being used 

 to retain the water and to mark out the land in such shape 

 and sized plats as to correspond with the quantity of water 

 on hand. The flow of water must be sufficient so that it 

 will rapidly cover the bed, and if that is deficient then the 

 beds must be made smaller, otherwise the plants at the 

 upper end of the bed will flourish and produce well, whereas 

 those at the lower end will be sickly and produce little if 



anything. This often happens in the case of corn, potatoes, 

 etc., when the water runs either too rapidly or too slowly 

 into the furrows. The slope of the land should be such as 

 to provide a quick rush of water all along the line, and its 

 standing in the furrows to slowly soak into the soil. For 

 this purpose the source of the -water supply must be con- 

 siderably higher than the land to be irrigated, and the 

 quantity delivered large enough to fill quickly. Too slow a 

 flow and too small a quantity will soak the' upper end of the 

 bed and give the lower part too little. 



One important thing to be guarded against in laying out 

 the land for irrigation is to avoid the washing out of the 

 soil by the action of the flowing water. Inasmuch as the 

 land irrigated is always under cultivation and loosely put 

 together after the action of the plow, it is very easily 

 washed into gullies, and every gully means a lessening of 

 fertility. There is not so much danger in this respect when 

 the land is covered with a heavy crop and flooded, because 

 then, the plants will retard the rush of water and prevent 

 damage by washing. But in furrow irrigation, the furrow 

 soon may become a deep gully which the plow and cultiva- 

 tor can not remove. 



Wt TRACTION POWER 

 PLOWING-CONTESTS 

 MEAN TO YOU *#* 



NOT only do plowing contests prove how 

 far superior traction power is to horse 

 power but they also prove just which 

 tractor is best for you. 



That is why you should be interested In such 

 contests. They show you how to do more work 

 in the same time how to do the same work in 

 less time at less cost. They show you the differ- 

 ence in cost between a good tractor and horses. 

 And above all, they show you just which tractor 

 is most efficient, most economical, most simple, 

 and most powerful the tractor for you to use. 

 The results of numerous traction power 

 plowing contests have proved, beyond doubt, 

 the great superiority of 



I H C Gasoline Tractors 



At the recent contests held in Winnipeg, Canada, 

 these famous tractors established new world's records for 

 percentage of Brake Horse Power Delivered at the Draw 

 B ar and for Low Fuel Consumption thereby main- 

 taining the reputation they have gained in former years. 



These same I H C advantages are also readily apparent 

 in other traction work such as heavy hauling, harvest- 

 ing, disking, seeding, harrowing, and threshing. 



You want the tractor that will add most to yourprofKs. 

 I H C Gasoline Tractors have proved best in actual com- 

 petition with other good makes. Investigate thoroughly, 

 that you may learn about the principle, the materials, and 

 the construction that makes I H C tractors prize-winners. 



Let the I H C local dealer tell you the facts. Let him 

 explain about the complete I H C line which includes 

 12, 15,^20, 25, and 45-horse power tractors in several styles 

 tractors that have been victorious in every contest 

 which they have entered. In addition to the tractors, 

 the I H C line includes horizontal engines and vertical 

 engines, mounted on skids or trucks, air cooled or water 

 cooled, 1 to 35-horse power. The I H C local dealer 

 will give you catalogues and explain fully about I H C 

 tractors and other I H C engines, or, if you prefer, write 

 nearest branch house for information desired. 



WESTERN BRANCH HOUSES: Denver, Col.; Helena. Mont.; Port- 

 land, Ore.; Spokane, Wuh.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Francisco, CaL 



International Harvester Company of America 

 Chicago (incorpoBUecJ) USA 



IHC 

 Service Bureau 



The Bureau Is a 

 center where the best 

 ways of doing: things 

 on the farm, and data 

 relating to Its devel- 

 opment are collected 

 and distributed iree 

 to every one Inter- 

 ested in agriculture. 

 Every available 

 source of Informa 

 tlon will be used in 

 answering questions 

 on all farm subjects. 

 If the questions are 

 sent to the I H C Serv- 

 ice Bureau, Chicago. 

 they will receive 

 prompt attention. 



NEW INCORPORATIONS. 



Burr Creek Irrigation Company of 

 Montana. Capitalization, $40,000. In- 

 corporators are O. Thomander, J. Sesta. 

 and J. C. Oilman. 



The Wheeler Irrigation Company of 

 Oregon. Capital stock, $25,000. In- 

 corporators are J. T. Wheeler, Jr., 

 Thomas S. Farrell, and B. M. Harmer. 



Aztec Irrigation Company, Denver, 

 Colo. Capital stock $100,000. Incor- 

 porators, Arthur Ponsford and Dr. 

 Roosevelt, of Denver, and W. Goff 

 Black of Aztec, New Mexico. 



Narrows Reservoir & Irrigation Co., 

 Greeley, Colo. Capital stock $25,000,- 

 000. C. T. Neill, J. T. Warren, S. H. 

 Southard, E. C. Southard, of Greeley; 

 Thomas Grace, James Hurley, P. W. 

 Putnam of Fort Morgan. 



Golden Ranch Land Development 

 Company, Lockport, La. Capital stock 

 $1,000,000. 



Leon Springs Irrigation Company, 

 Phoenix, Ariz. Capital stock $24,000. 

 J. Y. Webb, Jr., G. A. Beeman and L. 

 B. Milam. all of Dallas. Texas. 



RURAL GRADER AND 



IRRIGATION DITCHER 



When writing to advertisers please mention The 



Making a V bottom ditch two feet deep. 



This same machine will make Laterals, 

 Irrigation Ditches, Wet Land Ditches, 

 Pice Field Dikes, Levels Land, DoeiRoad 

 Work or moves earth for any other pur- 

 pose. Don't buy until you know more 

 about this machine. Send for catalogue 

 and prices today. 

 C.D.EDWARDS, ALBERT LEA. MINN 



Irrigation Age. 



