THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XXVI 



CHICAGO, AUGUST, 1911. 



No. 10 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



With which is Merged 



MODERN IRRIGATION 

 THE IRRIGATION ERA 

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CONTENTS. The proposed reclamation of the swamp 



Editorials Tne Reclamation lands in the South by the federal gov- 



The Reclamation of the Southern Swamp Lands.. ..1013 of the ernment or with the aid of said govern- 



Agriculture Old and New 1014 Southern ment may meet defeat on account of the 



An Oversight in July Issue Corrected 1014 Swamp Lands, fact that the government does not own 



Cuba Wants to Be Benefited by Irrigation 1014 the land, excepting the swamp land in 



An Innovation Which Promises Good Results 1015 the thirteen original states, which is owned by the govern- 



Rain and Auxiliary Irrigation 1015 ment. All the swamp lands in the other states were granted 



The Financial Situation Should Be Watched 1015 to the various states by Congress on condition that they 



Chips from the Thinking Cap of the Editor 1015 reclaim the land. Very little has been done in this direc- 

 tion except that private holders have taken hold and drained 



Principal Articles and Items swamps, making splendid rich land of them. This successful 



Geology and Water Resources of the San Luis Val- v>peration has naturally set the people in these states to 



ley, Colorado 1016 thinking that the immense tracts of swamp lands should all 



Farming in New Mexico and Texas 1020 be converted into fertile and productive farms. The process 



Water Ca ' 10*1 f individual effort a PP ears ^together too slow for present 



State Against Federal Controfof Natural Resources! 1024 da - v P ractice > and therefore the government is appealed to 



The Primer of Hydraulics.. 1026 to ta ' <e h' d m a manner similar to the reclamation of the 



Light in Relation to Tree Growth 1026 ar 'd and semi-arid lands of the West. The conditions are, 



An Extension of Time Granted 1026 however, somewhat different since the desert lands were 



Some Principles of Weed Control 1027 the property of the United States and hence after the recla- 



The Pittsburg Land Show to Be an Annual Affair mation the government could dispose of the land according 



ereatter . . .1027 to ; t? own ru j es an( j ] aws \yith the swamp lands in question 



Statistical Record of the Development of the United .. ... , , , , , ,, 



State 07 of which belongs to the various states the matter 



Visitors from New South Wales!. 1027 is different and an understanding should first be reached 



Correspondence . 1028 fixing an equitable basis whereby either the government would 



Reclamation Notes 1030 take the swamp lands over and charge the settlers for the 



A New Line to the Golden Gate 1032 actual cost of the drainage, or else have the states retain 



A Dam that Seems in Demand 1034 their proprietary rights and reimburse the government for 



Underground Cistern of Concrete 1040 ; ts expenditures. 



