Year- 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



VOL. XXVII 



CHICAGO, DECEMBER, 1911. 



No. 2 



THE IRRIGATION AGE 



With which is Merged 



MODERN IRRIGATION 

 THE IRRIGATION ERA 

 ARID AMERICA 



THE DRAINAGE JOURNAL 

 MID- WEST 

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CONTENTS. A ruling by Secretary Fisher recently made 



Page Important regarding the relinquishment of portions 



Editorial Rulings on of land that settlers are unable to pay for 



Important Rulings on Government Projects 45 - is o{ gre at interest to all those who have 



Do Not Neglect to Purchase This Book 46 jover _ _ 



The Compliments of the Season 46 Projects. taken up land on the Government irn a - 



Irrigation Necessary in the Middle- West 46 tion projects. It provides that if such 



The Rio Grande Controversy Adjusted 47 homesteaders have taken up more land than they are able to 



Irrigators from Foreign Lands.... 47 f th release a certain amount of such land 



Thoughts That Come and Go 47 J .. , . , , 



taken up and get credit for all payments previously made on 



Principal Articles and Items their final holdings. This is a move in the right direction, 



as it will encourage the man of moderate means to venture 



A Tell-Tale Letter 48 



The Formation of the Soil 49 u P n a Reclamation project and try to work the maximum 



Relation of the Lumber Industry to Irrigation 53 allowable acreage; should he fail to succeed after faithfully 



Nevada's Irrigation Statistics 54 trying, the money paid down will not be lost, but will be 



Looks Encouraging for Texas. . 54 credited as pa j d on t h e smaller retained acreage; for instance, 



Mo'Ss g&J'siSt^^ 8 :;:--;:;:::;- :!: ll - ^ UP 80 * tat &,* &. . ye ar or two he is 



Alfalfa Culture in America 56 unable to work more than 40 acres ; then he can release 40 



The Primer of Hydraulics 59 acres and the payments made previously on the original 80 



Good News for the Settlers 60 acres wi ij be cred j ted to him as paid on the retained 40 acres. 



NonrDakoTa" irrigation' Statistics: '. '. '. '. '. '. \ '. \ '. '. '. '. '. '. tt ^ <*uld ^ find after further ^ effo f that 4 acre * 



Supreme Court Decisions 62 is still more than he can farm to the best advantage he will 



Reclamation Notes 64 be permitted to release another portion of that land, receiv- 



Extending the Work of the Department of Agriculture 66 ; ng cred it for all payments as applied to the retained portion; 



What Our Rivers Carry 66 fa subdiv ; sion ma be made to a minimum of 10 acres. 



Cement Production in United States 66 



An Official Visitor from India 66 Under this ruling no settler need to lose either his hold- 

 Oregon's Irrigation Statistics 68 ings and payments made thereon as was formerly the case, 



Placer Gold in Northwestern Montana 68 when a settler lost everything through cancellation for non- 

 Honey a Well Paying Side Line 68 payment o f charges 



MmmfM^cSev^Region '.'. ^'.'.'.^^n ' h evident that Secretary Fisher is taking the right 



Sand Lime Brick 78 course in this matter and that present settlers as well as 



