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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



(Continued from Page 42.) 



"If the water is so valuable, why is it that so little 

 attention is paid to its measurement and distribution? 

 When a piece of land changes hands, the buyer never 

 thinks of accepting it without first having it carefully 

 surveyed and an abstract made of it, yet he is willing 

 to accept the water for that land just as it comes, or 

 just as the water master, if there be one, sees fit to 

 give it to him. Many times he is not satisfied, and 

 still he takes no steps toward the correction of this 

 condition." 



In conclusion, the following statement is sub- 

 mitted concerning the ultimate effect of careful water 

 measurement in irrigation operations. 



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FALL CARE OF SPRAYING OUTFITS. 



In leaving spraying pumps for the winter, see 

 in the first place that they are stored under cover 

 where they will be kept dry. Clean them thor- 

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 water which may remain in the pumps and from the 

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 from the sun, preferably in a moist place. 



If any insecticides are left over, put them on a 

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FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS OF THE AL- 

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The Albany Hotel, of Denver, during the year 

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Further improvements are also contemplated 

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