THE IKRIGATION AGE. 



Ill 



few years and a system of rotation of crops put into 

 practice, varieties better suited to the locality intro- 

 duced, and careful irrigation, there is no doubt that 

 these yields can still be increased. 



"The lighter soil on the river and south is 

 especially adapted to potatoes, and sugar beets 

 promise to be a good crop on any of the soil in the 

 valley. 



"While this section cannot be compared to the 

 fruit growing sections of the West, excellent small 

 orchards of apples, plums, and cherries are grown. 

 All small fruits and garden vegetables of the north- 

 ern latitudes can be grown successfully. 



"Dairying should be one of the principal in- 

 dustries of the valley, and this last year several car- 

 loads of grade Holsteins and one of pure-bred Hol- 



LITTLE LANDERS" TO BE AT PANAMA- 

 CALIFORNIA INTERNATIONAL 

 EXPOSITION. 



Wild Hay in Shock on the Barnett Ranch. Belle Fourche 

 Project, S. D. 



steins were shipped in. The winter feeding and 

 fattening of stock receives considerable attention, 

 and while the raising of hops has not yet been de- 

 veloped to any great extent, all conditions are in its 

 favor. With the abundant production of alfalfa, 

 grains, and root crops, live stock in some form 

 should be the principal industry of the valley. 



"The character of the settlers is well shown in 

 the high educational standard maintained through- 

 out the valley. The schools are well housed and 

 instruction is given by competent teachers. High 

 school certificates from any of the schools in the 

 Black Hills district are accepted by any of the lead- 

 ing colleges. The State Normal School at Spear- 

 fish, is within easy reach and is not only an excel- 

 lent training school for teachers, but is also one of 

 the best preparatory schools for college and business 

 in the district. The School of Mines at Rapid City, 

 located in the center of a great mining region, 

 offers unusual advantages to those who desire a 

 technical training. 



"With the nearing completion of the irrigation 

 project, this valley will rank with the best agricul- 

 tural regions of the country." 



Send $1.00 for 1 year's subscription to the IRRIGA-. 

 TION AGE and bound 'copy of THE PRIMER OF IRRIGA-' 

 TION. If you desire a copy of The Primer of Hy- 

 draulics add $2.50 to above price. 



"An acre of ground and a living" is not a joke in 

 southern California, and the management of the Pan- 

 ama-California Exposition at San Diego in 1915 pro- 

 poses to prove it to the satisfaction of every "Mis- 

 sourian" or other doubting Thomas. One of the 

 unique and interesting places of the exposition will 

 be that section devoted to the "Little Landers." 



A tract, a dozen of which might be found within 

 Balboa Park, has been set aside for this demonstra- 

 tion. There the visitor will find "farms" of one, two 

 and three acres in extent, each with its home, its 

 dependent family, and these families will be living 

 there just as thousands of small home owners in this 

 state are living, with no other source of income than 

 from the tiny patch of land. While residing in the 

 heart of the exposition grounds, they will be as en- 

 tirely dependent upon the resources of these little 

 tracts as are the many families in the state having no 

 other resources than their insignificant land holdings. 



Such "little Landers" are found all over Cal- 

 ifornia. They constitute the business backbone of 

 many communities. It is a part of the business of 

 the San Diego exposition to show what man can do 

 when he applies brain and sinew to natural resources, 

 not only in California, but anywhere in the United 

 States and other countries where humanity is making 

 progress. 



SMUTS OF NEBRASKA CEREALS. 



Bulletin No. 131 of the Nebraska Experiment 

 Station is entitled "Smuts of Nebraska Cereals." 

 This bulletin has been prepared to furnish informa- 

 tion regarding the life-history and methods of control 

 and prevention of the common smuts of the cereal 

 crops of Nebraska. The losses due to these smuts in 

 the aggregate are very great and it is hoped this 

 bulletin will do much to start a general campaign 

 against these diseases. The time and place of infec- 

 tion by each of these smuts is clearly indicated, since 

 this forms the basis for successful treatment. The 

 distinction between the covered and loose smuts of 

 wheat and barley is explained and the radically dif- 

 ferent methods of treatment of the seed are described 

 in detail. 



This bulletin may be had free of cost by residents 

 of Nebraska upon application to the Nebraska Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, Lincoln, Nebraska. E. 

 A. Burnett, Director. 



SOIL SALVATION. 



Land which is properly terraced, ditched, 

 drained or irrigated brings just about whatever 

 price the owner sets and, if he doesn't want to sell, 

 better crops are his yearly reward. A valuable 

 treatise on terracing, ditching, draining, irrigating, 

 etc., called "Soil Salvation," is published by Bos- 

 trom-Brady Mfg. Co., 119 Madison avenue, Atlanta. 

 Georgia, and will be mailed by them free to any 

 of our readers upon request who expect to do ter- 

 racing, ditching, draining or irrigating this spring. 



