THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



311 



PLAN AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE 



(Continued from page 301.) 



10 acres of sage brush and have had it carefully 

 surveyed and ditches laid out. Then came the ques- 

 tion of leveling, but this is work in which the farm- 

 ers are well versed, and they accordingly organized 

 and took hold of the proposition. 



Three divisions were laid out and W. A. Har- 

 mon was placed in charge of one, W. H. Williams 

 of another, and C. W. Renfro of the third. The 

 farmers were liberal in coming forward with their 



teams and implements, while the women of the 

 community prepared a bountiful dinner. 



When the balance of the 40 acres is turned over 

 to the district, the people of the district propose to 

 have an agricultural college established. They also 

 hope that the government will make an appropria- 

 tion for this purpose. 



Fulton H. Sears, member of the Executive 

 Copunittee of the National Federation of Water 

 Users' Associations, H. C. Taylor, L. J. Clark and 

 I 1 ". K. Buerer composed the committee in charge. 



IRRIGATION NOTES 



(Continued from page 310) 



L. L. Henry and John R. Williams are 

 among the incorporators. The con- 

 cern will manufacture pumps and : 

 other irrigation supplies. 



The Reclamation Service is asking 

 for proposals for the construction of 

 the Wallace Feeder Canal on the Salt 

 River irrigation project, Arizona. The 

 work, which is located near Phoenix, 

 involves the excavation of approxi- 

 mately 68,000 cubic yards of material; 

 275 cubic yards of plain reinforced 

 concrete in structures; 80 square yards 

 of grouted paving; laying 160 linear 

 feefof 18-inch concrete pipe, and the 

 erection of four bridges, involving the 

 use of 16,480 feet B. M. of lumber 

 and 9,600 pounds of steel and iron. 

 Bids will be opened after 2 p. m., Aug- 

 ust 24, at Phoenix, Arizona. 



Because of the increased demand 

 for fruit and dairy lands, it is re- 

 ported that extra preparations are be- 

 ing made to place water on the two 

 extensions of the present watered 

 area of the Ferris Irrigated Farms 

 near Los Angeles, Cal. Wells have 

 been bored for pumping plant No. 3, 

 and the tunnel connecting the three 

 areas is now under construction. Four 

 wells for a fourth pumping plant are 

 also completed, and will be put in 

 operation next fall. 



I 



California 



The California state irrigation board 

 has approved a plan to issue $400,000 

 in bonds for improvements and ex- 

 tensions in the Oakdale Irrigation dis- 

 trict. The district is already bonded 

 for $2,000,000. The water rights ot 

 the system are estimated to be worth 

 $1,400,000 and the land within the dis- 

 trict is estimated to be worth $5,192,- 

 000. 



Farmers on the west side of the Fall ! 

 river in Shasta county, Cal., have 

 formed an irrigation district to water ; 

 5,000 acres. Engineers estimate the 

 plant can be installed for $15,000 or 

 about $3 an acre. It is planned to 

 install a pumping plant, reservoir and 

 ditches. Electric power will be used 

 for pumping water. The construc- 

 tion of a new power plant in this 

 vicinity will give the district ample 

 power for pumping at reasonable 

 rates. 



The directors of the Turlock irriga- 

 tion district in California have levied 



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