THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



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RED TAPE BURNS UP $1,000,000 



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lamation Service and the present administration at 

 Washington will use its powerful political machinery 

 to prevent the passage of this joint resolution and thus 

 try to prevent our citizens from having a decision of 

 the courts to determine the rights of the people of 

 Nebraska and Wyoming to this water. 



There is some indication on the part of under 

 officials working in the Reclamation Service that the 

 department at Washington may change its present 

 course and offer some equitable solution of the prob- 

 lem. It is to be hoped that the policy will be changed 

 and that it will be unnecessary to go into ligitation. 

 The people want amicable and contractual relations 

 with the government if it is possible. If it is not 

 possible, we must strictly enforce our state rights. 



NEW ARMCO PUBLICATIONS 



"Defeating Rust The Story of Armco Iron," 

 "Iron Roofs That Resist Rust," and "A Journey to 

 Armco Farm,'' are the titles of three new publica- 

 tions on "Armco" products recently issued by the 

 American Rolling Mill Co. of Middletown, O. In 

 the booklet on the story <>i "Armco" iron are shown 

 many illustrations of "Armco" iron used for roofs, 

 ventilators, gutters, lath, window frames, stoves, 

 refrigerators, culverts, pipes, etc. The booklet en- 

 titled "Iron Roofs That Resist Rust" contains an 

 article on why iron roofs resist rust and illustra- 

 tions and descriptions of many forms of "Armco" 

 iron used in roof construction. Rules for estimat- 



ing amounts of corrugated iron required to cover 

 given spaces, tables of weights and list of products 

 manufactured of "Armco" iron are also given in 

 the booklet. "A Journey to Armco Farm" contains 

 an interesting story of the various uses to which 

 "Armco" iron is put. 



CALL IT UMATILLA CORN 



S. L. Carson, a settler on the Umatilla project, 

 in Oregon, has propagated a new variety of corn, 

 which seems well suited to climatic conditions in 

 the northwest. 



Mr. Carson's corn is a cross of three varieties. 

 In color it resembles the White Dent. The shape 

 of the kernel is more like sweet corn. The stalks 

 do not run over five or six feet high but the leaf 

 blades start at the ground. This is a feature which 

 makes it excellent for ensilage. The ears are of 

 good size and well formed. 



Mr. Carson has been working on this variety 

 for five years, weeding out that which did not come 

 true. 



VOTE FOR $2,759,510 BONDS 



The Paradise Irrigation District in Oregon has 

 authorized a bond issue, aggregating $2,759,510. No 

 attempt will be made to sell the bonds until the 

 money market, now disturbed by the European war, 

 becomes more settled. It is proposed to use the 

 money realized from the sale of the bonds to pay 

 off present indebtedness and to irrigate additional 

 land. 



IRRIGATION NOTES 



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California 



Preliminary work is being done by 

 the property owners and business men 

 of the Terra Bella district around 

 Porteryille, Cal., for the formation of 

 a new irrigation company, which will 

 have for its purpose the watering of 

 the Terra Bella and Deer Creek or- 

 chard and alfalfa district, the water to 

 be secured by control of the floods of 

 the foothills during the spring and 

 fall. 



It is stated by those in charge of 

 the work, headed by T. M. Gronen, a 

 banker, that there is ample water in 

 the foothills upon which no filing has 

 been made. 



Some work has already been done 

 and it is estimated by those interested 

 that the system can be constructed 

 for about $1,000,000. 



Settler^s in the Orland Federal 

 project in California have started a 

 cheese factory to take care of their 

 surplus dairy products. The follow- 

 ing officers have been selected: 

 President, J. A. Younggreen; vice 

 president, J. Lundeen; secretary, H. 

 L. Lundeen; treasurer, G. G. Ladine. 

 The factory will be run on a co- 

 operative basis and only dairymen 

 will be allowed to purchase stock. 



The Carmel Cattle company has 

 purchased the Cox ranch, consisting 

 of 4,000 acres, situated five miles 

 southeast of Lost Hills, Cal. The 

 principal owners of this company are 



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