THE'IRRIG ATION AGE. 



IRRIGATE MICHIGAN BERRIES 



While western Michigan has an annual rainfall 

 that is approximately 30 inches, still there are cer- 

 tain crops that can be irrigated with profit. This 

 is especially true of the strawberry, because this 

 fruit is largely water, and when it commences to 

 ripen it seems impossible to get more moisture than 

 what the berries can take up. In fact, the more 

 water that can be led to them, the bigger, the ber- 

 ries, and the bigger the profits. 



Several strawberry growers in western Michi- 

 gan have worked out different systems of irriga- 

 tion. W. F. Tindall at Boyne City has a system 

 that is usually successful. He has overhead pipes, 

 with which it is possible for him to spray prac- 

 tically his entire strawberry patch. The pipes are 

 arranged so that they can be turned. He first sprays 

 in one direction and then turns over the pipe and 

 sprays in the opposite direction. The water is sup- 

 plied by a pump operated by a gasoline engine. 



The general rule is to do the spraying at night, 



sending the spray one way the first half of the 

 night, and the other way the last half. When the 

 sun rises in the morning the ground is well wet 

 down and the strawberry plants soon soak up the 

 water, and the berries in consequence are larger 

 than what they otherwise would have been. 



IRRIGATION IN LOUISIANA 



One hundred acres of Moller farm, near Pine- 

 ville, La., is to be irrigated. A dam has been com- 

 pleted, making a pond a mile long, twenty-five to 

 fifty feet wide and ten to twenty feet deep. This is 

 filling with winter rains, which will furnish ample 

 water to irrigate a much larger acreage than the 

 one hundred acres contemplated. 



Machinery has been ordered for the plant and 

 will soon be in position. The water will be ele- 

 vated by a gasoline engine to a smaller reservoir at 

 an elevated position on the farm, and the irrigation 

 will be accomplished by gravitation. 



IRRIGATION NOTES 



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Oregon 



Two thousand acres of new ground 

 on the Umatilla (Ore.) Federal proj- 

 ect will be seeded this spring. 



The formal opening of the Tumalo 

 (Ore.) project, completed by a spe- 

 cial state appropriation of $450,000, 

 was marked by interesting ceremonies 

 and a banquet. Satisfaction was ex- 

 pressed by all the speakers because 

 of the completion of the project and 

 the class of work done. All agreed 

 that in the completion of the project a 

 new epoch had been opened in recla- 

 mation work. 



"I am in favor of construction by 

 the state rather than by the United 

 States Reclamation Service," said Gov- 

 ernor West, "on account of the slow- 

 ness of action on any matters where 

 Washington is concerned. The only 

 way to actually complete work of this 

 character is for the state to assume 

 these problems, and we must under- 

 stand now that the development of 

 these Carey Act projects is strictly a 

 state problem." 



Jackson county (Ore.) farmers have 

 launched a campaign for the organ- 

 ization of an irrigation district in the 

 Rogue River valley. The movement 

 followed a rather disastrous summer 

 for the owners of unirrigated or- 

 chards. 



The Oregon desert land board has 

 voted to turn over to the Central Ore- 

 gon Irrigation Company $29,321 in 

 notes given by that concern to the 

 board to guarantee the completion of 

 its contract for the reclamation of 

 certain lands in the vicinity of Bend. 

 The action was taken on condition, 

 however, that the company cancel its 

 right to all lands in its project now 

 open for entry and sale which were 

 not embraced in the patent lists pre- 

 viously submitted to the government. 



International Harvester 

 Engines for Irrigating 



WHEN you put in an irrigating plant 

 of your own, the most important 

 thing to get is an engine that will run 

 your plant at any time you want water. 

 Make the safest selection and buy an I H C 

 oil and gas engine Mogul or Titan. 



An IHC outfit delivers the most power 

 on the smallest fuel consumption. It uses the fuel 

 that is cheapest or most convenient for you to buy. 

 In case of accident you can get repairs in a few 

 hours. 



The same engine may be used for running a saw, 

 cream separator, feed grinder, hay press, or any 

 Other machine to which power may be applied. 



IHC engines are made in sizes from 1 to 50-horse 

 power and in styles suitable for every form of 

 irrigating outfit or for general farm work. 



The IHC local dealer near you should be able to 

 show you IHC engines. If he cannot, write us, 

 and we will tell you who handles them. 



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