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to be considered by the owners in re- 

 habilitating it. He says damage is 

 comparatively light. 



Nebraska 



At the annual meeting in January 

 of the Dawson County Irrigation 

 Company, in Lexington, a resolution 

 was passed heartily approving the 

 construction of the high-line canal 

 from the Platte river at Gothenburg 

 southeast on the tableland of Hold- 

 redge, Axtell and Minden. The com- 

 pany also authorized the purchase of 

 a large amount of water from the 

 government for irrigation purposes 

 during the months of July and August. 



Washington 



Dr. C. R. McKinley has made ar- 

 rangements with the Kennedy Con- 

 struction Company to investigate the 

 Brewster Irrigation district. He says 

 that during the five years, he has been 

 a member of the district board pros- 

 pects for the building of the big canal, 

 which will water thousands of acres 

 around Brewster, and for the floating 

 of a bond issue, have never been so 

 bright. 



Twelve homestead tracts in the 

 Outlook and Benton districts will be 

 drawn for in the U. S. Land office at 

 North Yakima, Wash., Feb. 7. 



Senators Jones and Poindexter and 

 Representative Dill have conferred 

 with Indian Commissioner Sells in 

 regard to the west Okanogan irriga- 

 tion project. Fifteen hundred acres 

 of land allotted to the Colville In- 

 dians fall under the project. There 

 is no provision for making them pay 

 their proportionate share of the cost. 

 Dill has introduced a bill appropriat- 

 ing $105,000 to pay this share. The 

 Indian office is favorable to this bill. 



Here's Something New 



about California 



For You 



Two parties of Eastern farmers saw Cal- 

 ifornia under my personal escort last fall. 



It was not a land-selling trip it was 

 solely for investigation. 



We were guests of over forty local com- 

 munities. Their Chambers of Commerce 

 and Boards of Trade provided the auto- 

 mobiles and guides who showed us the agri- 

 cultural activities in their neighborhoods. 



We saw irrigated fruit farms. We saw 

 alfalfa making large yields under irrigation. 

 We saw diversified farming with its sure 

 returns paying still better because of irri- 

 gation. 



A Book of Pictures 



taken on thistripis now ready forfreedistri- 

 bution. We would like to send you a copy. 

 You can prolong your active business 

 life at least fifteen years in California. 

 It is a country where you can farm 

 twelve months in the year. You need 

 not spend a large share of your earn- 

 ings just to keep warm. 



Write me today. Let me help you plau your 

 trip. Reduced fares next Spring and Summer will 

 give you a chance to see the San Diego Exposition 

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 Winter tourist fares now in effect. Ask all the 

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At the session of the Washington 

 irrigation institute in North Yakima, 

 Jan. 11, Governor Ernest Lister favored 

 an appropriation by the legislature of 

 $1,000,000 to aid the development of 

 irrigation projects in the state ap- 

 proved by the state's engineers. He 

 opposed extending the state's credit 

 in guaranteeing either principal or in- 

 terest on irrigation bonds, but favored 

 direct appropriation to a revolving 

 fund, the money to be returned by 

 farmers. 



that they be put on sale in order that 

 they might be settled as early as pos- 

 sible. 



Idaho 



The Idaho state land board has 

 granted a petition filed by the Pay- 

 ette-Boise Water Users' Association 

 to the effect that all state lands on 

 the Boise project described in a peti- 

 tion, be placed on sale on or before 

 April 11. There are about sixteen 

 thousand acres belonging to the state 

 and the petition stated that these 

 lands . are a harbor for rabbits and 

 other pests. The petition further 

 stated that about 6,650 people are 

 menaced by these lands in their pres- 

 ent condition, and the petition asked 



The new directors of the Payette- 

 Boise Water Users' Association are 

 E. Jordan, V. C. Sparks, L. J. Magee, 

 J. H. Kelin, E. Jordan, J. W. Brandt, 

 W. E. Wood, V. C. Sparks, C. M. 

 Rankin, C. F. Oellian, D. R. Hubbard, 

 Sam Hunt, A. C. Johnson. Serious 

 charges were made in connection 

 with the recent purchase of water 

 rights. -An investigation is in prog- 

 ress. 



Recommendations for an Indian ir- 

 rigation project to embrace 30,000 

 acres on the West Shoshone reserva- 

 tion in Idaho will be made to the 

 federal government in the near future, 

 according to Henry W. Dietz, in 

 charge of the western division of In- 

 dian irrigation projects. 



The bondholders of the West End 

 Twin Falls Irrigation Company have 

 been granted a further extension of 

 six months in which to complete their 

 contract. 



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It betters the plowing and other work of seed bed preparation, 

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It costs about half its equivalent in horse flesh. 



The price is $675 cash, f. o. b. Chicago. 



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