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THE IRRIGATION AGE. 



at $35 per acre. Water will be taken 

 from Rogue river, about three miles 

 above Gold Hill, and will be carried 

 to the land in a ditch about 16 miles 

 long. Work on the project has been 

 commenced and water for irrigation is 

 promised for this coming season. 



neers has granted a permit to the 

 Leon Springs Irrigation Company, of 

 Fort Stockton, Tex., to store and di- 

 vert 7,540 acre feet of water annually 

 from Leon Creek Valley for the irri- 

 gation of 3,017 acres of land in Pecos 

 county. 



Texas 



The Gulf Coast Irrigation Company 

 has recently been organized, with 

 Walter Hennig of St. Louis, Mo., 

 president; W. H. Ramsey of Bay City, 

 Tex., vice-president. This company 

 has purchased the properties of the 

 Gravity Irrigation & Power Company 

 for a consideration of $50,000. It is 

 proposed to spend ^50,000 additional 

 for improvements and extensions. 



Washington 



The committee appointed to inves- 

 tigate the proposed irrigation scheme, 



by which Ford's, Waunch's and Grand 

 Mound Prairies will be irrigated, has 

 concluded that a private company of 

 farmers would be the best means of 

 financing the enterprise, and with this 

 in view, C. A. Berlin, Theo. Hoss, 

 John S. Saunders and W. N. Beal 

 were appointed to draw tentative ar- 

 ticles of incorporation. Each farmer 

 interested will be asked to subscribe 

 for stock. 



W. F. Thompson, who has a small 

 ranch two miles south of Snyder. 

 Texas, has built a concrete dam across 

 Deep Creek and has impounded a vast 

 body of water, extending a mile up 

 the creek. He will install a pumping 

 plant and will irrigate 150 acres of 

 his farm. 



31 ^CHES! 



The State Board of Water Engi- 



WAY 



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OWENSBORO DITCHER & GRADER CO., Inc. 

 568 Evans Block DENVER. COLORADO, 



Read This Before You Buy a Tractor 



IF you could be sure you were getting the 

 right tractor a good reliable, economical 

 machine wouldn't you buy one for this 

 Spring's work? 



You have hesitated to choose from the 

 many offered because you could not be sure 

 that the tractor you bought would be the best 

 one for you. That is the policy of a good 

 business man. 



The two claims 

 made for most tractors 

 are these That the 

 tractor will do your 

 work and that it runs 

 on kerosene. These 

 two features are vital. 

 They should be 

 guaranteed, not 

 merely claimed. 



They are guaran- 

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Mogul 



Kerosene 



$725 Cash f. 



operate on kerosene; that does operate 

 successfully on kerosene; that the Company 

 guarantees to work on kerosene; making that 

 guarantee in the printed warranty that you 

 keep when you order. 



Mogul 8-16 is without doubt the most 

 popular and successful kerosene tractor on the 

 market to-day, and no wonder. It has a simple, 



one-cylinder, s 1 o w 

 speed, kerosene burn- 

 ing engine with crank 

 case completely en- 

 closed to keep out 

 dirt. Hopper cooled. 

 Starts and runs on 

 magneto. Mechani- 

 cal oiler takes care of 

 all engine bearings. 

 No gears to shift. 

 Chain drive. Travels 

 at correct plowing 



Mogul tractors 

 are guaranteed to do good serviceable work 

 and to operate successfully on kerosene. 



The order blanks contain a warranty to that 

 effect giving you the written guarantee of a 

 responsible Company. 



What better assurance than this can you 



8-16 

 Tractor 



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get? 



Buy a Mogul tractor a tractor built to 



speed for section 



where sold. Turns 



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in a ID-root radius. 



Does all the heavy field work that horses 

 are used for, and any belt work up to 16 H. P. 



Because Mogul 8- 1 6 is so popular, it is not 

 always possible to make quick delivery. Now 

 that the kerosene burning feature is guaranteed, 

 sales will be still larger. Don't wait. Start now 

 to investigate. Your order will have to be 

 placed soon to insure delivery in time for the 

 first good plowing days of Spring. 



International Harvester Company of America 



(Incorporated) 



Chicago USA 



