, 1869-05-07
No doubt Chicago could do it il ahc Get
about il, but that is no. her present ;pns-
FARMING IN THE DEaEEr.

and eeoecisllv in utah .n;, Na,, 49, -
siiculturo as onlv possible uit1, tha ars;s,
snoe of IRRIGATION. In o.bor ..G;o,s !. :.
found 10 be = vaf,ul,le ,honoh mt m ~ H.
pensable lid to The growth Of fala ma -.
den tsodueta. The modes of ir1iieaton ara
various, according to the ~facilities for ita
application and The species Of vegetation tn
which il il spn1ied. In mode,sto,v hu7,;d
climates, cereals ara not irrigated at all
while the hose or ~.tesipe-pot ia consid.
cred sufficient for the occasional uo;sten-
ing OF vegetable and flower gardens. but IN
arid climea, where tho moisture comnun1.
Gated to tho earth by . half DAYS min ia AZ.
tracted from it By the heat and dsyness of
the succeeding half day, irrigation bv snch
means would bo futile, as Il would also he
in particularly dry and hot seasons--auch
for instance, as WIRE experienoed last sum.
naer in this md ueighborinc Ststea.
In most parta of Califotnis irritation is
resoEted TO for the purpose Of increasing or
insuring 9ops. while in Utah it is absolute
II necessary. The water used Is
sometimes obtained by the diver
sion Of q stream from iss natural
bed, and by causing it to aow in msny
small channels through the grounds 10 Ia
watered Sometimes the reservoirs and
Tunes in California, being no longer re-
4uircd for mining purposes for which they
were years ago constructed, are made aub-
servicut to the 1ses Of agriculture. The
reservoirs a1e constructed at suit
nblo places in the mountains,
and are hlled each spring by melted SNOW,
forming lakes Of considerable cxtent which
contain water enough to supply all ordinary
demands until the rainy saason again conf
uscnces- These reservoirs, with their
fumes and bitches, are valuable monopohes,
yielt.ing lAFge dividends to their owners,
who sell the water to consumers at 80 much
per inch, miners measurement, The
precious liquid is not, however, al utilized,
but after courz1ng around and through the
ground 70 be wasercd, in Email ditehes dug
lew yards apart, is allowed to run OF.
lhs ID aiso ,ne tnenoa ot is1esaon pai-
''aea ~ o'an' ana II VIII aas"es wen
e,ooea !" sas 1ee'on ~ne3s Tue sou h Aes-
.ue a." Ane a'aosl1 nonan' nat II
Ne" Ae1eo' "nete tne atmosphere Is ex-
.e,o1ne's a'S n'ta '1e SOL ea11eme'S poo1'
II becomes necessary 70 loundase pes1odi-
eans ootn aela ma garden crops; and,
aienonen .he iaek oi naa7e eatefpase hAs
prevented 'he 'nhao'sants from bringing
'afge scope OF country under CULTIVATION, as
taeS mght os diicnlng upon more LIBERAL
SCALE taelf system OF rnganon Is pretty
@nofon6h, 50 Tar as 1t goes
a ditch is cut from stream 70 pass
around and above the ground to be watered.
1t is usual for numher Of farmers to unite
IN digging ditch Of sufficient capacity TO
supply the vants Of all of them This Is
called the "mother ditch, ;" and from it pro"
eeed smaller dit.hea TO the grounds Of each
nan residing uponiss line. The water aows
constantly in the main ditch, and is let on
and shut OF in the subordinate ones by
lneans Of sluice-gatea. Wheat and oat falds
ste irrigated in this manner. After sowing,
4 intervals Of q few vanls. the frat IN,
running along The MINER sida If .bs field
md the others being parallel with it. The
water ia turned into the first ditch. in th,
lower side Of which openings are made at
hort Intervals, 10 that The ground below
:. lightly but thoroughly oyerdowed as IA.