Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-22

rain fall viii be considerably above the
average.
Close observers win have noticed
that rains occur in front OF both the
cool ana the warm waves and that
rains usually occur about one day be-
fore or one day after tho dates OF my
storm waves.
The crest nf the warm wave Is OK
pected near the storm wave dates while
rainfallB occur near the changes from
cool to warm or warm to cool
The storm wave date In taken ms the
guide as to all other weather changes
and as this event ~ earlier or later
so VIII tho other changes occur
Warm wave Will crosa the west OF
Rockies country about the gath. great
central valleys the 2eth eastern states
the 2sth. Cool wave will cross the west
of Rockies country about the 21th,
great central valleys the goth, eastern
states October /.
Killing frosts IN the corn belt and
northern portions OF the cotton belt
VIII accompany the cool wave OF the
9Th 10 October I.
A general forecast OF October wealth.
er VIII be given In my next bulletin.
That month Will be full of important
weather events.
Isaac NJ. Ncff. near Bolton Harrison
county, Missouri, has been experiment.
Ing with undertow irrigation for
twenty-five years and has demonstrated
It's great success for the kind OF land
ON which his farm IL located. This
land Is dark loan. underlald by clay
and gravel. with very little sand and
no hnrdpan.
Recently I visited his farm and gar
dens, carefully examined the workings
OF this peculiar irrigation, the artificial
springs and the resulting products. II
Is an Immense success. of which every
one who lnspects the work must be
convinced
Prejudice against this now departure
long prevented It's merits from being
Understood, Mem had courage behind
his convictions and he will yet be con-
bidered a beGcfactor N his race.
The Men system has been adopted on
seven farms In that vicinity, IN are
sangulne of success and with necessary
changes to suit the variations IN soil,
climate and topography the system
may be extended to most parts OF the
United States.
The Mem garden farm where this TN
dertow irrigation was first applied Is
producing at least ten times the aver
age products Of other farms. and the
work OF cultivntlng In not greater than
on other lands.
The oldest ditch Is probably COO feet
long, and at the lower end the y III has
iillCd In until the ditch Ia about sixteen
foot below tho surface II supplies a
perpetual spring OF winter az clear and
transparent as the crystal springs OF
florida.
During the recent summer d orth,
while many wells and springs IN trnt
vicinity became dry, Neh's artificial
spring furnished abundant water for
all who were In need. ana they came
with carts, wagons. pals, etc.
rms aprinE Is formed By leading the
water through an iron tubular gas pipe
from the gravel filled and dirt Glitch,
and the water that percOlates through
sixteen feet OF soil Into mis- EiaNcl
ditch can all be stored by pll cling
plug In the outer end OF the iron tube.
When thus retained, the wltor Of the
gravel ditch rises by capillary attfHc-
TRACTION and supplies the soil above
with all the moisture II nca1s.
on either side OF the garden above
described and probably 100 feet apart
are dltches beginning at the surface
OF the level plat OF land and running
on level along the foot OF the hill
Sides toward the upper end OF the
ravlne
These bitches furnish an abundance
OF water In dry time for the surface
OF the garden. The manner OF maxi
Ing those bitches has heretofore been
described.
The garden. or undertow irrigated
plht OF lhnd described above, rs re-
pcuted IN. the rHylnc with the same
results and the two gardens form long
wide terraces and above them are
other bitches extending toward the top
OF tho ridge,
In these HAT gardens and on the hill
aides To which the bitches are cxtond-
ed Immense crops OF large and small
fruits, vegetables and common farm
products have been produced this year
and nursery stocks OF fruit ornamental
aud shade trees are growing,
The dry hot Winds during the drOuth
OF the past summer made no Impress
sion on the vegetation aud II continued
to grow and retain Ms rich foliage
colors while other vegetation In that
vicinity was whitening.
As to nursery stock, that IL TO be
moved and placed on land not furn.
ishcd with uadertow Irrigation the
tests are not completed and it's prac-
tlcablllty ~ not settled
IN long ravinoB brush N used In
making the dams Heavy brush with
but ends down stream Ia placed first
the smaller brush on the tops OF tho
tlrst and then hay or weeds IN order to
hold the drifting soil
Thus rnNnua and their hlll-Sldcs
whore the soil can be made To hold
water may he worked into Irrigated
gardens TINT viii protect vegetation
through our worst hot winds lnsurlnE
a continuous and rapid growth without
the Injurious checks that always re-
suit 10 other lands when the drouths
come.
NOM, HATU~~