St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-11-21

sumo that it will furnish water for TO-
600 wells flowing 1000 gallons per min
ute, of 14,400,000 gallons per day. When
this great water supply is extensively
utilized for irrigation motive power
and live stock the extension of general
business and mechanical enterprises
and the attendant profits cannot De
oyereStimated.
The area in the Dakotas in WHICH
the arteSian water supply can be utn-
lied for irrigation as demonstrated by
the arteSian wells already constructed
is more than 10000 square miles. or
20,000,000 acres of rich agricultural lanu.
AS it is now definitely known that the
Dakota artesian basin underlies much
larger areas in these states than has
as yet been tested by arteSian borings,
the present limits of artesian well con-
struction can be largely extended.
in their continual flow contribute
large portion of their waters every
day to the Dakota Artesian Basin"
Besides these there are many other
streams that lose a portion of their
waters daily in crossing this forma-
ton. There are nearly thirty streams
flowing from the eastern slopes of the
Black Hills which cross it, and the
waters of a. number of them are en-
tirely lost on reaching the Dakota
sand stone
The extension of artesian well con-
struction in the Dakotas is of the
greatest Importance to all of the COM
mercial centers which these product
i've agricultural states are tributary
to, and every encourag cement should
be given to forward the construction
of artesian wells. The business inter-
ests of all will be promoted, and es-
pecially the manufacturing interests
of st. Paul and Minneapolis will be
largely benefited. Capital can find no
better security for the return of in
;,,f &c n
by farms that can be depended upon
to produce a sure crop every year with
a large yield.
Profits made from farming with land
under artesian irrigation are surpris-
ingly large. The amount received for
the products ON irrigated farms of GAO
acres this crop season at the low prices
of this year were large enough to pay
for the well and reservoir and still
leave a. margin of profit. The foil
ing figures will illustrate what can be
done on lands in the DakotaS under
artesian irrigation. A farm of GAO acres
of prairie land costing S. AN acre
amounts to $500. Estimate the cost
of an artesian well at So, 500 the cost
Of a. ive-acre reservoir at S5O0, total,
$4,000: assume that the average yield
of wheat on the land without irriga-
ton has been Is bushels per acre.
From the experience on farms under
artesian irrigation. an average yield
of so bushels of wheat per acre, with
good cultivation, can be raised. The
difference in the yields in favor irri-
gated farming is Is bushels per acre,
which at so cents per bushel is $3.50
per acre, or for $40 acres is 81, 800. De-
duct the cost of the well and reservoir,
$4,000, and it leaves a margin of profit
of $780, The, land which cost 5000 will
have enhanced in value to at least $50
an acre, or for GAO acres is $4,000. De-
duct the original cost Of the land,
$4,000, and the farmer has gained In
that will yield an annual profit equal
to- 71a per cent per annum ON $100 per
acre are worth more than $25 an acre.
Inasmuch as the discussion of the
papers had been suspended, Chairman
Schurmeier at once introduced Hon.
T. P. Keator, of Idaho. who gave a