The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-10
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We 7rc BOO receipt 0f the Nebraska
Irrigation Annual Published hy Mr. A.
%. Wn.fcnharrcr president ~ the Ne.
'r"'.'a state Irrigation association. Il
s. not au cSagccmiipn to- state that
'hr book fulfill tho most liberal prom.
'''N inadc To- the pru.prctu. which pre-.
''''d 30 by something like three
months. and it IL % hanI.b1pl, prac.i-
."lN Indispensable 60 the Nebraska
farmer. business nau aud far.sghtcd
capitalist. The book contains la all
go pages Of the most valuable and
hlRhly interesting information. Il Is
inc hrst publication ON the subject Of
irrigation that las ever appeared In
TINS state. geographically IL Is %
work OF art from the elegant ltho.
graphcd cover page 90 the close of che
appendix. II contains tables ON humid.
n.y. cIuims Co the public waters Of the
state 10y counties. and shows the milo.
age " proposed bitches. thu number ~
acres 60 be placed under irrigation.
gives the record ~ thc measurements
ui water discharge In the variou,
streams ~ Nebraska. taken during the
past year. under the direction Of Prof.
-. y. r. stout, engineer 90 the state
board ot agriculture. who works along
the line ~ the methods employed by
INC United States geological survey.
" contains articles uu windmill irriru-
tnn, atmospheric irrigation. fruit nm.
u'r irrigation, construction Of storage
reservoirs valuable directions concern.
my alfalfa, nn excellent article ON
power pumping ana clcyntiug water.
with full stenugraphic report Of the
third annual convention Of the Ne.
hruska state Irrigation association.
Another very attractive aud interest.
ing feature Of the bool, II AN original
departure under the heading OF PEN
Pictures Of Prominent Promoters Of lr.
rlgaton.' la this department the pen
OF the biogruplcr and the skill OF the
portrait artist unite 90 Introduce well
known leaders Of the irrigation move.
mcnt In the state and nation, TO the
readers ~ the book
The appendix contains a complete
ana carefully prepared synopsis uf the
irrigation law now In force. aud gives
entire the rules governing practice be-
fore the state board OF irrigation. lr-
rlEation duty and flow tables are also
given. and much statistical infnrma-
ton that can only bc appreciated by
the scientific student Of the art of APP
plying water artiiicially 10 promote az.
ticulturc.
The author 81 this book has done
service to the state In placing within
reach OF the thousands who are turning
their attention 10 the study and prac-
ticc Of irrigation the garncrcd wisdom
OF the experiences Of more than forty
authorities Of state and nation who
may nearly all be ranked as experts ON
this question. Indeed Il is doubtful II
there exists today a single work of this
kind In the United States that contains
u greater variety Of practical iniormn.
ton ON the subject, condensed into such
small space.
A. nm evidence Of the popular de-
mand for this book the publisher found
himself obliged 10 print an extra edition
of 1000 copies over the number origi.
nally planned. II h impossible TO cs-
innate the educational influence Of
this work upon the public mind Of our
state. II should he studied and kept
as permanent reference book and n
historic souvenir by every one fortunate
enough 10 secure n copy.