The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-31
IRRIGATION NATTER


Irrigation in Nshrnsha.
Upon almost ever, farm there are
from one 60 several little draws or
hollows which mny Dec easily aud
chcup.t dvsed ou. Co hold ail tho
wuicr Rowing from tlc slope above
when BE- rains These dykes or dam.
may hr built solely ~ earth and pro-
Nidcd with sideways Co convey tho
water into bitches and thence 90 land,
20 a lower level a .urpr. .inrly large
amount ~ land can thus Doe efficiently
irrigated. A pond containing single
acre may hc readily supposed go hold
when filled. two fcctof water that may
bc liberated aud used at pleasure. Aud
this means that hy the use Of bitches
an inch ~ water may bc applied TO
twcuty-four acres of land living at q
proper level And thi, operation may
Ice repeated ns often ~ the pond T.
emrticd and rchllcd. This method Of
Irrigation will Doe found invaluable
on arms which permit IL, more cspc.
cially ia putting ground into good
shape Tor blowing and seeding Ia the
fall months when Il il often dry.
OF COURSE, the pro,pcciur will wish
to see irrigation In actual operation,
and the visitor TO Nebraska Is fur.
nishcd list from which hc may select.
The largest ditch Ia the state il the
Belmont, in SCOTS Bluff county. forty
Il We miles west Of Alliance. busy aud
thriving town ON the Wyoming divis-
ion Of the burlington road, aud with
which Il IS proposed 10 have railroad
connection at an early date. The
/ Belmont is practically completed and
In operation, taking itswatcr from the
North Platte, aud affords good illus.
| trutiun 81 methods, cost, management
aud benefits. There are several other
bitches In the same ncirhhorhood, ns
well us q number more or less nearly
completed on the several LOup rivers,
all Of which are easily accessible by
the Burlington railroad.
Perhaps the most easily visited canals
are on the Republican river and its
tributaries. ON the Frcnchman forl,
are u number some Of the smaller Of
which have been In operation for sew
cral years. These are best reached
from Imperial, the present terminus OF
n branch which leaves the main Bur
lingtou line at Culbcrtson.
Among them are the Champion. the
Worsig, the lnman. the Meanwhile tn,
McGillcn, aud several ON the cSicnsiv,
cattle ranch Of Kilpatricl, llros. a Col
lins--thc latter being ON the shrinking
Water creek. There are several ditchci
farther down the Frcnchman, one al
Waunctn being In full operation. Abou
Culhcrtson are some Of the best canal
In the state. The Riverside, n coop
cratiyc farmers ditch, several mile
long, had been In operation last yea
with magnificent results The oat
raised under Il are said To- have aver
~ ed eighty-iiyc bushels to the acr
and other crops In proportion.
waters i,sO0 acres. The farmers
ditch Is equally successful, aud supple
500 acres
The Culbcrtson ditch Il thirty.fou
miles long. IL Is intended 10 furnis
water To only $4,000 acres, ns II Is de
signed To furnish power TO the city a
Culbertson for illuminating and manu-
featuring purposes. II sells pcrpct
ual water right for $3.50 per acre, tn,
subsequent maintenance charges beinl
guaranteed not To exceed 81 per year
The smallest crop OF oats under thi
ditch which had been thrcshed 10y In
10th Of September was eighty-Av
bushels per year.
The Meclcr ditch taps the rcpublical
a mile or 10 below Culbertson and run
on the south side 20 point opposit
McCook, where II Is eighty feet abov
the level Of the river, affordlng grca
power. The length OF the main cana
is twenty-five and onc.half miles an,
the cost $4,000 II supplies 800
acres Of land, with n capacity OF 10,
600. The farmers and gardeners tai,
ing water from II are more than SAITH
fed with the results, and Il h conf
IDENTIFY expected that its full capacit
will be taken next year. Several farmer
have obtained six 20 eight tons OF al
fnlfa at two cuttings with another cut
TO come.
There are u number ~ ditcaes iartne
THE Republican,at Trenton, Stratton
Bcnkclmhn and llaigler, all OF whic
are operated for more or less OF thci
length with perfect success. At hen
, lclmnn a case is reliably reported &
4. which nine tons Of alfalfa were secured
In two cuttings. BESIDES those enum
errted there are many other bitches 9
stage of more or less advancement
toward completion, while hundreds d
farmers have little yrivnte bitches cor
, fned TO their own farms and Ia su,
cessful use.
Arid Regions aud Irrigation.
In the nrid regions IL Il often ensie