The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-07-03
IRRIGATION MATTER



u often happen. that while $50 arc
seeking Tar off or hirh aboy, %. FOR
some way Of doing thing the tfucd.--
coycry Is very simple and riahf under
our noses. This will probably bee the
case with irrigation
Nearly all the regions called drouth
cursed have an abundance OF wutrr
from rains and SHOWS during the year
were the water but properly distributed
during the seasons when required. II
we depend entirely ON surface irriga-
ton we shall fail, because Of the waste
Of the limited water ,upplie. the most
Of which will bc Lost boy evaporation.
Subirrigatipn. 1t seem, to me. will
be our only reliable method. There
are three waysof doing this b., bitches.
~ by the Cole system, ~ illustrated by
Mr. Cole in his work. THE New Agri-
culture' by the Use ~ porous and lcnlSy
tile and shards, briclsbats and like
material down under ground, below
reach Of the pillow, the same ~ the
bitches OF Mr.. Cole are placed By
these methods all the annual water fall
il caught and conserved aud utilized
when required Wherever these meth.
obs have been tried they have been a
succcss, and one acre under the Cole
system produce, as much as five or
seven under the common method Of
letting the waters waste and drain on.
Hut there II another method, I be-
licyc, will be found superior To either.
II h Ia imitation Of the method by
which nature makes great marshes.
even IN dry regions, where there Is
some water from the skies. Wherever
deep excavations have been made In
the earth and happens to have been
filled up with varieties II surface mat
ter, such a. dead grass, straw. wood
porous rock and earth. and various
materials rctentiye Of moisture
marshes are formed aud the grounds
adjacent remain damp by something
like capillary attraction.
Experiments have been made by dig
ging holes certain distance apart
filling them with surface matter OF any
and all kinds that retain moisture mp
to depth ~ u, to remain below the
pillow and covering them with ordinary
purou, earth. THESE absorb and hold
all the water that falls and the inter
vcning ground receives the surplus con-
-inntly Last year a. one place near
Lincoln. Ncb, where this had been
done, all the crops were perfect while
all around had been ruined by hot
winds. Several farmer, from the hot.
wind region, uf kansas declared that
wherever the ground. were wet the
crops had not suffered from these arid
/ winds. or course. these methods are
| applicable only ON "a small scale unless
large capital can be- employed. liut
every man can do something aud add
to 1t yearly. 30 that hr can be sure of IL
/ few very productive acres
The words "druuth stricken" are not
properly applied to all the unfortunate
district, Of last year Tor never WIS
there better supply Of rain ut several
/ points, and never did crops promise
/ better. liut the water. soaked right
away. deep down, aud the arid wind,
came and destroyed wherever the roots
/ were dry.
II IL astonishing how little rain will
/ make great crops over all this region
/ when lightly but regularly distributed.
| We have seen some of the largest crop
| from incredibly small rains during sca.
/ sons Of cloudy skies and damp air..
| There is nowhere such quick, kindly
soil The least tickling under favor.
able seasons cahscs II to east up cnor'
mou, vegetation. Correspondence In
| Rural World.