The Progress., 1897-06-05
A PLAN FOR IRRIGATION.

nerical who essays lrr'Sh'ioh' AAe - A
Ing q sensible method that has been lnstru-
mental in turning failure into success Id
ancient and modern times. The 1er'1h'y
of the Nile valley lies largely In the 1re-
ouent deposits of silt which the overno"
inp waters leave. Irrigation nlleo INC
1ranaries which attracted Joseph pre'h
rem from the parched fields OF Canaah'
The canal OF the pharaohs connecting 70
lusium with the Red seq was cons'ruc'eo
for purposes Of irrigation. The Mic "A'o'
carries large quantities OF organic nha.'el'
together with salts Of potash anu pms
phoric acid, which serve uselul Purp's.
In the production Of crops. Ihls IS True
most rivers, springs or pono water civ
makes it better than we'll water LOT car
ING fertility to land, but where Wen "s''e, |
"a the only kind to be had the user he %.
not fear that 1t will be unavalnns' ~ ~
| proyide timely refreshments 10 sromins
| crops, and proper cultivation ana 1er'ii11.'
+,on must be carried on just the same. "
| ripation cannot be prescribed as d GU a..
| for crop failure, but must be consloete'o %
| - "a ~ administered in droughty sea
| sons. 40 ,-ost irri-
-+ion nv flooding Is prevalent. AniS
wethod is called PATCHWORK, the grUu
| heinu laid out in checks or basins IN"
inc contour lines, each chain OF cheohs ~ =.
taining its own level Inc cn e,,n f w =
| head Of a system are fed by spur iIoi -. =
n,s,n canal and deliver the water 70 .he
-, nett lower, thus quickly covering
hundreds Of acres.
Th,s ,s NOT the usual method OF irrlga'
,n, small tracts. The common wa! ".
, | +hese ;s to run the water through LUZ
, between the rows OF trees, Potaooes -, 80,
| .s,;r
as possible - s,nn,v NAV be sug
= -.~tea To those desiring to try lrrisa'N
4 where no large system OF olches o.
z ~ The means most easily proVloeo ~
4 Getting water into a position re'io! iol ;.
Q ;s windmill and small reser 70
% 20, Ia had at moderate cost. ror n
cSAh " tho largest sized mill Is IND
O., 18th a reservoir occupying propaol
l. 80 ocre The reservoir Is an lndisie'
u - ,.rt Of such system, 1or uhis
l. h ,,-atcr IS held in readiness 10 eau
s. - foxv when needed the pump ca'iin
- do much. .,o highest lal
N In planning q reservoir the hisnes -,
~ a., 'sa,octei, SO that a slight fall may De d
~ ro,rts Shallow wells yield a enc
n,r If water but in man! lhs'S'a a
Is fsrorably located springs OF cop'ou
st. nav he tapped and discharge Io -
sst reservoir Storm water may pe Satn
as in ravincs by series OF ~ a Humping tn
rs ponds may be robbed py putup reservI
IN aaon+ents into the constructeo
up The ingenuity Of the inter a
iAs ,,I devise other means peculmr "
"a own environment ,,ra+,on II by
leo To make a success OF 1rT1eado
for ~ Lev sAMo,,-s that water should be aV
ur- nh1e for a whole farm. With ten acre :,
ed s assured crops and the rest dependent at
nat rainfall, the farmer, no mater ma Nv WIN h.
ON, location, will be better on se
'''o r pIm spread all over the east WINS ns
AZ regular crops and certainty OF inc
be u vii be the order. skillful irrigas ate IS
ghs then conclude that the cost Is no no' CO.. 81
old .o-t..nt an item when benefits are coI
tbs p p,.aS The first to try will get the usu'
IN a from from good prices in times Of partial .sa !
2 to failure, though they may geS .ne !,
nal when rain is plenty.-From "lrr.eas'
led by Albert 6. Evans, In February N