Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-16

Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
New Mexico. North Dakota, Okla.
hOma. Oregon, South Dakota, Utah,
Washington and WyominS.
Hereafter all the receipts Of GOV.
eminent land sales within these same
statcst which receipts formerly vent
% the national exchoquer) will be de-
voted to the reclamation Of profitifss
desert by development, conservatism
and conduct OF water thereon max
ing reservoirs with systems OF irrlga.
ton canals within the semi-arld states.
In the government treasury there
are more than $40. 900 900 received
from land sales In the semi-arid states
ready tn be expended In the reclamas
tlon OF arid acres IN this same re-
glon.
Uncle sam IL making valueless
land valuable by aiding the farmer
20 apply waller IN thosoml-ari region
and the farmer pays Uncle Sam for
what he has expended. Uncle Sam
therefore. is ronovaiing his stock In
trade. aud where we're 10 be seen
only the cactus and sage brush are
now apricois. apples. alfalfa aud av-
laries. Uncle Sam now puts bis form
or piofitlcss and un 1alablc lands no q
premium and wavos rich.
Six rnmarkahle irrigation projects
are today being prosecuted by enc
government onrineors-the Gunnieon,
/ in Colorado, si. Mary's ia Montana;
swootwator. in Wyoming; Carson.
Truckeo. Ia Nevada. Salt River. IN
/ Arizona. aud Utah Lake. A tunnel
Elk miles long will lead the waters
| OF the Ounnison rive through the
/ mountains to redeem $4,000 acres OF
worthless land. which then will com
mand $500 10 $500 an acre In the Tn
compaghre valley.
To-day Colorado has the greatest
area II irrigated land G700 900 acresl
Of any state In our union, and Il pre-
eminently affords the best illustration
OF agriculture under irrigation In the
Il United states Nowhere Ia the world
Is found a better Illustration Of the
| Irrigation system Of the present and
the capabilities of its future.
i By the timed. measured application
n of wlief tu the planted Noii the Colo
RADIO farmer more noarl yrendcrs az
Il rCulfure on exact science and largely
n determine sthc amount OF fats In oil.
oats, or starch in his Greeley pOtn
toes and Of sugar in his Fort Collins
heets.
As the mountain SHOWS and ice mel
with approaching summer the tarmel
guides the streams into canals. bitches
and burrows, 90 grow on desert sand
, the wonderful golden harvests.
The irrigation planter ls immune
from the tOllsome systems Of farming
!. disastrous drouths and uncertainties
OF crops known in the regions deper
ent upon rain. from the clearance o
forests and boulders; from too mucl
|, rains. from cyclones and from iickl
4 aud troachorous atmosphere
b The irrigation water carries dow
D with Il from the mountains In the MI
!. requisite salts sufficiently and sati'
4 iRctorily 10 feftilize the soil aud -
ceure unhoard OF naryoEts
a The annual cost of putting water o
n the land IL from g. To s2.50 per acre
n aud the Colorado farmer under irrigl
a ton practically has entire control {
/. his crops after fertilization.
= Grains. fruits. edible roots. tlbei
and grasses are superior In yield an
4 quality because they reselye Meth,
i. too little or TOO much moisture
/. Colorado by dillgent cultivation Oh
q soil Yields o crop double that of th
4 average general yield In farm pro
y ucts. There are 20.0O0O0O acres
4 rich agricultural land In Colorado no
awaiting colOnisis TO grow their proI
x Used harvests Great irrigation cnte
N nrises are now being prosecuted Will,
m viii add hundreds of thousands
I. acres OF arabic land 10 the enric
r. ment OF willing hands.
m The chemistry division OF our y
In partment OF Agricuitu.e hns ia
,e stated that temperature and sunshn
II. are dominant factors In the perecttl'
a. OF the sugar beer and these condition
are most perfect la Colorado. tn
10 should point the way 10 capital whe
,e development of the beet sugar indl
ne try should best bee instituted with
IN seven years the state mas built
Is beet sugar factories within her b.
,r. dcrs. at Fort ColliCs, Grand JunCtlC
be Windsor, Saton and other points.
nd From 20 TO so tons OF sugar bee
m. are grown per acre and the farms
"a receive 81 per ton for their bee
ne which average rs per cent OF sus
ingredients.
he To-day the gold Of old Soils ~
IA shine, smiling asuOntly upon irriEal
ifr AiflNNf NANHNllAh NAINANiA NtAAhAAtN
he for settlers IN the Centennial 81
tb. than did the hOnangas OF earlier da
ed While Il Is generally thought u
en- Colorado, famed for scenery and Al
lot. shine. Is pro-emmently a mining sta
We u Is Z fact that her fields and far
are under irrigation during the past "a
yielded more than 100000 400.
md against $4,000 000 during the "a
len year. by her mines
EVIL Irrigation beckons 10 the man v
Is not needed 10 go where he Ia ne
,ro- ed. Il offers him a clean, sweet no
where bis children can learn I"
,ro language OF shakespeare and che q
trines OF the Declaration OF In
GOD pondCnce."
ced There will be no ldling loltcrers
Ials der q tropical breadfrult tree, but
re- gated gardens In the temperate "a
red where the desire 20 labor creates
the own reward.
ing Irrigation brIngs the lnndless d
YES 10 the manless land" u leads
Ion cOIgeHtod hOrdes OF cities 10 s.
lies aud simple mthoda of living In
lly. lures hounteOua land. whore {
on. may be inspired by uplifting and
Iert quoiso skies
, , !. JOHN F. TREGALLIS