The Globe-republican., 1906-02-08
WHAT IRRIGATION WILL DO.

The Arkansas river valley should be
the most densely settled part Of Kansas
and IL will be, II irrigation Is taken up by
tile valley In general. The old argument
that there Is rain enough for crops Is
true in sense, still so far as the bottom
land is concerned, II would be worth
more today If there was not enough rain
fall to ever insure . crop. The fact is
that this land 10 too valuable to take
chances on. While It 10 making good
money for many people rs II Is farmed
ut present, It would make twice as much
money for four times as many peopP IL
irrigated.
There are 100000 acres Of good wheat
land In Ford county, hut there are at
least 100. 900 acres Of this that could be
irrigated 20 that Il would support more
people, and be Of more value than the
other 100000 acrss. Some years are
sure 70 bs failures. There are wet years
and dry years everywhere, In any part Of
Kansas, and In svery other state. But
Irrigated land ia good 10 wet years, and
still better in dry years, because when
others have failures, the irrigated country
can cell Ito crops for better prices. There
are plenty Of good 200 and 300, and 900
acre wheat farms IA Ford county. Each
one OF these farms support one family,
and is making one man rich. But II this
land, where Il, can be-, was irrigated, the
SAME farm. would each support several
families and make feveral men rich.
Arkansas Valley land should be worth
more than any land In Eastern Kansas,
aud 1t will be when people put irrigation
TO use.
With full advantage taken OF irrigation
there Is room 10 Ford county for $4,000
people. With such popula tion, land
would be very valuable, this county would
be one Of the most important In the state.
and Dodge City could count on being q
city Of 10000
The matter Of .rrie ! g not being
taken up Oy Wy countries 5nly. It is
,.s .Aodern idea. II Is soueshing that
has been , leaned BY J. excellence. 1t is
being adopted because II pays. Why
should III slIigent men live 10 continual
'fsar OF routh coming when pumping
plants caa bs put 10 as oheaply as they
Gan, aud the extra Drop 10 sure to be more
than double the expense Of irrigation.
Why vii sbss pay for hail insurance
ana leave ina matter Of moisture to
ensrco. Whsse call . full crop, aad It
n " ssein ike II enough, could nearly
alssys q on led By lrigatios. Ths
u,oa, ilpporsaps sihis -. has come mp
for Wns assasiea ii Ford county for
long EiDs 10 the rsyssr of giving sugar
bsslsA ssB' ThsE lst psfticularly i'm
por.sps sass,,se 1t ia Isft that will hsip
10 emphasize the yelat d Irrigation.
'etllit haf htsz taiksc ossr IL !, half
kssr,sd uSys ap6 very litiIe has bssn
Cons icwari Kstring the business started.
This lrrigssicu ldea win take hold Of
shia seantry whsites Jon wiaI pr not.
TIiels il 100 nah " IL gcr Il % hold
IbAck -n,fls Longest II lt iaHot iAkan up
, BY lhs peeot. here Il VII te crowdsa p
b. outsiders. Ths Sx 'ilesrs has ; pen
ln'ae aud u @iIl bsass as u = Sny
dlfsrant paris 81 lla assnre sEaztsd
Id STAGES where II was nsseas' nd
ttos piaees we're ioon sliipr pIss,
Yg.taelas and olsev elaps sllAeaantaies
yhsra kaFe VIA iAga{all.s fsfAaa hes
Teen b sog bes ppissgAn fr N 40,
jecaus, poAscss saissa klisal9e1 Are
better Nniy Cok ksl b6fn
lbhlpping 81 apIisss ssd hIss,
I|Any 81 tli II saAbe 80 \, 4 A'l|a
|if we wA atHe VI ss|.
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