Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-12-20
Better Than Rainfall
n
Sound Reasons Why Irrigated Lands Can
: Be Counted On to Produce More Re
hab:y Than Rain Watered Soils

= The irrigation farmer knows why
The same principle applies to all other
crops the same as oats. This is the
chief element in the great advantage
s5lsHfigation over the other style of
farming. The irrigation farmer gets
all Of his rain in the form Of snow dur
ing the winter. 1t is stored by nature
in the great canyons Of the mountains
and is protected by nature so that the
summer brings il 20 him in good season.
He knows when he plants his seed what
his returns will be as accurately as the
superintendent Of a foundry or a fac
tory knows the amount Of his output
when he has a given amount Of raw
material at his command If you have
always farmed in the rain belt, would
you not like to know your results be-
fore hand as your irrigation brother
does2 If you do, then come to Idaho
and get an irrigated farm any place in
the great Snake river valley where
crop failure from drouth or food has
never been known.
What would you be willing to give to
have your Mississippi valley farm in
sured against crop failure from drouth?
Would it multiply the value Of your
land by five times its present value to
you? That is why Idaho irrigated farms
are worth more than rain belt farms.
An intelligent handling of the SOIL
sunshine. and water of southern Idaho
will produce from 80 to l25 bushels Of
oats to the acre, 50 to 100 bushels of
wheat, 400 to 800 bushels of potatoes
and other crops in proportion, Not
occasionally but year after year. And
as the soil is never wasted by teaching
and excessive water it will continue TO
do so for generations to come.
The geography and geology of south
ern Idaho is Of interest to those seeking
a better location.
Southern Idaho is a rectangular sec
ton of country about the size and shape
Of the state Of Kansas. 1t is bounded
by high and rugged mountain chains
which store its water supply and hold
it well into the summer season. The
Snake river rises at the northeast cor
ner of this rectangle flows southwest
eriy for about 200 miles, turns sharply
to the west at American Falls and
after following that course for about
$50 miles it turns northwestery and
leaves the southern Idaho rectangle at
It's northwest corner. The mountain
boundaries of this section are of granite
formation During the ages of forma-
Lion of the valley series of volcanic
,raters located along its northern
boundary sent forth streams of lava
which flowed across it To the southwest. r
successive cruptions followed, at peri +
DDS of ages and between each there q
VAS formed a layer Of soil and dsinte-
srated rock Since the last overflow +
he glacial period has come and gone a
md the upper and lower ends of the q
ALLEY are SCARED by deep gashes cut "
~ the glaciers and great moraines Of h
md and grave have been left on the f.
urface of the plain. After this period
arous upheavals of the earth have
brown up along the borders high ~
anges of lava mountains and across
he center where is now the great can
on of the Snake river there was h'
nightly crack through he bottom of 81
hich now the Snake river rushes and co
rithes and falls over many precpices. ia
'rming some Of the most magnificent
aterfalls and rapids in the world. SIT
he soil of this valley is volcanic ash IN
liked with dsintegrated lava. and the
nd and gravel OF the glacial moraines. VIC
he lowest point in the valley in south {
n Idaho is about 2lOO feet and the Go
CHEST point some 1000 feet. The for
axe river with its tributaries, give \
Z greatest water supply for irrigation fin,
any other equal area in the world. of
( is due to this fact that at the cor
'sent time there are in course of ton
lstruction more irrigation projects I
N any other locality can boast and 95v
of them are merit0rious because 9TH.
re is water for all and to spare ,oo,
lthern Idaho viii within a few years md
e 1900. 600 acres Of these rich lands n,ss
len water and the man who gets in CIV
is certainly getting in on the ~
nnd floor for these irrigation enter
les are eNpcndiug millions of dollars
Their construction and if you are
ing for new location it will pay y.
60 give southern Idaho "a thorough
stigation. 'a9
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