Arizona republican., 1907-11-29
ORCHARD AND FARM -
 IRRIGATION EDITION
The Most Comprehensive Reference Work on irrigation and Reclamation Ever Published.

Messhs. Kothe and Roche will today begin their systematic canvass of this county for subscriptions Io The Re publican and the Orchard and Farm magazine, on the clubbing proposition heretofore mentioned in these columns and which carries with each subscrip- ton one of the magnificent large pam oramas of valley scenes. A few copies Of the special irrigation issue of the orchard and Farm, for which they have been waiting. arrived yesterday and they expect more today. These copies have nothing to do with the clubbing proposition except to show the character of the work done by the Calkins syndicate which publishes the magazine. This special issue contains 250 pages besides the covers and is a veritable encyclopedia of irrigation in formation. The regular issue of the magazine contains somewhere between sixty and a hundred pages and is equally as good as far as it goes, though of course is not so comprehen- sive. Nevertheless it is real farmers handbook and is a valuable publication to be in any family.
 Just now il is desired particularly to speak of this special issue which Is fine piece of work and was published by the syndicate at an expense Of some S2O.000. many thousands of copies hav- ing been printed. The pages are about ten inches wide and thirteen inches long. carrying three columns each Of carefully prepared matter illustrated by hundreds of fine pictures of the president and the principal officials and engineers connected with the reclama- ton work of the government. There Is also reproduced. the now famous law which authorizes the reclamation work. There are numerous pictures and much text matter descriptive of every re- clamation project undertaken by the government as well as general articles about nearly every irrigated section in 1he country. It is typically and artis- tically a delight and the subjects treat ed of are not only covered extensively but the information is reliable. being partly secured from official contribu- tions as well as official records, and partly from matter at first hand pre- pared by the Orchard and Farm staff, members of which have visited every section and project described. Trying to describe it is much like trying tO tell what may be found in the Ency- clopedia Brittanioa. but it may be con- ssrvatively said that il is the most comprehensive publication ever issued on irrigation and reclamation matters. Following are excerpts of what the publishers say in their introduction and after looking at the magazine one cannot deny that they state the facts modestly:
 ''To the many thousands in search Of homes the information set forth herein is invaluable In addition 10 a detailed account of the great projects that will finally embrace an expend- itute of $2O0. .000.000 in the irrigation of 640O. 900 acres of land We present valuable data concerning soils, climate, opportunities. the procedure necessary for the homeseeker to institute for the requirement. of land, and germane in formation on the topics covered. We also cover another wonderful phase of Uncle Sam's beneficent activity-re- clamation. A conservative estimate places this area, (to be reclaimed) at IO O00. 900 acres. The reader will herein find valuable information concerning drainage as well as irriga- tion. Orchard and Farm has gone to a great expense to make this number a valuable one. For more than a year MT A T. Taylor and his associates have been visiting the various federal projects. conferring with engineers. ex- perts. boards of trade. and business men in general Thanks are due to inc anternrisfnp citizens of many com munities. to engineers. eminent authors and others for the cooperation that has resulted in the present exhaustive