Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-23
BROOKS HEADS
DRY FARMERS
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plies for dry farms. During the past
few years u large number OF reservoirs
have been built IN Colorado According
TO the state engineer. sufficient water
was stored IN reservoirs in 1906 In d.
vision No i TO cover more than n third
OF a million acres II inches deep. The
chief purpose Of this stored water is to
supplement the flow In canals that are
short during the last half Of the irriga-
ton season. II the Colorado irrigator
considers II paying Investment TO
store water to increase his supply the
dry farmer who eats canned vegetables
.ne year tniousn. because ne lachs VIZ
TO do likewise. 1t seems to me that
for every req son that might be adj
vanced I'm support OF reservoirs for wa
ter users under a canal two might be
given IN favor of the dry farmer above
the canal The excuse so often made
by the dry farmer that neither water
nor good sites can be had is seldom
true. Such reservoirs may vary In size
from the small one on the farm supply
ing water for ono or two acres to the
large cooperative reservoir supplying
water TO small portions of q score or
moro % dry farms. AS sources of sup
creek the dry stream at food time. and
the river. The cost OF storing water de-
Ponds principally ON the site selected
and the size. a small reservoir costs
much more per acre irrigated. IN the
larger class OF reservoirs water is u.s.
ualiy stored for less than S25 per acre-
foot Under careful use 1 y acre-feet
viii irrigate an acre of orchards or
vegetables. The cost per acre for this
class would thus vary from $50 10 $40;
IN the smaller reservoirs II would be
more This however seems small in
comparison 10 the net profits per acre
that can be had from such. crops as
Strawberries. tomatoes and deciduous
fruits.
WINDMIILS
~ cry Iafms where no water IS
AVauap'e loV either water irrigation or
storaBe reservoirs a small supply can
mills. These wind motors may be used
p"I,P "a.er IRON c an g., ressI-
81 , sr,,il o,e,,a.a - -, ,.da,, ,s ,,.ei,
as FOR dom,stsc ana siock nnrnoees
rh,, a,,t,,,t "a 49, ,,.i,t,,h = i,s,l,,it T.,
canohle 81 s,,,ni,,Sro ,,,ator for da,,a,,,ie
~, n largo ,,aIi.,t,, oe ,o,,ditians ,I,ta
chief Of fnssa are me lift ~. heaa the
nina ~ min tie veIocitv ana ,,,;scr,,,o
IL, 20 ~ ,,t,,a ~, .,,,,,,.,,,, ,,at,.t,,
IN nei,e tbo ,',ato,. ana st,nt ~. corIi
tions
one Of the hest tvnes of ,yindmilla on
tins ',,nda, a., ar,c,oeya NINA ,,,,,,s-
mem ~ 10 miles ne,' horr sho,,Id nnrnn
s,,ti1cian. ,,ata,, IN !, ea,so,, th,a,,sh q
iift of % feet ~ irrlyate sva aerss
The cost Of a min az This kind erected
would average abont ss9O Tben one
should have az q necessary adjunct 10
a mill n tank or smaller reseyvoi, IN
store tho water until N was needed for
IRRIGATION. A plant of this Kind II care
fully looked after would nrove a nav
ING invast,oan, even n no frst cost
reached the sum of $500 The annual
Interest on this sum when added To the
expenses for operation. maintenance
and depreciation, would be small as a
rule I'm COMPARISON 10 the net nrofits
derived from five acres of Irrigated or
chard and garden.
PUMPING PLANTS.
WHEN Hater has 10 he n,,,nnea from,
,t, ,al,,' ~, 49, y i,,,,.,,i, IL -
~ ana 'o, ~ r,s,.,yotad co., 80
~ engire ~, ,,s5fbe ,s 70 he rrsfa@,,aS
10 a eri,,5,,,iu p,,,,,>S,,sr ~ ~ a., ~,
rlgat,o, S,,,.nosas t,as ,,s, craa ~ h,,n
as, d.,aio,rs,,t 49,, 1tI,.is.
.y,hsra ahai,f so,i,.e,th, ~ ~, $50! -,
i,sed m The irries tia,,saT ,itros' ,,,s,9,,rds
is numned from wells : The rros,. Tav1
en,,e fro,,, mis- c,,er, ,,a, ostG7,,,atas
sao 0oo 0oa FOR the p,as, ,s,'. q
A few years AGO nv S,Ie,,d NJ n
n rIaclr az vhitahaii Nin,,t 80,
o onn S,,,o,.,s y, ..ts.ns,.,,.,e.' a,.a'o
acres and after sbinnino tban' 10 10
romrnission house n, T SS o,,t ro,,i,,
ed n net return of saoo an aero ri,
reference IN a commarciai harr,. ,,,tn,
in Montana 10 nnin one yei ~; IAN b,.es,',
maj might he givsn ~ rho rrnata &c
crops that can he grown ali over the
Rocky uno,ntai, rets;on IL ~ Il. ,'.ai, '' I've
note however th,,s o,, 80 mel =.
s,,ch nrotits rsr nnt,. ba - Fps aiu
result of irrigation, No anonnt of
scientific seed .hreeding ar r,,It,,re at
ever take the nlaca es a NIL 49,, 81.
annlied M The rigbt ttn,a "at'i
In this heller the h.rivation si,,istor
pf The Tinted Statas of1,ce %, a,. ~
ment stations heea, sar,re -,
The investigation Of practical n,aa,s 81
supplying the drv farms with IIr1itsd
amount Of water Thess inWastit s,','ieuu
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