Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-17
Irrigation Engineer.
Secretary Wilson's Report.

During the past year the office
OF experiment stations. while MAIN
tainins most Of The old lines OF work
in it's irrigation Investigations, has en-
daavared TO modify it's plans 50 az 10
meet the demands for information on
the now issues which are constantly
arising.
..Thin II Particularly true as regards
fhe assistan nee which has been given
to the new settlers. The task Of con-
vertine desert land into productive
ftelda Il not eagy inter the most fay
ntaIIe circumstances, but when tho
ona Who attempts u Knows lrtle or
nnthlnv about irrigated Farming the |
atfficu1tlea are greatly increased. |
Those IN charge Of irrigntion invcsti
untluns II the west have tner"'ofe,
devoted 4 considerable poru"n 81
their time ~ advising the newcomer
~ Ia the methods best adapted VI
lnfir indiviauai needs. This parsohai
advice. supplemented by prncticai pul"
tetlns. has done much 20 prevent nus
takes and 10 safeguard the seitler
from either partial or total thlluie.
$50 widespread an Interest mas %
tata heen created in tho east regard
ing Irritation In the west thht tle u'~
nartment has been flooded with re-
naeste for Information as TO the con-
ditiona and possibilities OF uiiieteht
districts. The series OF bulletins on
irrigation prepared by TINS depart
ment ln cooperation WIN western
state engineers and others mas zone
nush 10 furnish the information de-
sired. OF his series, ten hulletihs
nave already beer published ana iont
ara being prepared. When complete
~. IRRIGATION conditions as regafut
the climate. soil. water shppiN' -
tent Of land. crops, etc, OF eeeh s'At'
and territory IN the west VIII De &c
curately described. uor
aIn former days water for irriHRuou
nurposea was both plentiful ana eheal
ana IN attempting 60 use u mu'h W"'
wasted. In many parts OF the ives
~ nid wastefui methods stu pre-
vail although the value OF water mn
fnc,enaed manv fold. The results o.
seepnee measurements 81 irriEatloi
chnnnels obtained hy the department
eouplcd with the high price OF Wat,
rtahts ana the rise boo value or uhti
cultural products, have inuu'en Nhu
cnmpanies 10 line their main chnni
A. result many channels "hi'.
formerly lost 30 Go 30 pfr cent ~
,bolr total flow are nov praetl'eH
untortight In many caHcF rnNh ''
movements Wouid NOT nave "N'
,nada n tho attention Ut the manager
had not been called hy onr eneln'' u.
al III. large ioasrs sustained ana W
mounts of water without feaNAl'
how excessive was the use untl mr"'
nremnnts we're taken When the irt
gators of the san Joaquin Nall'N
California first heEan Go Apply W"t'
an what had been dtN- 1iln'"
aefae they frequently used over y l'
Nov niasut one-third uf this unou|
il found la he ample. The water ~
.rs of Greeley and "l
tricte in Colorado used &" tnlnh li'
rrops would burn up unless tl''N -.
a miners fnrh ST wuief TO inc ~,
NOW they are fnieins crops q" q
Same ground thnt ore worm w.
four umes aa Much Wlth Anonl H'
fourth fne water formerly used. lh
are leafulnu that cultivation tahtn I
pl4c. 81 irrigation to "a great 'Nt''
.srha Recommendation farms tathnlf
"a in FORMER NeHrs have been hAA'
tsfned. Thtsr have heeh ui ff.at NJ
ue durlng the past scar in snow
among Other thinss the henellNs
be derived from tnc uec 81 scAnN N
~ snpniiss on small fields BOZ cnnn'
tton vim dry-ftrmInN AZ the NN'
.n,, farm during the Hst reHN'ih
huehalr OF oats we've rhl-rd per a..
win me application ni only lh''
af irrigation wntff' Whh' qua, ~
ero0n without irrigauon was ~.
.u,, "a fsuur. Alfalfa yielded a.
md. of has per acre with thf
ft,.ff.n nf 1g9 inches while thf
ALL
irrigated field yielded onlt
.annas peardlcss harlcf with thc
5ffrafion 81 80 Inches of water Sac
"a onfv IN bushels per acre inil
lrreatcd and raised on r'Ni
.-.s ~rnnnb Welded unlf two
ooe-haif bushels A GoodlnF ioa
~ IONS 81 red clover was harNes
f..m land which received on'
inehsa of irrigation waiter lhese
-slfs chow what can Dee done WV
limited supply Of water when fi"p'
rhe need Of investigating
question: which arise in connecI
Win the use OF water in irriEauol
=, fronlv felt hy D people OF
uest fhat several western states
nov ca-operauns with The n'p.
ment IN the prosecution OF ines
lee. FOR years the stato- 81 ,hti
MA aud lf.sn have given dollar
lar rar the rurunEt o. CArrAlnE