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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Too Much Irrigation.

Most every crop grown in Utah is
successfully produced under excess
slve irrigation and without any irrl-
gallon at all Soil and subsoil con-
ditions are largely responsible for
this variation. In 1905. we made quite
an extensive effort to obtain the
quantities OF water actually used py
the farmers in various parts of Utah.
The alfalfa crop received that year
on the Industrial farm in Ogden,
about fourteen acre Ieet OF wafer,
while a farm less than two miles
from there produced. with less than
one acre foot Of irrigation, yield
almost eGuavalent to that produced
on the Industrial farm. When
called the attention of tle foreman
OF the Industrial farm to these fig-
ures. he. like every other good irrl-
cation farmer, had an ever ready eN-
cise The cause was. first. that the
Industrial farm was bench land whlIe
the other farm referred to was upon
CLAY soil; second, that the boys OF the
Industrial school must be provided
with work and needed the practcal
Instructions OF applying water; ana.
third, that there was an abundance oil
water and that II should be used. Our
records show also for this same year
that a peach orchard on grave!ly;
porous soil at Brigham city yielaed
an excellent crop with an Application
OF less than two acre rect OF water
While at Provo. on the bench lands,
ono record shows six acre feet. L
might 20 on Indefinitely giving these
variations in records but that would
mean little.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Loss by PercolatiOn.

In the construction OF our canals
there were no precautionary meas
ureS taken To prevent loss OF water by
percolatIon. little. If any. knowledge
10 guide the pioneer as TO the proper
grade OF his canal, For these reasons
there are many cases OF excessive
loss OF water by percolation and
washing and erodinG OF the canals
There has been developed In our prac-
tice n system OF laying out canals and
laterals that is to be commended.
But It's practice is not possible in
tire narrower mountain valleys. This
system provides that each lateral
from the main canal shall maintain
continuous flow OF water and that
there should he under each lateral
just sufficient land TO be irrigated
through the lateral during each turn.
Thus the first user would begin irrl-
eating Monday morning and the last
irrigator on the lateral would be
through by the following Monday
morning. This system has given the
best satisfaction OF any In our state
With the development OF Irrigation,
the more cheaply developed water
supplies have been utilized and costly
storage work and canal construction
Will be the next in order. This con-
dition has turned the thoughts OF
many 10 the Development OF under
ground water by pumping and the
utilization OF arteslsn water. In 1911
there were used IN Utah ii3S arteslan
wells for irrigation and there were 90
pumping plants. AT Brigham City,
In Boxelder county, pumping has been
advanced more than In any other Sec
ton. The pumped water is used al
most exclusively for tho irrigation OF
small fruits, garden stufrs and
peaches. The city OF Bingham owns
Its own electric light plant and fur
nishes 10 the pumping plants power
during the day time at very NOM
tnaI crGf
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Irrigation by Pumping.

The commercial electric power sys-
TENS OF the state are giving consld-
erable attention 10 the pumping of
water for irrigation and are lending
encouTa cement and aid In Its de-
velopnent
One fact has been clearly demon
etrated at Brigham and is surely ap-
preciated by the people OF that 10
.cality. This Is that pumped water.
waich can be obtained at any time
desired By the irrigator viii give bet
ter results in quantity and quality OF
the produce than viii the canal water,
where the canal water has 10 be taken
In turns.
This condition might lead you to
suppose that the people at Brigham
were gaining the opinion that a con-
slant flow OF water in their bitches
was desired. Such Is not a fact but
they have learned the lesson that the
time between water turns had not
been fixed upon a basis which would
permit them to make the best use Of
the water. They have learned. and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29

discourse on The Care of the ExPectant
Mother" This was followed by an IN
structiye demonstrate on caring toT
babies Including demonstrations Of wash
Ing and dressing by Miss Esta Ensign,
a nurse at the Bulge hospital.
The interest which is taken In all the
discussions at the IIousekeepers' confer
ence Is indicated by the questioning
which follows each talk Many OF the
auditors are always prepared with ques-
tions for the speakers on points OF spe-
cial interest. The sessions of the confer
ence this year are being held In the as
sembiy room Of the Mechanic Arts build
Ing as tho assembly room In the Won.
ems building was found to be TOO small
to accommodate the large audiences.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Faulty Usage.

Tho forms In common use 10 desig-
paia quantities OF water are VIZ
MS first the stream; second, inc t,,Sn III
mot miners inch) and acres rue
IeraI term of measurement ~ sccono-
roor or acre-foot. The waternastcr
IS accustomed to speak of tne water
carried In the canal as so many "
rjgatlon streams. Whether the SIZE
Of one OF these streams II 10 DC
renrosented by water carried in l>o-
gan river or that carried IN The MIS-
sjsslppi Is immaterial. The water
from the canal is delivered 10 the
llser through Il rectangular opening
the size of this opening depenolns
upon the number of shares OF WhteI
10 be turned out at that pdrucu'dt
headyate So many square lnchcb
to an opening represent 4 snare, OF
so many square incnes OF opeIhnS
represent a stream OF water. lhtre
has been no attention Iaid TO thH
on top of II OF other engineering fca-
lures that would assure anywhere
near an approximate equitable dlvi-
sion. Recently / was gathering IN
iornna ton on methods OF canal man
sgement and practice. Among other
questions asked was. "Is your pres
ent system OF distribution satisiac-
tory?" One OF the replies read some
thing like this: II guess II Is; lt is
tho only one j know OF" That sys-
tenn, while crude and, from the en-
gineerlng standpoint, impossible. was
at the same time giving TO those
people satisfaction. and they were
as well pleas and probably better
contented than they would have been
with some of our more modern sys-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29

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but got no relief. I had this td1 .
for a number of years. Afta q
Cuticura Soap and Ointment n
four weeks the cure was complss.e Z
r. Dubigk, July IL. 1918.
Are your little ones suffering ID
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dIsflguring skin troubles? Are yoa, =
worn out with long. sleepless =
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you should know that wa,m 81
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Cuticura Ointment will in most q
immediate relief, the little s1f91
sleep, tired. fretted mothers WI &
peace will fall on distracted ~
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment ban
successful IN the most diyxedy d
infants, children and adults. vhA
has failed. Sold throughout u
Liberal sample OF each malld o.
32-p. Skin Book. Address pogtz1
ticura. Dept. T, Boston
wMen who shave and shampoo
ticura Soap will flndit best for snnz
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
SERIOUS CATARRH
YIELDS To HYOME|

Be wise in time and use Hyonei at
the first symptom of catarrh, such as
frequent head colds, constant shifting,
throat. Do not let the disease become
deep-seated or you are in danger Of a
serious if not fatal ailment.
There is no other treatment for CA.
tarrh, head colds, etc, like the Hyomei
method, none just as good, 80 easy and
pleasant to use, or that gives such
quick, sure and lasting relief. You
breathe it-no stomach dosing
Schramn j Johnson, Drugs, "The Never.
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will refund your money if you are not
benefited
Try Hyomei at once and see how
quickly it clears the head, stops the
shifting, and banishes catarrh, Hyomei
helps you to enjoy good health. All
druggists sell it, Ask for the complete
outht-Sl.oO ADVERTISEMENT y
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Farmers Awakening.

The practice of rotation as previ-
ously stated, has resulted in the
farmer giving little. If any, thought
to the stage OF the plants growth
when Irrigation would be most bene-
fetal. The time is now here, and the
farmers OF Utah are waking up 10
the fact, that they are no longer
competing with their next door
nelghbor, but are competing with the
farmer from every corner OF the
globe, With better transportation fa-
cllities, keener competition and a
more exacting public, they realize
that quality is d prime essential in
marketing their produce. The irrI-
gator of Utah has given almost his
entire thought TO producing the great
est quantity per acre and has learned
through years OF experience much
along this line. He IS now asking,
How can We get quality as we'll as
quantity? He realizes that greater
attention must be given every phase
OF his farm work, from preparing the
land 10 harvesting and marketing
the crop.
The systems OF applying water are
the Two general methods, flooding and
furrow. In general the furrow meth
cd is used only In sections where the
soil has q tendency 10 crust or bake.
There are numerous notifications OF
these two methods in use with us
which are common 10 all other sec
tions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Enormous Investment.

In 1910 there were In Utah ap-
proximately 5000 miles OF main
dItches and 1860 miles OF lateral
bitches. The construction of tho
main bitches has cost the state
little more than $l4.0o0,0 900. The in
vestment OF this amount OF money.
together with the labor of the farm
ers. has Increased the land value TO
about 500, ,000, 900. or at the rate OF
more than 81, 500 900 annually since
the settlement of the state. But.
above all. 1t has provided homes for
about 900 people.
Most OF this has been accomplished
by cooperative effort. The census
Of irrigation, taken in 1901, shows
that nearly % per cent Of the enter
prises are cooperative or individual
and that only s. per cent are COM
mercial, There is. according 10 the
census report above referred to. no
state in the union having as large
per cent OF cooperative enterprises
as does Utah. The average for the
other western states is 1926 per cent,
while for Utah II is SIS per cent.
In early development OF each of the
western states cooperation, co-part-
rership and individual effort was the
rule In ditch building.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Colonization Benefits.

Utah has at present, actually un-
der irrigation, an area OF about
100000 acres. There are IN addi-
ton about $780, 900 acres more under
ditch. and ready for irrigation. The
early rapid development of Utah was
due primarily 10 the church system
OF colonization. feel. personally,
that the question OF colonization has
been too much neglected and over
looked in the development OF our ir-
riga tion systems. Especially Is this
true during the past few years.
Water monopoly was early real
lied 10 be tho enemy OF development,
and especially so for the men that
had but labor as capital. The church
authorities intended that the Irriga-
tor should build his own ditches and
own his own land. While this idea
has been carried out II resulted In a
multiplicity OF short, parallel canals
constructed at great cost, yet the
poor man was able TO invest his le Dor
and become a co-owner The system
OF development was one which In
sured more permanent and enduring
home building than the one which en-
couraSed and invited the specula tor.
Today the Utah farmer is intrenched
upon his Unmortgaged Irrigation farm,
where eviction or oppression Is i'm
Dossible
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29

with the consent Of the board. hNed
ihe annual assessment This tax was
pald I'm labor or In maternal -
crx of water by the farmers OF utah
under the several canals Is thal
known as rotation OF water turns
Except for culinary purposes We nay, nay,
pra ctically speaking. no such tIlns
known as continuous now si, asai,,,
an eStent that there is often rota-
ton within rotation. First. rotation
by the watermaster in delivering wa,
ter To the farmer and. second, Two
or more ia riners may rotate their III
,J,.,;dpol TIIrr9.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Thursday Programme.

The Roundup programme for today is
as follows:
HORTICULTURE DAY.
o:30-1I:0o a. m-"Fruts Adapted TO
Utah" DR., L. d. Bachelor. T.. A c.,
THE Outlook OF the Cherry Industry
In Utah. W. O. Knudson. Brigham
City.
11:30-1:G0 p. m.-"Utilization Of By
Products" Professor W. II. Homer, Jr
Pleasant Grove; Reducing the Cost OF
Apple Production" Moroni Mortenson.
Bear River City.
200 p. Incorporation in Marketing
and Purchasing of Supplies; What More
Must BE Done" William Garvin. Salt
Lake City; Fruit Growing and General
Farming" George Romney, Jr,. Smith
field, state Agricultural Development
and Its Significance" Frank B. Ste
phens, Salt Lake.
400 p: m.--Demonstration of Packs. W.
w. knudson. u. A. c., stock judging
pavilion; inspection of electrical ex-
hihit.
500 p. m.-"The Feeding and Housing of
Poultry" Discussion by y. L. NIX.
Prairie City, Pa; Wilford Bramwell.
Ogden, president State Poultry associ-
alton; Professor Byron Alder u A c.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
CITY GARNISHEED
ON HEMAN CLAIM

OF garnishment yesterday by the Utah
OIL Refining company restraining him
from paying SI700 to George A. Heman.
who holds several city paving contracts.
The oil company holds q claim against
the contractor for that amount, repre-
sentlng oils sold 10 him in connection
with city paving improvements.
a similar writ was served on the audi
tor several days ago against Heman for
$500, but on advices from a ST. Louis
bank the garnishment was released In
that instance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Proposes Legislation.

Samuel Oldham Of Paradise, m. men}oet et
Of the irrigation committee OF tne iaS' Is
legislature. declared. in discussing Dr,
Widtsoe's address, that the a4ssnor
Of esta blIshing the rights OF farmer
10 water and It's economical and nene.
hcisl use would come up before the heAi
session OF the legislature. ana Proposeu
tha; a special session OF the Roundup
be developed TO discuss the atutuoe oi
the farmers on tho matter. IT is prop
able that such session Will De ar
ranged.
DR.. widtsoe's remarks brought forth
much discussion among his auditors ana
no was frequently interrupted 10 an
swer questions on various points Wnlcn
he brought up. 1t was one OF the most
interesting and pertinent discussions yet
heard at the Roundup.
J. c. Wheelon, an expert OF the United
states department of agriculture and
connected with the Utah experiment
station. delivered a technical paper on
''Tle Drainage and the Control OF Plant
Foods" Mr. Wheelon went Into detail
on the possibilities OF drainage and told
the farmers how to drain lands proper
w. HIS paper was thoroughly enjoyed
by all who heard him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
PROTESTS AGAINST
ONE MORE SALOON

Protest against another saloon on Third
South street between Main and West
Temple streets was filed with the city
commission yesterday by Joseph S. Peery.
agent for the Perry hotel. Last week the
commission sanctioned the transfer OF The
license OF J. B Fratelo from l43 West
Second South to 56 West Third South
street.
Mr.. Peery declares that there are too
many saloons on the street now and that
another one will injure the business OF
the Peery hotel the guests OF which will
have to pass in front OF the saloons In
getting from the hotel to the center OF
the business district
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Progress Essential.

And what good is all TINS ta,x aeou,
water consumption and culuyatioIl
when we have canals and heaosa'eSS
that belong to the first oook t
Moses7 We must begin by lesisia.
ton or individual acton 10 measu,11 III
our water. We need moro caieLu'
pstrollIng of our canals, more care
ful measuring OF our water. When
NE will build up here a great rnocei
state. We can never make irrisation
stick unless we measure our water
carefully. But I can see 'ud. uaS
coming and l believe We are APP
preaching IT now
Then there Sc the question OF cana.
mana cement. / still question whetner
a man should be allowed 10 use ms
water any old way he chooses l pc
lisve he should have the right TO use
his water only as long as he uses IL
nronerly This brings In not only tne
matter of rotation OF the use from
canals but also the crop rotation, so
that we can devise system TO niahs
he,ter and more continuous use OF
water ON the farm. II We are TO get
tho biggest production on most GIops'
we must store tho natural preclplte-
iion In the spring and then hold tne
jrrigatIon water of Just as long as
POSSIBLE. The day is coming WIEN
The economical use OF irrigation va
Ter and not tho prodIgal use will De
The rule in the irrigated west
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
People Controlled.

The canal systems were and still
are managed BY the land owners. by
the people vitality interested and
where excessive taxation IS not nee
essary or countenanced. In the early
settlement the irrigation water was,
IL might be stated, controlled by the
town board or by the ditch owners
Tae board, being elected by the voice
Of the people. corresponds 20 our
present day board OF directors. This
board appointed the watermaster 10
handle the canal and the WATERWAYS
ter was invariably a shareholder In
the canal. He was paid an Inadequate
salary for his labors and he. by and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
HOUSEKEEPERS ARE
MUCH INTERESTED
Special TO The Tribune.

LOGAN. Jan. 2S.-The attendance at
the Housekeepers' conference continued
TO Increase today and great interest is
manifested In all OF the lectures and dem
onstrations. The principal feature OF to-
days programme was the lecture on
THE Home Beautiful. a Factor In the
Child's Life. by Professor j, 8. Powell
of tho Agricultural college. Child well
fare Is one OF the most important topics
OF the women's meetings Professor
Powell illustrated his lecture with pic
lures and charts.
This afternoon Dr. T. s. Bulge of Lo-
gan gave an interesting and valuable
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29

Any little wound OF abrasion of the
flnsb occurring in cold weather that is
NOT promptly treated becomes a bad
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when such accidents happen. The
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Price Csc, SOC and sl,00 per bottle. Sold
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Morning Sessions.

An illustrated lecture OF poisonous
plants, by g y. Marsh of the United
states department OF agriculture. was the
opening feature OF the morning pro-
g,'aume. Professor Marsh explained In
detail the weeds and plants which the
farmer must avoid and which are dan
gcrous and often fatal 10 cattle and sheep.
lie showed lantern slides OF animals In
the first and advanced stages OF the va
rious poisoned conditions and gave rem
cdies for them. ~ the conclusion of his
lecture he was questioned for half an
hour 10y his Interested auditors
Sugar Beet Management by ]. w.
ifurren. n sugar beet grower OF HYDE
Park, was next on the programme. Mr..
Hurren gave insta noes of problems ne
had met on his own farm and his neigh
borg and told OF how they were solved.
The lecture was especially interesting TO
the sugar beet growers
Irrigation Practice in Utah" was the
opening lecture on the irrigation pro-
era mme and was delivered By w. w.
Mclaughlin. an irrigation engineer con-
nected with the Utah experiment station
Of the United States department OF agri-
culture Mr.. Mclaughlin beGan his in
structlve discourse with history OF The
beginning OF American irrigation In Utah
among the pioneers. After sketching some
Of the troubles OF the pioneers briefly and
outlining their methods he went into the
practice OF today and suggested remedies
and improvements for existing conditions
lie spoke In part as follows
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29

Tine irritation vasa
bad at night and e
scratching TN tM'
came. At last 10
my arms up to u 4
md 1t even staztd /
face. Tho sdu 4
started ss a rash 4
red and raw aud "a
1t was covered rI1
reIiouz epot,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Red
BI0od

ls good blood-bIood thst nour-
Jshes the whole body, and enables
every organ to perform its fune-
tions naturally. Many people owe
II TO HOODS SARSAPARilLA,
which relieves sorofuIa, eezersas
psoriasis, and all blood humorA
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29

appreciate the lesson, that the be-
tween water turns must be SO ar
ranged as 10 meet crop requirements:
lt might be added that In the case OF
canal water Il Is not possible TO SO
arrange the yearly schedule as TO take
into account weather conditions.
While with the pumping plant, the
opera tor can meet these condluohs
a s they arIse.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Thursdays Programme.

Tomorrow morning Chief Engineer
Davis OF the United States reclamation
service will address the Roundup, repre-
scnting r. H. Newell. chief OF the sery-
ice. A paper by Dr. Samuel Fortier on
a Progra mme OF Reform In Irriga-
tion" VIII also be read. as DR.. Fortter
vill not he able to attend personally.
Last night several hundred farmers
and their wives. who are attending the
Roundup and housekeepers' conference,
attended n reception and dance held In
tho Thomas Smart gymnasium at the
college. Light refreshments were served
and several special musical numbers
were rendered for tho benefit OF those
VINO did not dance
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Pratt Going to Los Angeles.

Warden Arthur Pratt OF the Utah state
prison and Mrs. Pratt will leave here Sun
day for Los Angeles, Cal, where they will
spend a vacation OF about two weeks.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
Colds Cause Headache and Grin

LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets
remove cause. There Is only One BRO
MO QUINISE.' II has signature OF E.
W. GROVE on box 26c.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
TROUBLE II
RASH ON HAND|
Spread On Arms to Elbow,
Face. Red and Raw. Cu6
Soap and Ointment Cured,

Maple Valley. Wash.-"A sons !
disease was so bad on my hands b
skin was all just as II IL yas ass..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
HorseshOefng Course.

The course in horseshoeing will open
tomorrow. The programme follows:
2;00-3;00 p. m.-Lecture; Structure Of
the Horses Foot" DR.. II. j. Fred
erick.
300-4:00 p. m.--Demonstration: "Prepar-
ing tho Horses Foot for the Shoe"
William Thornley,.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-29
URGES ECONOMY
IN IRRIGATION
OF FARM LAND
President John A. Widtsoe of
Utah Agricultural College
Delivers Striking Ad-
dress to Farmers.
fConttnued from Page One.)

AS rule. we are very careless anou. @
our soils. We can obtain laIse
Yields from a given quantity OF water
by caring for our soils. we caniIo'
f,ilfYll our dreams OF a western rIn
nire unless we come 20 recognize and
apply these principles.