The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-02-22
TREAseGlRRE State HARm AMBImEST0C
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ts,..sss ~aaessFssss sssssssA.s 1svAas,yz.
| reservoirs. and diking systems. This
\ would ,meafi 0 much t0Sifhesl atate il
1 thefdrSsl arders weFe asstfeq enough
mofstsits lfer their vegetables, and
stock feed for the winter. With vege-
tables, garden truck, a couple COWS,
chickens. and!meat. raised on the
faFfnnsseach year there need 1pt b4 Any
starvation: fat4ons on the dTy farms,
although the large money crop may
be a total failure.
During the winter following 1919,
S34,ODe.Q0Q was sent out &, the state
for stoekSfeeL KhlssHotldanotsKaTe
been necessary even after that record
yearsof drpnght If,sthe irfigatfbn pos
sibilities were anywhere near devel-
0Rs Mits ! sff tss asrggs Flanlsd1ifrisaateedi
to go with the dny farmers operations
theresis no. need of his bdNhgyfeed
for his stock. He can enlarge on his
livestock soperationsf andsbeF insured
of plenty of feed13to Ncarry him
through.
There are already a large number
Of small reservoirs and diking sys-
tems on the dry farms of the state
and s4hes oWnersSelsfW that HIS due
to them that they car make "a go
Of iii r,Theses hold baelEthe ruan off
from the Scoufees during The spring
freshet season and during storms+to
be- used flor theEgrosgiGg tfobs. eThfs
Is not only of benefit to the dry farm
butsdts also tends tp smooths out the
prxo1f ~ r. fJr@I ceAo Nd Il, VIZ NJ f.Asa1
in this respect also. The number, of
these stofagevfeservpirs Should ~abe
greatly increased as there's ane great
numbers Of Places whefe they can be-
buff.
The glaek of knowledge pn chow to-
bui1ds the dams sd they VIII hold is
probably the reason theres are7snot
mofeSNpf these private Atpfages sysl
TENS Some have tried and failed and
o 81 ssas FIX sfyf1g.F ff Asrta al5 daYa Tiifs
nearly always be, built by. the farmer.
If'aA Nery taEgna oEsexpeHaVs dameis
to be built the services Of an engin-
eer should be secured. BY the OBJ
servance of a few simple rules these
farmers earth dams can be made to
i success s1SG essfF f|tsE %
4. Location. Theyfeseryoir sheuld]
b~e2locafed kwheretthe water caff be
run out by gravity rontosthe crops
SITE AesfteE mus hbe .leetectedl
SO that the reservoir will hold a. large
Nolumepof water for the sizes.bf.sthel
daIhI1-There are S1many good dam
sites without any large reservoir ca
laboye.5$A eonlee MthEa nar-4
row draw and a wide leyel flat above
Is sansideais condition Gtofea reservoir
and dam site. ~ ~ M
g. Dam Design, EThe-dam SHOULD
emade{massiy6- enough to- Withstand
he pressure, Of water, The top width
nevetT be less than ssi*a Beet
t is a good rule to make it one foot
vide. for seaeh-.feot in height ands toll
road oh~top Nin%Whfeh case itF
lhould be at least twelve feet wide.
1heatpP pf the dam should Beat aeast
hree feet above the crest of the, spill
Tays-ya The slopes Of. the supper faced,
heuld BE. three { horizontal to- one
critical and the lower. face two .anda
ne4hatf s~hpfixS1tal IDS one Eert4calI
With an extra wide top the slope. may
e cut downaa-h ttleg gThe DOVER facet
hould be seeded to- grass TO prevent
rosion. 4
a. ry~SpilIWay. Earthentdamsnever /
houid be topped by thefwater.S They1I
annot withstand the. rush of. Water |;
vers theM svens for d feKa mfnutes
Iithout being cut and washed away.
'he size should be large enough 10Th
AIRY Off the greatest gsf16od fioW+t
fithout topping ,thes DAM. The, peeesv d
ary size will DEPEND .lponS the Shell q
hape,, and contour of the drainage :
rea sabpve fheH dRtx Allowing s6Si
laxfmum depth Of one and one-haH1t
eet Epnst the .spIllWay,, it IS reeommsnd-
d that the WIDTH sbe twenty feetAferYy
drainage area of one section above
e l DAM and ftfty afeetaI for five seSS#H,
~ %@p
The. spIlway should be we'll pro4k
ected from washing OUT One of the.f,,
est and easiest to construct isga nat /,
ralssaadle in5nne of the ridges bord4d !
ring the reservoir. If this is well !
I'd e it will n0tsbs nnsseaeassEasryygtogIIPh
s.. Riprapping. The water side of
be dam should be proteeted from the /.
vaVes aetien~by some-sort of ripfapa =
ing. This may be made of rocks !
emsnGed s~togafherss british tied m
lunches and anchored. or rocks laid !
oosesand anchored by wire ~nettingysf
81 Dam Construction The uppefF
nd lower toes of the dam should be
tailed OUT and alt Hegetationsand hiF y
lus removed from the site before ]
ny fill is made. If the top soiEiSas
parse a trench should be excavated I
impervious clay and filled with a l
.ght clay to prevent seepage through T
nd under. lthe DAM The. dam. shouIdalc
e iraTrksdFNp.sf It's fftf~width1and c6dmskc
acted we'll while being constructed. '
s usually constructed by the farmers S
70 compacting is not thorough and $
ie dam will settle, hence the center
iopld be built a foot or so higher
iHH the ends to- take care of this :
ftlement.% N M7AYN "a NJ
hi The Datiet. auitrifIed sewer n
Ne with joints set in cement, rein v
Fced concrete, cast iron soil pipe, ! =
Ngwell casing1mayS. be used for th&fs
ltlet pipe. lumber Is not satfsfacra 9;
ry. One or two collars of rein "