f- v. FUTURE OF IRRIGATION Subject Not Given Attention It Really Deserves. , . 8peclal Study Necessary to Ascertain Right and Wrong Way to Irri gate Returns to Farmers Increased 6CO Per Cent. (By L. M. WINSOU, Utah Agricultural CoIIpkc) In this ago of specialization tho man who attempts to launch out in several directions Is bound to fall Booner or later. Ho who sets out to do ono thing, and does it well, Is the man who succeeds. This Is true not only In business and professional work, bui on tho fatfn as well. Tho successful farmer Is the one who de votes himself to tho particular lino of agriculture for which ho finds him self adapted. . There is ono nubject which has not been divided as it should havo been, k because of the lack of attention which It has secured, and that Is tho subject of Irrigation. Degrees are still offered In irrigation engineering, which in cludes tho entire subject of both the dam and canal construction, technique and the application of water to thp soil and the drainage of tho wuter irom tho soil. In ovory case there is a right and a wrong way to Irrigate, nnd a right and a wrong timo to apply the water, and to know which is tho rlghC requires special study just tho same as does tho knowledge of how to proauco a l.iiOO-pound beef from a grade Here ford steer. In fact, tho mastering of the irrigation art is a great deal moro difficult than most subjects, because so little thought has been given to irrigation, and bo little of real moment has been written about it. However, this may be, wo need not sit idly by and make no move to work out better methods of handling our irrigation wa ter, just because there is no one to show us just what to do lnevery case.i That is all the greater reason why we fihould set to and attack the problem Tor ourselves. Tho men who get a thorough knowledge of this question today are going to be the teachers of tomorrow. To convince ourselves of tho impor tance irrigation plays in our agricul ture we havo only to consider what our farms are without it. Tho arid farm is limited practically to the growing of wheat, while the same farm by the aid of irrigation has unlimited possibilities. An arid farmer does ex ceptionally well If he clears ten ddllars per acre, while tho irrigation fanner with an ordinary crop of oats can clear sixty dollars an acre on the same kind of soil. Tho increase, then, of 000 per cent, is due not to the farmer nor to the soil, but to the irrigation water, thus making tho water five times as valuable as the soil. And with the more intensive farming thus made possible, tho returns due to tho water sometimes reach fifty times tho returns from .an equal area of arid land. If the water Is so valuable, why is It that so little attention is paid to its measurement and distribution? When a piece of land changes hands, tho buyer never thinks of accepting it without first having It carefully sur ' veyed and an abstract made of it, yet he is willing to accept tho water for that land just as it comes, or just as the 'water master, if there be one, sees fit to give it to him. Many times he is not satisfied, and still he takes no steps toward the correction of this condition. CURVE IN IRRIGATION DITCH Should Be Moderated at 'Cleaning Time Rock Is Most Convenient for Making Wing Dams. Both large nnd small irrigation ditches should have tho curves mod erated nt cleaning time. This may, however, bo done year after year with but little result if some means Is not taken to keep the current from building up and cutting out at the old places. When there is a heavy de posit of sediment on a curve a small wing dam should bo placed on the op posite bank some distance higher up to keep the current both from cutting in there and to allow it to deposit sediment and build up instead of scouring that side of the ditch. The current will then Infringe on the place where it formerly deposited, making a clear channel much moro nearly In a straight line. Rock is tho most con venient for wing dams, but brush and a bunch of old wire and a few stakes will serve, or, failing these, gunny sacks filled with dirt. Work with the water and make It work with you Is the economic way. Growth of Irrigation Systems. The growth of irrigation systems throughout tho world has been a re markable feature of tho agricultural progress of the nineteenth century, says a writer in tho National Maga zine. The great Assouan dam across the upper Nile has added myriadB of acres to tho fertilized area of Egypt; Prance has sown tho northorn Sahara with oases, made beautiful and fruit ful by artesian wells; British India is dotted hero and there by public works, which store up the floods of the periodical rains, against tho scorching drought of midsummer, and besides millions invested by corpora tions and private citizens, tho United States government has constructed some splendid irrigation systems in what have been considered Irreclaim able deserts. IRRIGATE TO INCREASE YIELD Many Sections of Country Where Method Could Bo Profitably Used by Farmers. In tho eastern part of tho great plains, wlioro the rainfall is not large, but ordinnrlly sufficient to mature crops, there arc many localities where Irrigation could bo practically used to raise the yield of Held crops or to pro mote the growth of trees, vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants In or chards and gardens and about the homestead. As tho farmers in this re gion accumulate cnpltal they will un doubtedly resort more nnd more to Ir rigation as n means of Increasing tholr Income, securing moro of the comforts of life and making their homo sur roundings more attractive. Tho same thing is true of the Pacific coast. In tho Willamette valley in Oregon, for example, whllo tho annual rainfall is abundant, there is a lpng dry period in tho summer. Many crops which would grow best nt this season are greatly hindered by drought. Tho agricultural experiment station at Corvallio has been studying this problem in co-operation with the department of agriculture and has al ready demonstrated tho usefulness of Irrigation for alfalfa, clover, potatoes, and other crops. Iluslness men in Portland, Ore., havo become so well convinced that Irrigation in western Oregon is profitable, that they arc now 'developing a largo Irrigation project near Salem. Vast areas in tho Sacra mento and San Joaquin valloys In Cali fornia were for many years farmed without Irrigation. But after long hes itation and much active opposition the great wheat farmers adopted Irrigation as a proutablo lnsuranco against drought nnd, once convinced of Its benefit, spent millions of dollars In de veloping and managing Irrigation sys tems. Their experlenco will doubtless be repeated In many regions Jn the Unit ed States as Increasing population and moro complete utilization of out agricultural lands raise tho prlco oi land and extend tho market for high priced crops until the cost of lnstal ling and running Irrigation plants will be amply repaid by tho Increased yields per acre which irrigation Is sure to bring. In response to considerable present demand for information along this line, and In preparation for the great future of irrigation in tho humid region, the Irrigation service of the of fice of experiment stations of tho de partment of agriculture is making a broad study of the irrigation require ments and possibilities of different re gions and is seeking to discover the most economical and effective meth ods for the utilization of available wa ter supplies for this purpose. A largo share of the future agricul tural property of tho United States will depend on the reclamation and thorough utilization of land through drainage and Irrigation., Development In both these lines should go hand 'in hand. IRRIGATION OF STRAWBERRIES Where There Is Sufficient Slope to Land Row3 Should Be Kept Down to Get Water. A subscriber asks if strawberries which are to be irrigated by furrow Irrigation should be planted on raised ridges, and water applied between the rows. We havo seen strawberry rows planted in this way, but wo believe it Is much better to try to keep soil level, for tho plants will work them solves up on to rows anyway as they become older, says tho Fruit Grow er. On land which is nearly level, so that water has scarcely any fall, It might be well to ridge tho rows, If there is danger of the water getting up on the berries, but If there Is suf ficient slope to permit the water flow ing freely, we would much prefer keeping tho rows down. If there, is too much slope to tho ground, then of course the rows should bo planted with tho contour of tho hill. On somo of tho hillsides in tho irritated din. tricts of the west, strawberry rows are ns crooked as can be, but they fol low tho contour and Irrigation is much moro effective. FARM NOTES. Try a few purple cabbages for pick ling. , Cucumber vines require plenty of water. A tool house is a necessity on every farm. , Has the asparagus bed ben worth while this year? Cowpeas for seed may bo planted as lato as July 15, A wheel hoe will help to take away tho drudgery of gardening. Good seeds aro of vital importance to tho gardener. Did you get them? Early-sown spinach, radishes and lettuce should bo ready to use this month. Put to soak some tobacco leaveB for tho plant lice. It will discourage them very much. Will you start in the summer with out first having made tho cellar clean and sweet? Put only first-class clean vegotabler on tho market. They are tho only kind that pay. Woeds aro lot easier to got rid ol when small than when they begin to crowd tho plants. It Ib difficult to sco how a mun wh does not keep his road dragged can pose as a public spirited citizen. In winter and spring, and .sometimes In summer and fall, rhubarb pays vb as well as any other garden crop. Busy Is the plum curculio these days. Saw him off the tree to fall on a sheet then the fire for him. WW Jk .? - z .-: gr Z 'c' -T y&j-yv -wvr ji V1rfrv, Think They Could Do it Better COWirRY . TH HMR, SAW TH LlkC TH IttVEUTlON ARE A3r0UN0lnC m &KOk WASHINGTON. Every timo n busi ness mnn visits Washington tho idea comes to him of how much moro easily nnd economically ho could run Uncle Sam's business than It Ib now conducted. In n way It Is ono of thoso cases whero "any sort of an individual could run n newspaper, or fill a pub lic office, or preach n sermon or do almost anything in which tho public feels a proprietary interest." Tho American visiting Washington feels that ho is in a way looking after his own property, when ho looks upon tho buildings and sees how things aro go ing. A prominent Now York manufactur er, in Washington on a visit, was shak ing his head as ho walked down tho avenuo toward his hotel. "Proof of tho futility of paternalism, government ownership and socialism," ho declared with a wave of the hand, "is evidenced in observing closely tho operation of tho business affairs of tho government as contrasted with that by Individuals, especially In the matter of economy and cost of operation. Tho higher U. So Cavalry Has EW appliances and equipment aro now being furnished to tho United States cavalry. Not satisfied with giving the troopers tho field wireless telegraph plant, tho Maxim silencer, tho automatic machino gun and other equipment, tho war department is go ing a step further. Hereafter cavalry troopers aro to bo equipped with pocket electric HghtB and luminous field compasses. Tho bnyonet is also to bo added to the trooper's equipment, so that In effect, unhorsed, ho will bo as efficient ns an Infantryman. Due to tho extended need for foreign service on tho part of the troops, and to tho superior mobility of the cavalry arm In tho foreign field, tho United States is making extensive additions to tho field conveniences of tho troop ers. Each troop commander is here after to be supplied with ono pocket Electric flashlight, five inches long and covered with durable 'leather. This is on the recommendation of the cav alry equipment board. It Is believed that the light will bo useful to troop pommanders In conducting night oper- VASArHAAMVVVVVVVVVWVVVVlAAVVN Habits of Forbearance to Be Taught AUPAHB is to bo ended for all timo, at least so far aa tho United States is concerned, and the standard of citizenship in this country is to bo put on a higher plane than ever be fore by a courso of study in good will which is devised for tho elementary echools throughout this country. Such, at least, is the hope of thoso vho havo formulattTd" tho course. A complete out line of tho topics covered in this new school subject has just brcn issued by tho United States bureau of ed ucation. In tho lower grades, according to tho bureau of education program, tho child is trained in habits of for bearance, consideration, gcntlenees and selr-control, while In tho latter grades emphasis Ib laid upon the prin ciples of the world peace movement. Thus in tho flrnt grade the child How Statesman Was Rendered Hatless N'E of thoso unfortunate cases of mistaken identity between hats occurred a fow days ago In the house cloak room. "Billy" Kent, tho reform member from California, who Wears tho ornerlest looking hat In VcshIng ton, walked off with a dome-covering that belonged to Ira Qpploy of Illinois While the Coploy hat was in Kent's posseselon an accident befell it, and Copley declares that he wouldn't wear it to n masquerade. Ho and Kent were classmates nt Yale, und ho felt free to tell him that ho thought ho should be reimbursed for the ruined hat. Kent and Copley each own sev eral dray loads of money, but It vob tho principle of tho thing. "It isn't tho first time that you have rendered mo moro or less hat less," said Copley. "I remember one timo some 2B years ago that you threw a snowball at me,. when I waa passing nlong on the opposite side of tho street, attending strictly to my own affairs, ns wbb my wont. And my brand new derby hat looked like a before-taking portrait. Now, once again you compel mo to go to the hat Htore and squander my savings or else Join fjhw fiBrfo&gmnD vss V v ' ' cort Incurred in building battleships is but an Illustration. "Why," ho exclaimed, wrathfully, "tho revelations nro simply nstound lug, Tho legal red tape of govern mental affairs la something exasperat ing. If thcro Is n labor-saving dovlco Introduced, It rcquIro3 an endless amount of lcgulatlon. Tho quick, de cisive action of business executive and Inltlatlvo forco Ib utterly lacking." Ho told of ono enso reported to him where 18 typists woro kept at work recoyping each month 20,000 names of workers to whom checks woro to bo sent. Later an ordinary addressing machino had dono away with tho ne cessity of tho Bdrvlces of theso em--ployes, but tho department head waa prevented by law frpm dispensing with their services until tho end of tho quarter for which tho quota of help was authorized nnd Imposed. Another startling fact was rovcaled that sonio of tho most learned bureau chiefs in Washington nvo receiving no greater salary than efficient shipping clorkB In privato enterprises. "It seems to mo," concluded tho business man tersely, "that when the comparatlvo cost of tho samo work In tho govern ment and In privato enterprises aro considered, need is shown of nt least moro acceleration and elasticity in tho conduct of governmental business it it is to bo kept in lino with modern commercial methods." Chapplo's Nows-Lettor. New Appliances jsm ationB with other troops, or oven in dependent night operations on a small scale, in reading dispatches, examln Ing crossings and banks of strenma before fording. Tho lights to bo supplied havo been so covered as to bo proof against wet weather and tropical temperatures. Tho luminous compasses aro to be issued to each roglmentnl and squad ron headquarters, and their use is to guide troops across a dark and un known country nt night. Tho United States Is hero following tho example of other countries, which have already adopted a compasfc of tho luminous type. Tho board has recommended the bayonet for tho trooper on tho ground that "tho greatest accomplishments of tho American cavalry havo been scout- ling on foot." ; learns tho treatment ho should give liis companions and pots. The second grade deals with homo life; tho third, with school and play timo, while the fourth takes up tho homo town or city In grado five tho courso broadens tc include a consideration of tho whole country; in tho sixth, tho child takes up good citizenship; in tho seventh ho studies tho world family, and In tha last he learns what tho larger patriot Ism menno. In this way the child grows up In tho understanding that good will, which ho must show his friends and parents, should bo extended to all the inhabitants of tho earth. Ho begins by learning that ho must bo Jcind tc animals and playmates, because ho it in constant relations with them; then ho comes to understand that this na tion should bo at pcaco with all oth ers, because all nations nro interdo pendent, and this finally leads to the last topic In tho wholo long course tho united world. The moral qualities essential to the world peaco movement, such ns faith fulness, generosity, gratitude, hospital ity, fair piny, honesty, and considera tion for others, are emphasized. tho hntleEs brlgado and bo thought eccentric or poetical." "Ah, yes," replied Kont, "I, too, re call that Hnowball Incident. And that Is why I shall not pay so much aB ono cent toward a new hat for you. Not ono cont shall I pay." And ho snapped his fingers defiantly. "I knocked off your hat, 'tis true. Whereupon I bought you a new hat. You mean while had bought ono and charged it to rae. And furthermore, your hat wasn't ruined nfter all, as you had It repaired and woro It long after newer Btyleo labeled 'Nobby' wero being ex hibited in tho windows. I figure that I havo had a hat to my credit on your hooka for theso many yearB, and I Bhall buy you no moro hats, not even if you're obliged to go about tho streets without so much as a halo." 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