. Alkali and water logged lands. Alkali lands. [from old catalog]; Soils. ALKALI AND WATER LOGGED LANDS 23 no experience in the line of work and cannot furnish them estimates with the accuracy of an irrigated project and they therefore much prefer the beaten path. The agricultural possibilities of these lands, for trucking and market gardening are too great, however, for them to remain idle much longer. Some courageous corporation will pave the way and then there will be a scramble to get in on what must ultimately prove to be a profitable investment. There is no need, however, for capitalists
. Alkali and water logged lands. Alkali lands. [from old catalog]; Soils. ALKALI AND WATER LOGGED LANDS 23 no experience in the line of work and cannot furnish them estimates with the accuracy of an irrigated project and they therefore much prefer the beaten path. The agricultural possibilities of these lands, for trucking and market gardening are too great, however, for them to remain idle much longer. Some courageous corporation will pave the way and then there will be a scramble to get in on what must ultimately prove to be a profitable investment. There is no need, however, for capitalists to hesitate on this project. Agricultural experts are at hand to examine and select lands that have the most favorable soil conditions. Drainage engineers can give close estimation of the cost of installing a drainage system with laterals close enough to wash out the alkali in a reasonable time. Irrigation engineers can figure the cost of bringing water to the land and the cost of leveling and diking to hold the water. Anyone can figure the cost of watering the land to wash out the alkali, the water will do the rest. After the land has been washed free of harmful amounts of alkali then the soil will need stirring and washing for a year to overcome the effects of the puddling and washing to bring it into condition to grow crops, but any raw land must be worked up and subdued before it is profitably Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Salt Lake commercial club. Lands committee. [Salt Lake City, Printed by the Deseret evening news]
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