. Conservation. Forests and forestry. IRRIGATED LAND OPPORTUNITIES 529 mountains to hold the water as snow and ice gradually melts off mountain tops. However, along rivers there are a great number tracts which obtain their moisture the the the of by pumping water from the streams upon the land. Probably one of the greatest irrigating systems in the West is in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in Idaho. In a portion of this valley the water is carried in pipes under the ground, and land is irrigated by turning hydrants is certain. All the land needs is water. They have the weather, the sunshine, an
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. IRRIGATED LAND OPPORTUNITIES 529 mountains to hold the water as snow and ice gradually melts off mountain tops. However, along rivers there are a great number tracts which obtain their moisture the the the of by pumping water from the streams upon the land. Probably one of the greatest irrigating systems in the West is in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in Idaho. In a portion of this valley the water is carried in pipes under the ground, and land is irrigated by turning hydrants is certain. All the land needs is water. They have the weather, the sunshine, and the soil, and by adding the water to these narrow valleys, which are merely pockets in the mountains, one can raise wonderful crops, and net large returns per acre. This is what makes even a ten-acre tract a priceless possession. The soil is a volcanic ash; it is very fine and compact, and there is very little evaporation from the same when water is applied. The irrigating. How Potatoes Grow under Irrigation in Colorado and putting the water on in this man- ner. This is surely a very convenient and practical way, although the water charges are higher. Nearly every one visiting these dif- ferent tracts, or hearing of the same, will ask, "how can they raise such large crops on this soil, and reap such large returns from a single acre?" In ex- plaining this I will say that there is no excuse for crop failure. Excessive rains and floods never come; the sun- shine, which makes all vegetation grow to the highest state of perfection where water is applied, is not interrupted by cloudy weather, therefore, your success or reclaiming the areas in the West has been going on for sometime. However, it never reached large proportions until the Reclamation Act was passed by Congress in June, 1902. Since that time the government has promoted some twenty-five or more projects, and thousands of people have made their homes on these lands, and still other thousands are moving to these
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