anaheim-gazette 1911-03-16

HOW TEXAS IRRIGATES Department of Agriculture Makes Investigations Along Pecos River Recent investigations of the U.S. department of agriculture in irrigation along the Pecos river in New Mexico form the subject of an interesting document written by W. M. Reed and published by the department. The Pecos river rises in the north central part of New Mexico and flows in a southeasterly direction, passing through what is commonly called the Pecos valley, in southeastern New Mexico. Entering Texas, it continues in a southeasterly direction and joins the Rio Grande near the eastern extremity of the "Big Bend." There is some irrigation from this stream in Texas—in most instances with indifferent success, although near Barstow, Tex., there is a plant of considerable importance. The knotty problems of irrigation farming are being slowly solved, and undoubtedly in the not distant future this will be one of the most productive sections of Texas. The appropriations of water from the Pecos in Texas have been made from the perennial flow, no storage having been attempted up to the present time. In fact, none has been needed, the perennial flow being equal to all the present demands. In entering New Mexico from the south along the Pecos, the first tributary met is the Delaware river. This stream rises a little east of south of the Guadalupe mountains and near the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico. It is an interstate stream. Rising in Texas, it flows nearly east through a portion of both Texas and New Mexico and joins the Pecos on New Mexico soil. However conducted about 5 miles northwest from Roswell by G. S. Nutter, formerly a farmer in Illinois. This has not been an experiment purely for scientific knowledge, but Mr. Nutter has depended entirely upon his success at this kind of farming for his living. His land is a sandy loam underlaid with gravel, in some instances loose, in others a conglomerate. Mr. Nutter has in cultivation 40 acres in Kafir corn, 5 acres in Indian corn, and about 1 acre in garden, planted to beans, tomatoes, and potatoes. Everything except Indian corn compares favorably with the same kind of crops in the irrigated district. Success lies in the intense cultivation. A dust blanket is maintained over the entire surface and a minimum amount of moisture is lost by evaporation. None of the rainfall is allowed to escape at any time during the year. An inch of water in the winter is turned under and as carefully stored as if it came in the growing season, and to this practice Mr. Nutter attributes his success. The success of this experiment perhaps points to a way of making safer the stock business on the great plains by raising forage to supplement natural grasses when storms or drought threaten great loss. GROWING ONIONS George A. Murdock and George Hall Make Handsome Yearly Incomes G. A. Murdock of the Peatlands shipped, last year, one hundred and forty tons of onion sets. This year it is anticipated that the shipment will be greater. Thirty-five acres are to be given up to onions and the seed for the early varieties is being put into the ground. Twenty tons of the needed, the perennial flow being equal to all the present demands. In entering New Mexico from the south along the Pecos, the first tributary met is the Delaware river. This stream rises a little east of south of the Guadalupe mountains and near the boundary line between Texas and New Mexico. It is an interstate stream. Rising in Texas, it flows nearly east through a portion of both Texas and New Mexico and joins the Pecos on New Mexico soil. However no interstate problems have arisen, no water having been appropriated from this stream in either the territory or the state. Some improvement and an appropriation were made in Texas in 1889 by a stockman, but the project was abandoned. The perennial flow is not more than 8 cubic feet per second. The water is "brackish," rising in and flowing through a gypsum country. Going north, the next tributary is the Black river. This stream is wholly within New Mexico. It flows from west to east, almost parallel with the Delaware, and about 20 miles farther north. Its source is in numerous springs. Its perennial flow is about 25 cubic feet per second, and all has been appropriated either by individuals or by the Pecos irrigation and improvement company, the latter's appropriation being 9 cubic feet per second. Some of the appropriations were made twenty years ago, and there are now a number of small, beautiful, and productive farms along this river. About 400 acres of land is irrigated under the private ditches. The surface soil is rich alluvium, but is nearly all underlaid with gypsum, and where this approaches the surface it causes great loss from ditches and often interferes with successful farming Fruit and vegetables do exceedingly well in this district. Alfalfa does fairly well, but this crop roots too deep for some of the soil. As the river has much fall, the ditches are usually short and the water is taken directly from the bed of the river, only very low dams being necessary to divert the water into the ditches. The Peco irrigation and improvement company diverts its portion of the water into its canal and uses it in connection with Pecos river water on the south side of Black river. There has been considerable litigation over water rights on this stream. At present the relations of the owners of rights are amicable, but the lack of method in recording rights in the territory leaves an opening for much future litigation as soon as old settlers move needed, the perennial flow being equal to all the present demands. GROWING ONIONS George A. Murdock and George Hall Make Handsome Yearly Incomes G. A. Murdock of the Peatlands shipped, last year, one hundred and forty tons of onion sets. This year it is anticipated that the shipment will be greater. Thirty-five acres are to be given up to onions and the seed for the early varieties is being put into the ground. Twenty tons of the early sets will go to Georgia, orders for them having already been received. This quantity will just about fill a car. Mr. Murdock is also giving much attention to tomato seed. He will have thirty acres in tomatoes this season and expects to ship two tons of seed, or twice the quantity sent out last season. The tomato pulp is used for making catsup and there will be, according to estimates, not far from sixteen hundred barrels of it. Eight hundred barrels were shipped from last year's crop. All the machinery for handling the tomato seed and the onions was invented by Mr. Murdock. After being dried in the sun, the onions are run through the separator and blower and grader, which beat off the dried tops, fan away the chaff and assort the onions into three or four sizes. Following this process, the sets are all inspected and gone over by hand so as to insure a high grade of produce for the market. George Hall will have ten acres of onion sets this season. He and G. A. Murdock are probably the only persons in this vicinity who grow this sort of crop. Mr. Hall has been successful with the onions for five years. The yield is from four to six tons to the acre, but the crop is an expensive one to produce, it being necessary at times to employ from twenty-five to forty men to handle it. The gross price is about ninety dollars a ton. Mr. Hall will farm sixty acres this season. BLONDES AND BRUNETTES A professor upon the staff of the university of Missouri recently asserted that men—that is to say, marrying men—are more attracted by blondes than brunettes. Wellesley college rises to maintain that the Missourian is not informed. Of twenty Wellesley girls whose engagement have been announced this winter only one is a blonde, and she's not a distinct or "dizzy" blonde. Her hair is "sorrel" but her complexion is somewhat olive-silent tribute to Samantha of fortune, whose love he doesn’t. Born in the country was still establishing of plantation and distinguished in achieving that by its First Citizen, the nation a domain and more fruitful in which the intrepid Owner suffered and offered a measure of devotion years struggle for in warlike instinct, sharp ultimate association with who adopted him as their buddies him with their life, he cherished the peace where they coexist with honor more than larly nurtured. In the forty-eight yr fathers gathered himself fold, Texas, once the most primitive of Ancient has seen its start from obscurity to the zen and take its place most prosperous and in the states of the union negative position but as a producer of even now boasts of more wine than two Dakotas, more than Illinois, more from California, more timber; produces more Indiana, more rice than states combined; more single state; more per Pennsylvania; more in ma; more marble than granite than New Hampshire; more railroad mileage; state of New York and 000 a year to the agriculture of Uncle Sam. It raises one-third o'ton crop of $850,000,000 ally in the country and development of the Amur industry made possible processes which achieve hours which requires 3 complish abroad, Texas largest producer of flax Largely an unexplored Sam Houston's day shelter and a good life 4,000,000 persons. Willett then, it has a new day of $8,000,000,000 and the rate of half a bill year. Of all his countrys would be prouder of low dams being necessary to divert the water into the ditches. The Peco irrigation and improvement company diverts its portion of the water into its canal and uses it in connection with Pecos river water on the south side of Black river. There has been considerable litigation over water rights on this stream. At present the relations of the owners of rights are amicable, but the lack of method in recording rights in the territory leaves an opening for much future litigation as soon as old settlers move or die and smart strangers take a hand in irrigation affairs. There are now about 200 artesian wells in Roswell and vicinity, varying in depth from 180 to 700 feet and in flow from 2 gallons per minute to 1,800 gallons per minute. A large percentage of the wells are used only for domestic and stock purposes. In a few instances they are used for irrigation upon farms. One having a flock of 600 gallons (1 1-3 cubic feet per second) furnishes sufficient water for a 40-acre apple orchard 6 years old, and besides supplies water for a very complete system for domestic use. Another well of about the same capacity is supplying a 20-acre orchard and 40 acres in other crops. Several wells have been bored this year solely for irrigation purposes, and it is possible that this supply will develop the highest water duty in this section. The fact that the water supply is limited and the area of land on which it can be used is unlimited will thus cause care to be exercised in the use of water and the best results obtained. While irrigating water has been considered absolutely necessary in order to raise crops at all in this district, a very interesting experiment in dry farming has been in progress for the last three years. This has been A professor upon the staff of the university of Missouri recently asserted that men—that is to say, marrying men—are more attracted by blondes than brunettes. Wellesley college rises to maintain that the Missourian is not informed. Of twenty Wellesley girls whose engagement have been announced this winter only one is a blonde, and she's not a distinct or "dizzy" blonde. Her hair is "sorrel" but her complexion is somewhat olive. One girl with gray eyes has just become engaged, but her hair is dark and she does not rate as a blonde. Another has gold-brown hair, but hazel eyes and dark eyebrows. All of the others are decided brunettes. They vary from dark to darker, as to hair and complexion and eyes. The very latest fiancee is black haired, black-eyed and of the type usually described as the "dashing brunette." But this does not prove anything. The question that remains to be answered is whether the blonde type is commonly found at institutions devoted to higher education. Do strawberry blondes find consolation in differential calculus? Do dizzy blondes affect conic sections and Greek, or conic sections and chocolate drops? Does Newton's method of divisors fire the imagination of a girl who resembles the girl with whom Casey waltzed while the band played on? What is the number of unclaimed, or unsought, Wellesley girls whose hair is of a tint suggesting a suspicion as to whether it is a gift from nature or an acquired taste? Do blondes go to college to live and die in single blessedness, or are they graduated from high school into applied domestic science while the more serious minded brunettes go to college to become discriminating, appeal to the discriminating, and sometimes marry? GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LAS More than one-third of the United States has land mapped by topographer United States geologist connection with the detailed topographic map country. The maps represent quadrangles and show, of contour lines, all toatures, giving elevations ed by the survey's spirit. The quadrangles are by parallels of latitude of longitude and differ the latitude of the area the scales of the maps. The maps are of units are engraved on three quadrangles mapped on scale cover 15min. in longitude, and the scale is 1:62,500, or about one mile. The quadrangles the next largest scale TRIBUTETOSAM HOUSTON Sketch of One of the Historical Characters of Southwest Seventy-five years ago the 21st of this month, Sam Houston, with 750 brave men behind him, changed the destiny of one nation and enlarged the perspective of another. However time may have sobered the judgment of his fellowmen or dimmed the brilliancy of his achievement on that day, the state whose sovereignity he secured and his country to whose material advantage he has ever since inured can never with hold from him the credit of a performance, accomplished under trying difficulties, which entitles him to consideration as among the world's benefactors. In lowering the colors of the emotional Santa Anna on the banks of the San Jacinto he evolved a new industrial empire and experience hath shown builted more wisely than he knew. Republics may be ungrateful and grow indifferent to the memory of those who have done most to make them eminent but every fragrant blossom that lifts its face to the soft southern breeze out of the once barren wilderness to whose development he gave life and impetus, pays its silent tribute to Sam Houston, soldier of fortune, whose spirit still lives to inspire and animate posterity if he doesn’t. Born in Virginia while the country was still felicitating on the establishment of its own government and the distinguished part played in achieving that coveted position by its First Citizen, Houston gave to the nation a domain greater in area and more fruitful in soil than that for which the intrepid Continental army suffered and offered up the last full latitude and in longitude, the scale being 1:125,000, about one-half inch to a mile. The quadrangles mapped on the smallest scale cover one degree of latitude and longitude, the scale being 1:250,000, or about one-fourth inch to the mile. Topographic work has been completed in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia, and will be finished in Maryland during the next field season. In only five states has less than one-tenth of the area been covered. It is not yet possible to make an estimate of the number of sheets that will form the completed atlas, but it will probably exceed 8000. A list of the published sheets can be obtained by applying to the geological survey. Every year during the open field season the government topographers survey, in very accurate detail, from 25,000 to 30,000 square miles. During the winter the topographers prepare the sheets, which are later engraved in the survey's engraving plant. These topographic sheets are issued at the rate of about two a week, and in 1910 more than 350 older maps were reprinted by the survey to meet the constant demands for these sheets from all sources, both official and private. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, the survey distributed nearly 600,000 maps, of which number 478,737 were sold, the receipts from their sale amounting to about $17,500. The new area surveyed in the year ending June 30, 1910, in the United States was 32,808 square miles. During the same period 11,804 square miles was covered by topographic surveys and reconnoissances in Alaska. he gave life and impetus, pays its silent tribute to Sam Houston, soldier of fortune, whose spirit still lives to inspire and animate posterity if he dosen't. Born in Virginia while the country was still felicitating on the establishment of its own government and the distinguished part played in achieving that coveted position by its First Citizen, Houston gave to the nation a domain greater in area and more fruitful in soil than that for which the intrepid Continental army suffered and offered up the last full measure of devotion in the eight years struggle for independence. His warlike instinct, sharpened by his intimate association with the Cherokees who adopted him as their son and imbued him with their philosophy of life, he cherished the blessings of peace where they could be secured with honor more than most men similarly nurtured. In the forty-eight years since his fathers gathered him back into the fold, Texas, once the synomyn for the most primitive of American civilization, has seen its star of destiny rise from obscurity to the top of the horizon and take its place among the most prosperous and most orderly of the states of the union. Occupying a negative position but a few years ago as a producer of every day staples it now boasts of more wheat lands than the two Dakotas, more corn lands than Illinois, more fruit lands than California, more timber than Michigan; produces more vegetables than Indiana, more rice than all the other states combined, more cattle than any single state, more petroleum than Pennsylvania, more iron than Alabama, more marble than Vermont, more granite than New Hampshire, has more railroad mileage than the great state of New York and adds $600,000,000 a year to the agricultural wealth of Uncle Sam. It raises one-third of the total cotton crop of $850,000,000 grown annually in the country and with the development of the American linen industry made possible by the Oxford processes which achieve here in 24 hours which requires 30 weeks to accomplish abroad, Texas will be the largest producer of flax in the world. Largely an unexplored wilderness in Sam Houston's day it now gives shelter and a good living to almost 4,000,000 persons. Worth relatively little then, it has a realty value today of $8,000,000,000 and is growing at the rate of half a billion dollars a year. Of all his countrymen, none would be prouder of the wonderful from all sources, both official and private. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1910, the survey distributed nearly 600,000 maps, of which number 478,737 were sold, the receipts from their sale amounting to about $17,500. The new area surveyed in the year ending June 30, 1910, in the United States was 32,808 square miles. During the same period 11,804 square miles was covered by topographic surveys and reconnoissances in Alaska. The survey has just published in Bulletin 440 the results of triangulation and primary traverse during the years 1906, 1907 and 1908. These results form the basis of what is called the horizontal control for the maps. Data for the vertical control are published by the survey in bulletins giving, by states, the results of spirit leveling. Surveyors, engineers and others interested in the work may obtain these bulletins free on application to the Director of the Survey at Washington. WOODS FULL OF 'EM It is quite evident that there will be no lack of candidates for the republican nomination for congress in the new eleventh district. The list of those mentioned in this connection already includes the following: From Riverside county: Francis Cuttle, president of the Riverside water company and chairman of the Tri-Counties reforestation committee, and Senator M. Estudillo. From San Bernardino county: Lyman King, editor of the Redlands Facts, and recently census supervisor for the eighth district; R. C. Harbison, editor of the San Bernardino Sun; A. G. Kendall, president of the San Bernardino Savings Bank, and former secretary of the Citrus Protective League; and E. D. Roberts, the well known banker, who has just been appointed state treasurer. From Orange county: Assemblyman Clyde Bishop and C. C. Chapman, the well known orange grower of Fullerton. From San Diego county: Senator L. A. Wright and Councilman J. L. Sehon. From Imperial county: J. M. Eshleman, present railroad commissioner If we have omitted any names we shall be glad to add them to the list.—Riverside Press. IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Troubles. An Anaheim Citizen processes which achieve here in 24 hours which requires 30 weeks to accomplish abroad, Texas will be the largest producer of flax in the world. Largely an unexplored wilderness in Sam Houston's day it now gives shelter and a good living to almost 4,000,000 persons. Worth relatively little then, it has a realty value today of $8,000,000,000 and is growing at the rate of half a billion dollars a year. Of all his countrymen, none would be prouder of the wonderful growth of Texas which these striking achievements represent, than Sam Houston, were he allowed to penetrate the veil of the tomb and view the magic changes that have been wrought by the wizardry of time over the land which to him was the fairest the universe over. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY'S HUGE ATLAS More than one-third of the area of the United States has been surveyed and mapped by topographers of the United States geological survey in connection with the preparation of a detailed topographic atlas of the country. The maps represent areas called quadrangles and show, by a system of contour lines, all topographic features, giving elevations as determined by the survey's spirit level work. The quadrangles are areas limited by parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude and differ in size with the latitude of the areas and with the scales of the maps. The maps are of uniform size but are engraved on three scales. The quadrangles mapped on the largest scale cover 15min. in latitude and in longitude, and the scale of the map is 1:62,500, or about one inch to the mile. The quadrangles mapped on the next largest scale cover 30 min. From San Diego county: Senator L. A. Wright and Councilman J. L. Sehon. From Imperial county: J. M. Eshleeman, present railroad commissioner If we have omitted any names we shall be glad to add them to the list.—Riverside Press. IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Troubles. An Anaheim Citizen Shows how to Cure them Many people never suspect their kidneys. 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