THE following list gives the titles of the

principal reports bearing more or less directly upon irrigation which have been printed at the Government Office at Washington, D. C. Some of these are very elaborate and expensive, being fully illustrated by colored maps and diagrams. Nearly all can be obtained either through members of Congress or by purchase from the Superintendent of Documents of the Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C., at cost of printing; or, these two sources failing, they can be had from dealers in Government publications. These reports have been arranged in chronological order, the full title being accompanied by a brief note as to the contents:

1879

Report on the Lands of the Arid Regions of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, with map, by J. W. Powell. 2d ed., 1879, quarto, 195 pp.

United States Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain region. Contains chapters on water supply and irrigable lands of the Salt Lake drainage system, by G. K. Gilbert; irrigable lands in the Valley of the Sevier River, by Capt. C. E. Dutton; irrigable lands in that portion of Utah drained by the Colorado River and its tributaries, by A. H. Thompson.

1882

Artesian Wells upon the Great Plains, being the report of a geological commission appointed to examine a portion of the great plains east of the Rocky mountains and report upon the localities deemed most favorable for making experimental borings, by C. A. White and Samuel Aughey. 1882, octavo, 38 pp.

This report is a brief description of the geology of Eastern Colorado and is accompanied by appendices containing details of deep borings at various localities.

Report on the climate and agricultural features and the agricultural practice and needs of the arid regions of the Pacific slope, with notes on Arizona and New Mexico, made under the direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture, by E. W. Hilgard, T. C. Jones, and R. W. Furnas, 1882, octavo, 182 pp.

This pamphlet contains papers upon the climates of the Pacific Slope, the irrigation of the arid region, the soils of the arid region, the effects of alkali, lake and river waters of the great valley and their quality for irrigation purposes, the field crops and animal industries of the Pacific Coast, miscellaneous field culture and other agricultural and horticultural matter, together with a brief description of Arizona and New Mexico.

Report of an examination of the Upper Columbia river and the territory in its vicinity, in September and October, 1881, to determine its navigability and adaptability to steamboat transportation, made under direction of the Commanding General of the Department of the Columbia, By Lieut. Thomas W. Symons, 1882, quarto, 133. pp. 47th Congress. 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 186.

This report contains numerous maps and illustrations and describes the Columbia River and its tributaries, as well as the adjacent agricultural areas in Washington. 1887

Irrigation in the United States. A report prepared by Richard J. Hinton, under the direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture. 1887, octavo, 240 pp. 49th Congress, 2d Session, Senate Mis. Doc. No. 15.

This report relates to irrigation in the United States, its extent and methods, with a digest of laws governing water supply, the details being arranged in general by States and Territories.

1888

Report on the interior wheat lands of Oregon and Washington, by Lieut. Frank Greene, 1888, octavo, 25 pp. United States Signal Service.

Letter to the Honorable Secretary of State on the general outline for a proposed scheme for an international dam and water storage in the Rio Grande river near El Paso, Texas, for the control of the annual floods, etc., and preservation of the national boundary to the gulf, and for other purposes.

1889

Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture for 1888.

Contains a paper on forest influences, pp. 602-618, by B. E. Fernow.

Report on the Internal Commerce in the United States for the fiscal year 1889, Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department, 1889, octavo, 697 pp.

Contains description of conditions of agriculture and necessities for irrigation in New Mexico Wyoming and other portions of the West.

Irrigation in Egypt, by J. Barois, Paris, 1887, translated from the French by Major A.M. Miller, Corps of Engineers,U. S. A., 1889, quarto,111 pp. 50th Congress, 2d Session. House of Representatives, Mis. Doc. No. 134.

This report is illustrated by twenty-two plates and gives detailed information concerning Egypt and the Nile, a description of the irrigation works of Upper and Lower Egypt, methods of elevating and using water, and references to laws and regulations.

Report on rainfall in Washington Territory Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Indian Territory and Texas, for from two to forty years, 1889. quarte, 111 pp. 50th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 91.

This report is illustrated by fifteen maps showing the mean monthly and annual rainfall. It consists of a paper upon the rainfall of the Pacific Slope and the Western States and Territories,by Gen. A.W. Greeley.together with charts and tables of the rainfall on the Pacific Slope with a discussion of the causes of the wet and dry seasons, the abundance and deficiency in different portions, the summer rainy season in Arizona, etc. by L eut. W. A. Glassford.

This report contains paper, pp. 227-237, by B. E. Fernow, upon artificial rainfall.

First Annual Report of the United States Irrigation Survey, 1890, octavo, 123 pp.

This is printed as Part II. Irrigation, of the 10th annual report of the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 1888-89. It contains a statement of the origin of the Irrigation Survey, a preliminary report on the organization and prosecution of the survey of the arid lands for purposes of irrigation and report of work done during 1890.

Climate of Nebraska, particularly in reference to the temperature and rainfall and their influence upon the agricultural interests of the State, 5 appendices, and 12 charts, 1890, quarto, 60 pp. 51st Congress, 1st Session,

Senate Ex. Doc. No. 115.

This pamphlet consists of a paper upon the climate of Nebraska accompanied by tables giving the monthly and annual precipitation and the mean monthly and annual temperatures.

A report on the preliminary investigation to determine the proper location of artesian wells within the area of the 97th meridian and east of the foothills of the Rocky mountains, 1890, octavo, 398 pp. 51st Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 222.

Consists of a report of the special agent in charge concerning existing artesian wells, accompanied by papers relating to the geology of North and South Dakota, Nebraska. Eastern Colorado, Kansas and Texas. Illustrated by 3 folded maps.

Report of the special committee of the United States Senate on the irrigation and reclamation of arid lands. Report of the committee and views of the minority, 1890, 4 vols., octavo. 51st Congress, 1st Session, Senate Report No. 928.

This consists of a majority and minority report accompanied by the testimony in full and documents presented to the committee during its trip through the arid regions. The first volume treats of the Northwest, including South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon and Idaho, and contains 469 pp; the second volume covers the Great Basin regions and California, including Utah, Nevada, California and Arizona, and consists of 573 pp.; the third volume relates to the Rocky Mountain region and Great Plains, including El Paso and Lower Rio Grande, New Mexico, the staked plains of Texas, Western Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Eastern Nebraska, containing 608 pp; the fourth volume contains statements by Major J. W. Powell and other officers in the United States Geological Survey, reports of the United States Consuls in countries using irrigation, and other papers,

1891.

Progress Report on Irrigation in the United States, 1891, octavo, 2 vols.,337 pp., 14 pp. and 10 maps. 51st Congress, 2d Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 53.

The first volumé contains various papers upon the condition of irrigation in different localities, the climate, wells, and other sources of water supply, irrigation statistics and progress in Colorado, alkali and soil waters in California, and other papers; the second part consists of a description of level lines run across portions of Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas, and is illustrated by profiles showing the depth of water in wells.

Second Annual Report of the United States Irrigation Survey, 1891, octave, 395 pp.

This is published as Part II. Irrigation, of the eleventh annual report of the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 1889-90. It contains a description of the hydrography of the arid region and of the engineering operations carried on by the irrigation survey during 1890, also the statement of the Director of the Geological Survey to the House Committee on Irrigation and other papers, including a bibliography of irrigation literature. It is illustrated by 29 plates and 4 figures.

Third Annual Report of the United States Irrigation Survey, 1891, octavo, 576 pp.

This is printed as Part II of the twelfth annual report of the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 1890-91. It contains a report upon the location and survey of reservoir sites during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1891, by A. H. Thompson; hydrography of the arid regions, by F. H. Newell; irrigation in India, by Herbert M. Wilson. It is illustrated by 93 plates and 190 figures.

Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, by Henry Gannett, 2d ed. Bulletin No. 76 of the United States Geological Survey, 1891, octavo, 393 pp.

This dictionary gives the altitudes at various points in the United States, including localities in the arid and semi-arid regions.

Bulletins of the Eleventh Census of the United States upon Irrigation, prepared by F. H. Newell. Quarto.

178.

Arizona, 8 pp. New Mexico, 14 pp. Utah, 23 PP.

Wyoming, 15 pp.

Montana, 32 pp.

Idaho, 26 pp.

Nevada, 24 pp.
Oregon, 26 pp.

193, Artesian Wells for Irrigation, 27 pp.

198, Irrigation in Washington, 17 pp. Report on the Internal Commerce of the United States for the year 1890. Treasury Department 1891, octavo, 1174 pp.

This volume contains reports upon the condition of agriculture and of irrigation in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, in connection with statistics relating to the commercial interests of these States and Territories.

Canals and Irrigation in Foreign Countries. Reports from the Consuls of the United States in answer to circulars from the Department of State, 1891, octavo.

This report consists of descriptions of navigation and other canals in various foreign countries, and of irrigation on the continents of Africa, America, Asia, Europe, also in Australasia and the Hawaiian Islands. Irrigation and Water Storage in the Arid Regions. A report of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army in response to House resolution dated May 23, 1890, relating to irrigation and water storage in the arid regions, 1891, quarto, 356 pp. 37 maps. 51st Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives Ex. Doc. No. 287.

This volume consists of a report on the climatology of the arid regions of the United States with reference to irrigation by Gen. A. W. Greeley, and is accompanied by numerous diagrams and tables showing the monthly and annual precipitation at stations in Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. It is also accompanied by a report upon the climate of Arizona with particular reference to the rainfall and temperature and their influence upon the irrigation problems of the territory. Also a similar report upon the climate of New Mexico and California and Nevada. 1892

Report of the Secretary of Agriculture for 1891, octavo, 652 pp.

Contains, pp. 191-229, report of the division of Forestry

with remarks on water management; also, pp. 430-450,report of the artesian and underflow investigation and of the irrigation inquiry.

Irrigation of Western United States, by F. H. Newell, Extra Census Bulletin No. 23, September 9, 1862, quarto, 22 pp.

This report contains tabulations showing the total number, average size, etc. of irrigated holdings, the total area and average size of irrigated farms in the sub-humid regions, the percentage of number of farms irrigated, character of crops, value of irrigated lands, the average cost of irrigation, the investment and profits together with a resume of the water supply and a deseription of irrigation by artesian wells. It is illustrated by colored maps showing the location and relative extent of the irrigated areas.

The Climatic Conditions of Texas, especially with reference to temperature and rainfall, by Gen. A. W. Greeley, Chief Signal Officer, 1892, quarto, 120 pp. 52nd Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 5.

This report contains a description of the mean annual temperature and the variations therefrom, the cold waves, the precipitation in the form of rain and snow, its distribution throughout the year and its variability, also remarks upon droughts, evaporation, the amount of sunshine, wind movement and other meteorologic details. It is accompanied by tables showing the mean temperatures by months and years, and the monthly and annual precipitation at various localities. These facts are illustrated by numerous maps and diagrams.

1883

Report of the Secretary of Agriculture for 1892, octavo, 656 pp.

Contains, pp.293-358, report of the Division of Forestry.

1893

Certain Climatic Features of the Two Dakotas, illustrated with 163 different charts and diagrams, by Lieut. John P. Finley, 1893, quarto, 206 pp.

This report contains a description of the physical features of the two Dakotas, the meteorological records. the amount and distribution of rainfall, and its relation to irrigation, the droughts and temperature.

A report on irrigation and the cultivation of the soil thereby, with physical data and progress within the United States for 1891, accompanied by maps, illustrations and papers by Richard J. Hinton, 1893, octavo, four parts. 52nd Congress, 1st Session, Senate Ex. Doc. No. 41.

The first part consists of a general description of the growth of reclamation during 1891, the work on the great plains, and the results, the physical conditions in various States and Territories, and a number of papers by various authors upon different phases of irrigation. It contains 459 pp. with numerous illustrations. The second part consists of the final report of the Chief Engineer. Edwin S. Nettleton, with maps, profiles, diagrams and additional papers, the principal portion being a report by W. W. Follett, Assistant Engineer, upon a line of levels run in the vicinity of Cheyenne; Wyoming; Sterling, Nebraska, the Frenchman River, Big Springs North Platte, Lexington, Loup River, and Grand Island Nebraska. Garden City, Dodge City, and Great Bend, Kansas. The third part consists of the final geological report of the artesian and underflow investigation between the ninety-seventh meridian of longitude and the foothills of the Rocky mountains, by Robert Hay; the principal paper in this part is that by Robert T. Hill upon the geology of Texas. The fourth part consists of the final report of the mid-plains division of the artesian and underflow investigation. This whole report consists of a revision of Senate Ex. Doc. No. 222, 51st Congress, 1st Session, noted above.

The Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1891-92. Part III. Irrigation, 1893, octavo, 486 pp.

This report consists of three papers, the first upon

Water Supply for irrigation, by F. H. Newell; the second on American Engineering and upon Engineering Results of the Irrigation Survey, by Herbert M. Wilson; and the third upon the Construction of Topographic Maps and the Selection and Survey of Reservoir Sites. by A. H. Thompson. It is illustrated by seventy-seven plates and 119 figures.

A Geological Reconnoissance in Central Washington, by Israel Cook Russell, 1893, octavo, 108 pp. fifteen plates, Bulletin No. 108 of the United States Geological Survey, price fifteen cents.

Contains a description of the examination of the geologic structure in and adjacent to the drainage basis of Yakima River and the great plains of the Colorado to the east of this area, with especial reference to the occurrence of artesian waters.

1894

Report on Agriculture by Irrigation in the Western Part of the United States at the Eleventh Census, 1890, by F. H. Newell, 894, quarto, 283 pp.

This report consists of a general description of the condition of irrigation in the United States, the area irrigated, cost of works, their value and profits. It also describes the water supply, the value of water, artesian wells, reservoirs and other details; it then takes up each State and Territory in order.giving a general description of the condition of agriculture by Irrigation, and discusses the physical condition and local peculiarities in each country.

Fourteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1892 93, in two parts. Part II. Accompanying papers, 1894, octavo, 597 pp.

This report contains a paper upon Portable Waters of the Eastern United States, by W. J. McGee; Natural Mineral Waters of the United States, by A. C. Peale; Results of Stream Measurements, by F. H. Newell, illustrated by maps and diagrams.

A Geologic Reconnoissance of Northwest Washington, by George H. Eldridge, 1894,octavo, 72 pp. Bulletin No. 119 of the Geological Survey, price ten cents.

Contains description of the geologic structure of portions of the Big Horn Range and basin, especially with preference to the coal fields, and with remarks upon the water supply and agricultural possibilities.

1895

Year-book of the United States Department of Agriculture, for 1804, quarto, 608 pp.

Contains, pp. 155-176, Water as a factor in the growth of Plants, by B. T. Galloway and A. F. Woods; pp. 461500, Forestry for Farmers, by B. E. Fernow.

Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1894-95, Part II.

Contains a paper upon the Public Lands and their Water Supply, by F. H. Newell, illustrated by a large map showing the relative extent and location of the vacant public lands.

Annual Report of the Commissioners of Indian affairs, 1894, octavo, 1034 pp.

Contains description of irrigation ditches and works upon various Indian reservations.

Report of Progress of the Division of Hydrography for the calendar years 1893 and 1894, by F. H. Newell, 1894, octavo, 176 pp. Bulletin No. 131 of United States Geological Survey.

Contains results of stream measurements at various points mainly within the arid region and records of wells in a number of counties in Western Nebraska, western Kansas, and Eastern Colorado.

DR.

R. T. J. Dodge, of Illinois, has a recipe for hog cholera which he says he has used for thirty-five years with great success. He says he has experimented by placing one well hog with a lot of sick ones, and keeping it well by the use of this remedy. The doctor says he regards it his duty to make the remedy known, and recently in an exchange he gave the prescription as follows:

Arsenic,lb; cape aloes, lb; blue vitriol, lb; black antimony, one ounce. Grind and mix well the remedy before using.

The following are the directions for using:

1. Sick hogs, in all cases, to be separated from the well ones, and placed in dry pens, with only 5 large hogs or 8 small ones in each pen.

2. Feed nothing but dry food, but no water, only the slop containing the remedy, until cured.

3. When the hogs refuse to eat, turn them on their backs, and then, with a long-handled spoon put the dry medicine down their throats.

how about the domestic animals? If you keep cows, what have they paid you per head in the aggregate? And what of sheep, swine, and even chickens? How much did each contribute to your income, and which was the most profitable?

Timber Strips.-Many attempts at tree planting on the Western plains have met with poor success because they have been improperly conducted. The aridity of the climate requires that suitable varieties be selected and properly combined; that a sufficient mass of foliage be obtained to create favorable conditions of growth, and then that the trees should not be left to themselves, but should be as thoroughly cultivated as any crop of corn. Sufficient experience has now been attained to demonstrate that when these conditions are observed timber strips can be successfully grown.

Every Farmer is to a great extent a manufacturer and ought to keep a record of his operations. This is the key to success in any business. But the soil-tiller should attend to some other matters in connection with his accounts. A writer in an exchange suggests the map of the farm, with each field numbered, and its size, quality of soil, etc., specified, will be a great aid in keeping track of the year's transactions. How many farm

ers have such a guide and convenience? And how many kept such a memorandum the past year as will enable them to tell the expense of each crop grown? And

The New Celery Culture is the result of intensive gardening. It means larger and better yields from the same The new culture for celery consists of a system of close planting by which a part at least of the stalks can blanch in the shade of their own foliage. Rich soil, irrigation, and proper mechanical conditions of the surrounding earth are presupposed. Plants are set about five inches apart and the rows ten inches apart. Very rich soil is required and plenty of water for best results.

Preparing the Poultry.-Turkeys dry picked sell best and command better prices than scalded lots; the appearance is more attractive. Ducks and geese should be scalded in water as near the boiling point as possible, and it requires more time for the water to penetrate the feathers than those of other fowls. Leave the feathers on the head, and for two or three inches on the neck. Do not singe the bodies as the heat will give them an oily and unsightly appearance. After picking, hold in scalding water a few

For Keeping Fruit.-The following rules for keeping fruit in winter are given in the Albany Cultivator: First, keep the temperature within a few degrees of the freezing point. Second, let it be as uniform as possible, as an occasional warm draught hastens decay. Third, exclude air currents not required to maintain ventilation and uniform cold. Fourth, keep all odors away from the fruit.

Try Sulphur.-No more effectual general agent for the destruction of disease germs has been discovered than sulphur. This fed to hogs does not always make them proof against the attacks of cholera, but its efficacy has proven so great in many cases that some of those who have used it consider it a sure preventive. The best form to administer is in the hard lumps, which hogs eat readily and without wasting it.

Feeding Turnips to milch cows is objected to by some on the grounds that the turnips taint the milk, contain too much water, and are not economical. Turnips have always been fed to cows in New England as well as the European countries and regarded as a good feed. The prejudice probably arises from not understanding that turnips should be fed after milking and not before.

Good Demand.-Two carloads of celery were recently shipped from Ogden, Utah, one to Kansas City, the other to Chicago. These are the first full car loads shipped out of Utah. Some Denver gardeners have shipped celery as far East as New York and Boston, but the lots were not large and were sent by express. One firm near Denver has a standing order from a large hotel in New York City for celery shipped daily by express.

Corn as a Pork-Maker.-It is generally believed that a bushel of corn will make ten pounds of pork. If this were true it would be much better for the farmers to feed their corn to hogs than sell it at present prices. Whether a bushel of corn is good for ten pounds of

OPENING OF THE CHICAGO
MINING BOARD.

The Chicago Mineral and Mining Board will open for business on Monday, January 6, its location being on the banking floor of the great New York Life Building. At a meeting of members Monday, December 30, the following officers were elected: President, John Marder; first vice-president, Joseph Underwood; second vice-president, Charles E. Rollins; treasurer, John Hill, Jr.; secretary, Henry Burkholder; attorney, John M. Palmer.

Standing committees were appointed as follows: Finance, H. W. Treat, J. B. Ream, J. Walter Proby, Morris H. Walker, Edward C. Billings; Arrangements, S. E. Magill, W. H. Underwood, Jr., Edward F. Bogart; Membership, Green B. Raum, C. S. Sawtelle, Robert Connelly, Horace F. Brown, A. H. Nelson, Timothy Cole, E. A. Webster; Arbitration, S. W. Fernald. George S. McKenzie, C. C. Chapin, Peter S. Daly, Peter Dudley; Listing, B. A. Seitz, M. A. Sheridan, R. H. Field, R. L. Martin, C. E. Gates; Statistics and Information, G. A. Downs, H. D. Griffin, Wilson I. Davenny, John Mayo Palmer, C. W. Pomeroy, Otto Gresham, L. A. Davis.

Chicago, New York, Denver, Helena, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and other towns and cities in the Western mining fields are represented in the membership. Chicago banks have representatives, as also has the Chicago Board of Trade and the Stock Exchange. Total membership thus far, 250. An additional membership of 250 has been voted at $250 each.

Every precaution is being taken to protect the public against fraud in dealing in mining properties and securities. The rules relating to the listing of mining securities are very rigorous. As is seen, the standing committees are composed of experienced mining men, and they have been given power to appoint auxiliary members who are resident locally in the mining dis tricts of the West.

Besides the precious metals, the Board includes properties bearing iron, coal, lead zinc, tin, copper and all other minerals and

metals.