The Fort Stockton Pioneer. (Fort Stockton, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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ROONEY
LUMBER YARD
Also a complete stock of
Sash, Doors, Moulding, &c.
Painted and Galvanized
Iron Roofing, Rubber Roof-
ing, Building Paper, Glass
and Paint. No trouble to
answer questions, and will
be glad to show our stock
WILSON WILL SETTLE
THE MATTER.
ROONEY
LUMBER YARD
FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS
Farming hv under those conditions
1 aiming 6 two men can irrigate 80 acres in
tion a Science.
A Discussion of Principles and
the Science Necessary to
Successful Farming
by Irrigaton.
til hours.
THE CHECK METHOD.
Land with very small slope
must be irrigated by the check
! method.
The essential features of this
method consist in bordering the
land both ways and in doing this,
surrounding nearly level plants of
ground with lower levees and sup-
plying these checks with water
from a ditch.
If these checks are laid out in
straight lines in both directions,
the borders thus following rectan-
gles, then this system of irrigation
is called the Rectangular Check
method, but if the borders follow
more or less closely the contour
lines of the natural surface of the
ground, the system is called the
Contour Check method.
The form as well as the size of
these checks vary in different lo-
Icalities and condition. Some of
the smaller being less than one-
half acre in area, while some of
the larger contain more than ten
acres.
The length of each check will
depend on the slopes of the land.
The greater the slopes the smaller
the checks.
The field should be laid out in
such a way that the borders may
lie built with the least handling
By W. A. Homan. Chief Engineer Fort
Stockton Irrigated I^and* Co.
(Continued From l.aat Week.)
On the University farm at
Davis, Calif., the checks average
about 50 feet in width and 900
feet in length. The borders are
seven feet wide and one foot high.
These borders are built by
scrapers and they were cut down
to a uniform grade by a home-
made device called a planer.
In lmi>erial Valley, Calif., the
checks are 60 feet wide and 1<I20
feet long. When the slope is too
steep the borders run diagonally
across the tract. In order to les-
sen the first cost the material for
the borders instead of being
scrajied from the high portions of
the laud, is taken from the sides
of the borders. This produces
hollows in which water may col-
lect, makes the moving and rak-
ing more difficult, and frequently
lessens the yield. These borders
are made by the use of the plane
and ridger. In Salt River Valley,
Arizona the borders are marked I of dirt.
off from 30 to 50 feet apart- The Rectangular checks have a
spacing de|>ends on the porosity great advantage over the irregu-
of the soil, the configuration of lar contour checks, because it fa-
tlie land, and the head of the water cilitates irrigation, construction of
available. ditches and harvesting the crops.
After the borders are roughly | In the Modesto district Calif.,
made by means of four plow fur- the dimensions of the rectangular
rows thrown together to farm a! checks are 220 by 2*0 feet. Here
ridge, they are crowded with a V. the feed ditches are designed to
crowder and usually a leveler is carry large heads of ten to 20 feet
run transversely to the I ami era toi j>or second.
round them off. Such Isinlers
have a base of about three feet
and a height of one foot. The
** length of the borders varies from
one-eighth to one-fourth mile.
On the Roswell Bench South of
Boise River in Idaho, borders are
66 feet ajnirt ami 800 to 13001 feet
long, deluding on the topogra-
phy of the land.
The advantage of the border
method is, that one man can use
a large head of water and irrigate
a large area with a minimum cost.
In Rillito Valley in Arizona a
head of two and one-half second
feet is used. The checks are 30
feet wide and it takes two hours
for the water to reach the lower
end, 660 feet distant. Two men
working twelve hours each with
This method is very well adapt-
ed for heavy soils, where it is
necessary to hold the water on
the soil to secure its percolation
into the ground.
The above rule that the width
between borders increases with
the increase of the slope of the
land, applied to the land of Colo-
rado will require a width between
borders so great, that the borders
are useless. Irrigating this land
from a ditch without the aid of
borders or checks is called the
Flooding method.
It is still the most common
method of applying water to the
arid lands of America. This ia
the cheapest method of irrigation.
Very little grading is done. Only
the smaller knolls are removed
this head of water, will irrigate and deposited in the low places.
in 24 hours 12 to 15 acres at a
cost of 20 to 25 cents )>er acre
each watering.
In Imperial Valley, Calif., the
size of the head of water used va-
ries from one to twelve second
feet. A head of ten second feet
is usually divided among five
On steep slopes the laterals may
be less than 50 feet apart, on flat-
ter slopes they msy be 200 feet or
more a|>art.
The ditch system depends en-
tirely updn the topography of the
land and coarseness of the soil.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Will Determine Whether the
Tariff Alone is a Real
Issue for a Special
Session.
Washington, Nov. 30.—To Pres-
ident elect Wilson will lie left the
task of determining whether the
tariff alone is to be considered at
the special session of congress
next spring or whether special
legislation shall be taken up, or
whether the tariff is to he revised
as a whole in a single bill, or by
schedules, one section at a time.
Representative Oscar W. Un-
derwood, chairman of the ways
and means committee of the house
and Democratic tariff leader will
meet Mr. Wilson probably in New
York late in December or early
in January and the plans for the
extra session then will be elabo-
rated and given to the public.
“I can express now only my
opinion as a member of the com-
mittee,” said Mr. Underwood. He
said he favored revision schedule
by schedule.
“The house desires to work in
entire harmony with the president
and to that en 1 it will be guided
by hi- wishes as fully as possible,”
he said.
The ways and means committee
will have a general meeting late
next week and the Democratic
members then will begin plans for
the opening of hearings in Janua-
ry, at which all persons will be
allowed to present their tariff
views.
The desire of senate Democrats
to participate in the original mak-
ing of the tariff bills, emphasized
during the last few days by sena-
tors who had returned to Wash-
ington, drew a statement from
Mr. Underwood that the senate
would be fully consulted in all
matters of preparation, but that
the house would reserve to itself
its full authority to make the
original tariff bills.
“I think the members of the
ways and means committee would
be willing to confer freely with
the members of the finance com
mittee of the senate as well as
with individual members of the
senate, with reference to a tariff
bill,’* he said.
Public School Notes.
One of the greatest factors in
making character and well round-
ed citizens is the public schools.
The schools must catch the idea of
modern demands and meet them.
This is an age of commercial ac-
tivity and society is becoming
more complex. Efforts must be
pushed along lines of public util-
ity, and the girls and boys must
be looked after more carefully be-
fore entering the school of life.
Only 2 per cent of the public
school graduates enter a universi-
ty or college. So what shall we
do with the 9H per cent I Their
demands must In- looked after. It
will not be necessary to take away
from our present system, but to
add to. Manual training and
domestic science should l»e added.
The High School is contemplat-
ing having a high school publica-
tion issued monthly. Other schools
have them, so why can’t we? It
will create school and class spirit,
let the pupil know what the school
is doing. It will put us in the
class with other schools. It will
assist those who have special
talents for literary work, and It
will center the interest of the pub-
lic in our schools.
The girls and boys are becom-
ing very much interested in bas-
ket ball. The boys will be divided
Into five teams, and a series of
games will be played. The win-
ning team will receive the cham-
pionship honors, a trophy to|be
selected later.
'The girls have bad challenges
tor games from Alpine and
Mertzon.
High School pennants will soon
he floating about. An order has
been made for a considerable
number.___
Miehelin inner tubes, all sixes*
Rooney’s.
FT. STOCKTON, TEX.
(FORMERLY U. S. GOVERNMENT FORT)
The Next Big Railroad Div. on Main Line of Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Ry.
One Hundred and Sixty Miles West of San Angelo.
OPPORTUNITY
OF A
LIFETIME
To get in ahead
of construction of
a big trans-conti-
nental railroad,
building from
Kansas City to
the Pacific Ocean,
and secure a loca-
tion in this new
and rapidly grow-
ing town.
The place to get
in on the Ground
Floor of a Future
City. What would
your lot be worth
today in the cen-
ter of Dallas,
Houston, Fort
Worth or San An-
tonio.
Worth thinking
about—
Then worth act-
ing on.
LOOK AT THE MAP
This is your opportunity. There will never be another RAILROAD like the Orient,
and there is but one FORT STOCKTON. Get a lot in Fort Stockton and make money.
The coming Metropolis of Western Texas. In center of a New Empire, nearly 200 miles
square. County Seat of largest county in Texas. Thousands of acres of irrigated lands
surrounding. Artesian springs flowing 55 million gallons daily. 3,000 feet above sea
level. Finest climate in U. S. A PLEASURE RESORT. Look for 10,000 people in
Fort Stockton within two years. For full details, plats, etc., write
F. A. HORNBECK, Land & Townsite Com’r., Kansas City, Mo.
Or call upon F. R. RICKEY, Local Agent, Fort Stockton, Texas.
The Fort Stockton
Telephone
Exchange.
JAS. ROONEY, President
R. T. DC RETT, Gen‘1 Manager
Office hours from 5 a. m. to 9
p. m. Close at 9 a. m. and open
at 5 p. m. on Sunday.
We have connection with Sheffield,
Ozona, San Angelo, Pecos, Grand
Falls, Alpine, Marathon and a num-
ber of ranches through the county.
Polite Treatment to All.
Auto For Granada.
Loaves every morning at 6:30.
Baggage carried on hack. tf
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IRRIGATED LANDS
-Nl-
Southwest Texas
ALFALFA, HOGS, EGYPTIAN COTTON
One man’s Alfalfa seed alone brought over #75.00
per acre besides three cuttings of hay. Hogs are now
fattening during the winter months on the same Alfalfa
field.
For further details address
VERNON L. SULLIVAN.
- Manager and Engineer,
Buena Vista, Pecos county, Texas.
F. A. Hornbeck, Land Commissioner, Orient R. R., Kansas City, Mo.
T. S. TERCERO
General Merchandise
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Notions,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Lumber, Barb Wire,
Nails, Fence Posts and All Kinds of Build-
ing Material
BUENA VISTA,
TEXAS
Fort Stockton Abstract & Title Co.
Effl
Title* Examined and Perfected Agent* for non-reaident
to all Pecoa County Land and Lot* I*nd Owner* and Tax Payer*
FIRE INSURANCE
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