IRRIGATION PROBLEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19098, 17 August 1925, Page 11

IRRIGATION PROBLEMS.

MR. R. B. TENNENT'S TOUR. STUDY OF AMERICAN METHODS. [BY TEI/EGBAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] DTTNEDIN. Saturday. Mr. R. B. Fennent, of the Agricultural Department, who visited America on behalf of tho Government to investigate irrigation in the Western States of the Pacific Slope, recently returned, after covering a distance of 11,000 miles in four months. Starting from San Erancisco ho travelled down the coast of California to San Diego, and from there into the famous Imperial Valley, which lies half in California and half in Mexico. Detailed inspection of this largo system was made and tho long journey from Mexico to Canada was commenced by way of San Joaquim Valley, Sacramento Valley, through tho States of Oregon and Washington, and into British Columbia.

The States of Idaho and Utah were also included in Mr. Tennent's itinerary, and every irrigation scheme of any importance was closely inspected. In addition Mr. Tennent spent a considerable amount of time at tho principal agricultural colleges of each State, and a thorough study was made of the principles and practices of irrigation ,as taught in those institutions.'" *

Mr. Tennent was deeply impressed with the excellent research work being carried Oil ill those colleges, and he obtained much valuable knowledge in regard to water and other important problems relating to irrigation practice.