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The writer arrived in Alexandria in the early part of December, 1901. An Egyptian winter compares favorably with a Colorado summer. Everything is in summer garb, the vegetation being more attractive than' it appears during the preceding hot months: Even the natives prefer the winter season, although they feel the chill of the night air and suffer from an occasional shower.
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The writer arrived in Alexandria in the early part of December, 1901. An Egyptian winter compares favorably with a Colorado summer. Everything is in summer garb, the vegetation being more attractive than' it appears during the preceding hot months: Even the natives prefer the winter season, although they feel the chill of the night air and suffer from an occasional shower.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith a report on Egyptian irrigation, prepared by Clarence T. Johnston, assistant chief of irrigation investigations of this Office. Mr. Johnston spent the winter of 1901-2 in Egypt, making a study of irrigation methods and laws. This report gives the results of his observations and inquiries.
In the valley of the Nile irrigation has been practiced for thousands of years, and if time and experience were in themselves sufficient we ought to find water distributed with more skill and used with better results there than in any other country. Such, however, is not the case. On the contrary, the irrigators of this country have little to learn from Egypt so far as practical methods are concerned. The reasons for this are not obscure. One is the lack of inventive and mechanical skill on the part of the fellah. Here every implement used in agriculture has been subject to constant change and improvement; the Egyptian still uses a crooked stick for a plow and beats out his corn as did his ancestors in the time of the Pharaohs. In this country we have already evolved special machinery for the construction of canals, building of laterals, and cleaning out and enlarging of ditches; in Egypt man canals are still cleaned by throwing the mud out by hand. The lessons of Egypt, therefore, so far as irrigation practice is concerned, are of negative value. There is another reason why this is so. Irrigators in Egypt are paid 15 cents a day. Their methods are possible only with this low wage rate, hence they can not be adopted in a country like ours, where higher wages are paid.
The showing of the yield and profits of irrigated land in Egypt is, however, full of significance and promise to the arid commonwealths. It is only on irrigated land that the average net return from sugar cane reaches $80 to $85 an acre. The revenues of the Egyptian Government from the areas devoted to dates runs from $10 to $45 an acre, and the net profit to the cultivator approximates $150 an acre.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book examines irrigation methods and the administrative system employed in Egypt, a land where irrigation has been practiced for millennia, but where yields and profits exceed those of countries with more advanced irrigation techniques. The author, an expert on irrigation, spent the winter of 1901-2 in Egypt studying canals, dams, and other irrigation infrastructure, as well as the country's irrigation laws and regulations. He focuses on the engineering marvels that have enabled Egypt to support such a large population and pay the interest on a national debt half the size of Americaâs from the returns on agriculture alone. However, the author also emphasizes that American farmers have both the economic ability necessary for the management of irrigation works and the experience in business and political affairs needed for the successful operation of irrigation systems under private ownership. Describing the tools, dams, and canals of Egypt, the author shows how these differ from those in the United States and explains how, despite vast differences in irrigation techniques, American irrigation systems can still learn from their ancient Egyptian counterparts. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330146842_0
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