The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-18

quality of Irrigation wstsrs.
The qualities Of waters employed In
irrigation are far from being indihcr-
emit Peasants the most stupid know
that certain waters do not produce
fcrtililing effect. while on the con
trary there are some that appear 70
storilizc the land. others are found
that seem 10 bear fertility 10 the lands
they water. The first class comprises
wators that are little acratcd
and little oxygenated, and 10
lay hold Of the oxygen Of the soil
and Of the plants. The second class
comprise the waters which contain IN
notable quantities salts. carbonaies OF
lime or iron or Of sulphatcs Of limc' Tor
ihe carbonntes Ia losing 10 The air one
part Of their carbonic acid. precipitato
themselves oncrusting the plants aud
closing the poorcs ~ the earth. The
snlphates Of iron Ia too great abundance
are vcritabic poisons Tor plants FINAL
~ there arr fcrtilizing watcr,. such
are ncrntcd waters, containing salts OF
potash. soda aud ammonia, organic
matters. or OF carbonic acid In solution.
u is, therefore very essential Tor one
90 assure himself uf the nature Of the
water before undertaking TO divert or
elevate them ortho purposes Of irrign-
tion. II this be- not done, the irriRa-
tor will sometimes have occasion 10
rcpont the expense 90 which hc has
been IN procuring them.
Waters ovcrchnrgcd with snlphhtc OF
iron make that fact known by their
astringcnt aud metallic taste. We VIII
not occupy ourselves with them fur
Their
10 determine the quantity ofnir con
tanned in the water, hollow hall II
Allied mp with that water, 10 which IL
adapted % tube bent back, and allied
with boiled water. one end ~ this
tube D. connected with bell glass 81
mercury. The water o. made 10 boil
slowly aud when % ceases 10 pass bub-
hlc, Of MIR, the boiling il discontinued.
The gas Ia measured, aud proper re-
ductions made according to the air
pressure aud temperature. Water
completely acratcd dissolvcs one
thlrty.sixth Of IT, volume Of air
This air i more oXygcnatcd than the
air Of the atmosphere. They find In
waters indificrrntly acmtcd liter, Of
air for 100 litcru Of water. HIT below
that quantity, aud above all, II Il has
10 be brought far. the water should be
regarded ~ little favorable to ycgcta-
ton. The waters from wells, whore Il
IA stagnant. are often Of this class ~
are also the waters from melted snow.
~ lloussingault attributes 20 the lack
OF acration Of THESE last. the produc'
ton 81 goitds granular swcllingsl In
places where such waters are drunk.
When these are used for irrigation,
vegetation does not show beneficial re-
suits
Water In which soap dissolvcs badly,
or Ia which an alcoholic solution OF
soap dissolvcs In flakes, should be-
avoided. The character OF such water,
Il hard and shows that they are
poorly acratcd. Lcgumcs cooked In
such waters remain hard, at least until
the water IA softcncd with AN alcalin,
salt carbonate OF sodal. This il tru,
also ~ waters pcrmcatcd by gypsum.
In working 10 obtain results that
shall Improve the mineral composition
OF the land, care should be- taken that
the water bear TO Il the elements that
Il lacks, or at least that Il does moi
bear TO q other elements that II ul
ready has IN too great abundance, and
20 aggravatc lts defects.
II Il ueccssaey, however, not 20 press
too far these ccuclusions, but W,
should have always before odr eye,
the truth that the defects OF dry laud
are often palllatcd or destroyed when
Il can be maintained In state oI
freshness, Farmers Review,