The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-27
HOW TO RRI6AIf BEST
Too Much Water Detrimental to the
Growth Of Plants Less Water and
Deeper and More Cultivation Advo-
Gated How to Conserve the Water
and Get Better Results.

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educational work On irrigation fam
ing By printing the various articles
submitted in competition for the tro-
ply cup offered by me some time ago
for the best article on improved meth
DDS in farming by Irrigation. Now
that the time is past for the compe-
tition, I wish to summarize, in a few
words, the results of the work and
to emphasize a few of the suggestions
found In the different articles.
The Territorial Engineer will be
glad to receive in the future any da-
ia secured by irrigation farmers from
any experiments they may have car
ried On Individually and which they
believe will be of benefit to their fell
low irrigator. Such sdata when receiv4-
ed by this office win be sent as here
tofore to the various papers In order
that same may secure universal dis
tribution.
All the articles ~@Eaceived In this
competitinn ARE suow being printed
in pamphlet foru6zand 4he ~Terrstorial
Engineer will bs glad to furnish a
copy of same free toz.a1gone upon re
quest, as long as the asupply 3asts.
This booklet will be embelltshsd
with Illustrating cuts and will be of
great value to the New Mexico farm
er. Realizing that there has been but
little done to assist the farmer in get
I'M nc h iC irrio
farm, the Territorial Engineer. offer
ed a trophy for the best article on
better methods in irrigation farming,
with no intention of criticism of pre-
v1ous methods, but purely to develop
and educate the public on these mat
ters. The results are so gratifying
that the Territorial Engineer has de-
cided to print the articles in PAM
phiet form.
New Mexico is favored with the
best climate in the world, and is
abundantty supplied with the most
fertile soil. 1t is, therefore, our de-
sire to irrigate as much land as pos
sib1e. 1t is conceded that good crops
rainfall. Why then do we use more
irrigation water, supplied at advan-
tageous periods of the season and in
addition to the rainfall, in order to
get desired results. Because OF fine
lack of knowledge HOW and WHEN
to irrigate and HOW to take care OF
the soil and crops.
/ We all know that for some reason
the soil will dry out, and If we can
find out natures way Of doing this,
maybe we can devise some means OF
preventing 1t. Presuming that nearly
all the readers of this article have
some time in their lives noticed that
when a thick blanket Is spread out
over the ground. that the under side
becomes damp in a few days. BY
study OF natural conditions, we find
that there are minute vertical capil-
larry tubes formed in the soil to al
low the escape OF moisture, and it
is a wise provision in nature, for II
II were not for these small tubes. all
of our deep. close soil would soon be-
come water-logged or soaked. Admit
ting that we have found out why our
soil dries out SO quickly, let us see
IL we can prevent It.
We might cover our soil over with
blsnkets to keep the moisture from
escapfhg into the air. or course such
a methnd Is not practical on account
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