Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1912-02-16
NEE u MORE WATER
Many Conditions Play Important
Part In Amount Required.
Rotation IL Found 70 Be Beneficial 80
Well "a IN Seine Cases Absolute
y Necessary 10 produces
Irrigated Crop.

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Agricultural fuilt&fl
Not only mefhocs OF irsigniioR sub
soil conditions and ciimaslc conditions
affect tho duty % water. bat the kind
ef crop The preparation of tho fields
for Irrigation. a. wsii ~ nanny other
conditions. play a. important part IN
the correct amount Of water that
should BE- used 10 mature certain
Kind Of crop
Ideal conditions are never possible.
80 40 MUST make the existing condi
items approximate. a. well "a We can.
thar which II best FOR the conservation
Of moisture
Zach year In our irrigation history
We are finding the need Of more water
20 cover the areas prepared for cult.
walton ~ our western country We
are. IN a way. successfully meeting
shis Issue. but Sc siiil see before Us
many things desirable 10 ways Of
methods and Improved conditions that
WI greatly increase the area nov
being irrigated with certain water
supply.
The community that specieiizes IN a
particular hind Of crop that requires
Irrigation a. particular fimes. necca.
safiiy cannot obtain the highest duty
~ water. because at the intervals
when the crop ~ not IA need OF water
this irrigation head could b. applied
20 other feids where profits could be
substantially increased A dsYersifi-
cation d crops Ia recommended whore
the farm IL irrigated BY bitches that
aow continuously.
Where water IL scarce and many /
farms are 20 BE- irrigated BY e certain
NatoF supply. No end Il exceedingly /
waslefui 20 attemp, the irrigation Of
the whole area nt the same time Ro
iaiion IN the use Of water Ia found 20
be- beneficial ~ veil A. 10 some cases
absolutely necessary to produce a
crop ~ the rotation 70 the use Of
water a larger irrigation head IA as
gursd and TIE Losses from evaporation
Ind pcrcoiation are materially de
creased. leaving more water available
'or the henehclsl use % the plants
Where small heads are used In irri.
ssiiun We iind The area We can cover
,mailer az compared with tho larger
head and W. further nnd that Ia our
attempt 20 cover the area With the
smaller heed u water We are obliged
o have the water set at particular
place LONG enough to cover the area
n question that wo nGd a great
'mount OF the water has pereoiatee
ar below tho root rono Ct tho grow
ng plants and II absolutely lost. We
an cover a lArker head OF water and
Re losses m the latter case are con.
idoraply smaller than Ia tho former.
The preparation OF the fields for
irrigation VIII Increase the duty Of
gater IN that Il makes Il possible 20
horouKhly irrigate the neld IN much
horter time. and again our losses due
, percolation and evaporation are les
ened
Perhaps the greatcat factor Affect. !,
ig che duty % water Ia that OF cult. !
alton n the water absorbed By the =
oii can only be retained and made =
Faiishle of the growth Of the plant. y
10 problem Of the duty Of water has I
eeH practically solved Crops that :
~ permit a thorough cultivation =
'ter thorough application OF water .
"a show q decided Increase IN the y
cid 4 has been determined that =
10 evaporation from an uncultiyated =
I'd ia a single month Is four times III
a. % a similar Geld having three
Sd dry mulch %