American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-05-02
TEST in IRRI-
|CATlON METHODS


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ana Culture.
\ diversity Of irrigation methods
is largely due to early training
The environments of the irriga-
themselves. Then apart from
Influences which early training
exert, there is always present the
question Of money. Many new
rs have not the means Of pre-
. their fields for the easy and
mt methods Of irrigation. They
compelled to resort to crude
ods. Others again have an ex-
for their poorer methods; they
tenants and wish to obtain the
fest immediate returns from the
4 possible expense. The size of
Farm has also a great deal To do
the manner Of irrigating it.
d is a wide diversity in soils and
6ils, and this diversity calls for
dcations in the methods en-
"a in the preparation Of the sur
land in the application Of water.
lrmer in one locality cannot use
urrow system owing to too
ns nature Of the soil and sub
while in other localities nothing
Burrows can be used for the rea-
hat the fine volcanic soils bakes
adily when the surface is food
- to seriously damage the crops.
nature of the surface as we'll as
Hope and its steepness is to be
dered. And, finally, the variety
; crop grown is a cause for the
ences in irrigation methods.
us unfortunate that an impres-
has gone abroad that irrigation
me kind cf mysterious s6i6pee
before one can become an irTi-
he must 60 through = long and
Is course Of training. Irrigation
ry simple and practicabie ana
Warmer with intelligence enough
low that water will not readily
NJ hill and that vegetation can
eOwned by an excess of moisture
Nil as famished by drouth, may
|ne a good practical irrigator
one seasons experience.
k the purpose of irrigation the
Of most Importance is the
Sration of the ground by level
md grading. It is important to
<re land we'll for irrigation, as
natural state the ground is very
liar and q certain amount Of
|ng is necessary. The injurious
of trying to spread water over
&even surface is soon apparent.
water is found to settle in the
places and not enough reaches
&igh places to satisfy the crop
and as a consequence they soon
up or are short in quantity and
N.
zen once field is properly lev
md graded one man can apply
4 to every part of it with great
1pidity than can two or three
working under less favorable
Mons. Usually grading should
me after the bitches are made
will be found that less grading
<nired than would be in reducing
hole farm to uniform slope. Too
stress cannot be put upon the
ktance of leveling the surface
y field between the laterals at
lhtset. The amount Of leveling
6ary will depend upon the fall
fpe Of the land. Where the slope
pnsiderable comparatively little
hg is required, but when the
has very little slope great pains
be taken to make the surface
en as possible.
improvement is a permanent
md the time and labor spent in
preparation is amply compen-
for by the ease with which irri-
is accomplished and the great
I'd Of crops received. The lay
at Of a system Of bitches and
rs on q farm, to convey the
over the land is a rather diff
problem for the beginner and it
kays better in the beginning to
this done by some one with
ence. In laying out a system
erals it is important for the fu-
aving Of money and labor to
be main lateral along the high
brtion or boundary Of the farm
er to command the largest irri-.
area. Every system Of perma-
bitches and laterals should be
ut with an engineers level. In
.-the services Of a surveyor, the
i may lay out his own laterals,
some type of home made de-
nch as a carpenters level upon