Dry farming in western Canada . dryfarminginwes00brac Year: 1921 IRRIGATION FARMING 237 trickle down these furrows in such small amounts that washing of the soil does not take place and is allowed to run long enough so that the soil between the furrows is thoroughly wet. This method is not used on the prairies in Western Canada with grain or hay. 187. The Bedding System.—This is a method employed on land which has little fall. The banks or dykes are Fig. 83.—Making Borders for Border System of Irrigation. raised so that the areas enclosed, from a fraction of an acre to an acre or more, are
Dry farming in western Canada . dryfarminginwes00brac Year: 1921 IRRIGATION FARMING 237 trickle down these furrows in such small amounts that washing of the soil does not take place and is allowed to run long enough so that the soil between the furrows is thoroughly wet. This method is not used on the prairies in Western Canada with grain or hay. 187. The Bedding System.—This is a method employed on land which has little fall. The banks or dykes are Fig. 83.—Making Borders for Border System of Irrigation. raised so that the areas enclosed, from a fraction of an acre to an acre or more, are all covered with water. This is then drained into the nexl bed Lower down. 188. The 'Check' System is a form of bed irrigation and is used quite extensively on hay lands in the Cypress Hills district. The method followed is to dam the stream by building a dyke across the valley. By this method the water, especially during the spring freshets, is cheeked and forced hack over the creek bottoms. The dykes are placed at different intervals, depending upon the fall of the stream, so that the bottom land may be completely submerged while there is sufficient water in
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