Dry farming in western Canada . dryfarminginwes00brac Year: 1921 244 DRY FARMING every alternate row only, and turn it off just as soon ;is it gets through so as not to let the ground soak up any more than is necessary. As soon as the ground dries suf- ficiently the land should be given a shallow cultivation. Fig. 87.—Furrow System of Irrigation. About ten days after the first irrigation, the second should be given. This Time the water may be run down between all the rows and should be allowed to remain running until the land is well wetted. After irrigation has once begun, the land should
Dry farming in western Canada . dryfarminginwes00brac Year: 1921 244 DRY FARMING every alternate row only, and turn it off just as soon ;is it gets through so as not to let the ground soak up any more than is necessary. As soon as the ground dries suf- ficiently the land should be given a shallow cultivation. Fig. 87.—Furrow System of Irrigation. About ten days after the first irrigation, the second should be given. This Time the water may be run down between all the rows and should be allowed to remain running until the land is well wetted. After irrigation has once begun, the land should never be allowed to dry up completely. Unless heavy showers intervene, it will be found necessary to irrigate about every ten days in order to maintain a moist condition. After each irriga- tion as soon as the surface of the soil dries sufficiently it should be given a shallow cultivation. If U>v any reason after irrigation has once begun the land is permitted i become quite dry the potatoes should no1 he irrigated again. If they are, a second growth is almost certain to
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