. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GROWING SUGAR BEETS IN COLORADO. 35 SLEDDING. Sledding is an operation which was common in the Arkansas .Valley only. The operation was performed with a homemade sled consisting of two small logs held together by crosspieces. These logs are just far enough apart to span a pair of furrows, each log, when the sled is running, crushing any clods or lumps that may be in its furrow and leaving the surface smooth (fig. 17). Thus, when the water is turned into the furrow it passes rapidly from one end to the other and a unifo
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GROWING SUGAR BEETS IN COLORADO. 35 SLEDDING. Sledding is an operation which was common in the Arkansas .Valley only. The operation was performed with a homemade sled consisting of two small logs held together by crosspieces. These logs are just far enough apart to span a pair of furrows, each log, when the sled is running, crushing any clods or lumps that may be in its furrow and leaving the surface smooth (fig. 17). Thus, when the water is turned into the furrow it passes rapidly from one end to the other and a uniform distribution is secured. Sixty-eight growers reported on sledding in 1914 and 1915. The fields were gone over twice during the season, once for the first irrigation and once Fig. 17.—Sledding out prior to irrigating the young sugar beets. This insures a more rapid movement of the water and assists in obtaining a more even distribution of water in the soil. The crew on many of these farms consisted of one man and one horse. A few growers used one man and two horses. Sledding required man-hours and horse-hours per acre, and cost 75 cents per acre. These growers averaged acres per day sledding. In the other districts small logs sometimes were attached to the shovels on the cultivator and the sledding was done simultaneously with the furrowing out. IRRIGATION. It has been pointed out that there is a slight difference in climatic conditions between the Arkansas Valley and the northern and eastern areas of the State. It is customary to irrigate early in the season in. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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