The California fruits and how to grow them; a manual of methods which have yielded greatest success, with the lists of varieties best adapted to the different districts of the state . resent re-ceived in all but ten irrigations, the usual amount of water being used onlyat each four irrigations the first year and three irrigations each the secondand third years, with results comparing favorably with those on trees of thesame age on the same soil in neighboring orchards that received the ordi-nary thirty-day irrigations. While there are few orchardists who have theskill and patience required to
The California fruits and how to grow them; a manual of methods which have yielded greatest success, with the lists of varieties best adapted to the different districts of the state . resent re-ceived in all but ten irrigations, the usual amount of water being used onlyat each four irrigations the first year and three irrigations each the secondand third years, with results comparing favorably with those on trees of thesame age on the same soil in neighboring orchards that received the ordi-nary thirty-day irrigations. While there are few orchardists who have theskill and patience required to secure such results, they show the possibilitiesof improved cultivation in conserving moisture. So long as water is abun-dant and not expensive, more frequent irrigations will probably be generallypracticed; but the advantage of running the water for a longer time, in fur-rows as deep as possible, covering the saturated bottoms as soon as prac-ticable and keeping the surface perfectly pulverized and in loose condition,is being generally recognized. The usual practice is now to have six deep furrows in 20-footspaces. The number varies according to the character of the soil, but. CEMENT IN IRRIGATION 201 is in. any case less than in the small, shallow furrow system whichformerly prevailed. The recourse to deeper furrows and to the subsoil plowing- hasbeen made in several citrus fruit districts of Southern California. Its
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