. Soil physics and management. swell when irrigated and is a good crop to fit in with rotations usedon irrigated lands, and is grown quite extensively. The amount ofwater required by wheat depends upon the perviousness of the soil,but in a deep, fertile, well-tilled soil 12 inches will be Utah Station found that an application of inches of watergave bushels, 10 inches gave bushels, and 15 inches bushels per acre. Oats.—The growing of oats on irrigated land probably willnever become very extensive, although it will be used to some extentto give variety in r
. Soil physics and management. swell when irrigated and is a good crop to fit in with rotations usedon irrigated lands, and is grown quite extensively. The amount ofwater required by wheat depends upon the perviousness of the soil,but in a deep, fertile, well-tilled soil 12 inches will be Utah Station found that an application of inches of watergave bushels, 10 inches gave bushels, and 15 inches bushels per acre. Oats.—The growing of oats on irrigated land probably willnever become very extensive, although it will be used to some extentto give variety in rotations. It produces well and requires about thesame amount of water as wheat. Barley.—The barley crop is a valuable one under irrigation,18 274 SOIL PHYSICS AND MANAGEMENT produeiug well aud requiring a less amouut of warer than othercereals. After an applieation of inches of water little increasewas obtained with more. The barley produced under irrigation isof better quality than that produced on dry land. Fig.
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