Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . 3 s 4 Mx2 Wrotrron-J-attoLes Stagrd Delivery Gate to Farm conducted over the higher portions of it. From these ditches the watermay be conducted to all portions of the land. As far as possible theseditches should extend along the borders of the fields in order to avoid. Old \Yagon Tire The V-Crowder is Excellent for Making the Farm obstructions to cultivation. When necessary to cross fields with openditches, they should be so placed as to avoid as far as possibl
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . 3 s 4 Mx2 Wrotrron-J-attoLes Stagrd Delivery Gate to Farm conducted over the higher portions of it. From these ditches the watermay be conducted to all portions of the land. As far as possible theseditches should extend along the borders of the fields in order to avoid. Old \Yagon Tire The V-Crowder is Excellent for Making the Farm obstructions to cultivation. When necessary to cross fields with openditches, they should be so placed as to avoid as far as possible irregularityin shape of fields. 1 Courtesy of The McGraw-Hill Book Company, N. Y. From Use of Water in Irrigation, by Fortier. FARM DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION 773 Farm Ditches.—The size of the farm ditches will be determined bythe acreage of land irrigated by each, the fall in the ditches and theamount of water that must be cared for in a unit of time. On unevenland it is necessary to bridge over the depressions with levees or levee is usually the cheaper, but should be allowed to settle. It willbe subject to wash-outs during the first few years. Wooden flumes are more satisfactory, but wood soon decays whenused for this purpose. Metal or concrete pipes cost most, but are durableand generally cheapest in the end. The method of constructing the farmditches depends on their
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