. Western agriculture. and little water, it should be profitable to use as little wateras possible and spread it over the largest area of land. Spreading Water over Much Land. In the above table5 inches of water produced bushels of wheat, whereas50 inches produced only bushels. If the 50 incheshad been spread over 10 acres, to a depth of 5 inches, therewould have been a yield of bushels of wheat. Wherewater is expensive and land cheap, such a consideration be-comes more important. Similar calculations may be madefor the other crops in the above table, and on the basis of 136
. Western agriculture. and little water, it should be profitable to use as little wateras possible and spread it over the largest area of land. Spreading Water over Much Land. In the above table5 inches of water produced bushels of wheat, whereas50 inches produced only bushels. If the 50 incheshad been spread over 10 acres, to a depth of 5 inches, therewould have been a yield of bushels of wheat. Wherewater is expensive and land cheap, such a consideration be-comes more important. Similar calculations may be madefor the other crops in the above table, and on the basis of 136 WESTERN AGRICULTURE the cost of production the most profitable quantity of waterto use may be calculated for each crop. Water and Crop Development and Quality. Changingthe quantity of water used does not alone affect the totalyield of crop. The development of the crop is powerfullyaffected by the quantity of water used. The proportion of Effects offreafmenfs on yield of shelled corn 7 llf 20 30 if 4&1 3*8 212 U£ If fed of irrigation 0 5T I0T
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