. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions. Citrus fruit industry; Citrus fruit industry. 202 Citrus Fruits absolutely necessary when large wide-spreading trees are irrigated by the furrow method. Cross-furrowing is also used with newly-set trees when the cost of water is such as to require the most eco- nomical use. After the irrigator has walked along the row of stands and opened enough jets to consume the head of water, one to each furrow, he proceeds to the lower end and awaits the arrival
. Citrus fruits; an account of the citrus fruit industry, with special reference to California requirements and practices and similar conditions. Citrus fruit industry; Citrus fruit industry. 202 Citrus Fruits absolutely necessary when large wide-spreading trees are irrigated by the furrow method. Cross-furrowing is also used with newly-set trees when the cost of water is such as to require the most eco- nomical use. After the irrigator has walked along the row of stands and opened enough jets to consume the head of water, one to each furrow, he proceeds to the lower end and awaits the arrival of the water. As soon as two or three runs are through, he walks across the lower end and takes note of the progress of the water in each furrow by number. Returning to the upper end, he cuts down the flow in those furrows which are ''through" and increases the flow in the others. This process is repeated several times until just enough water is admitted to each furrow to run through but not waste at the lower end. All the while he must devote some time to locating and plugging gopher and mole holes, which are apt to intercept some streams, and to keeping a watch for '' dams," which are accumula- tions of floating leaves which force the water to rise and. Fig. 60. — The King soil sam- pler is very useful for deter- mining the downward progress of irrigation 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 Coit, J. Eliot, b. 1880. New York : The Macmillan Company
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