. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 34 BETTER FRUIT December, ipip Measurement of Irrigation Water Continued from page 10. average section of canal, in order to cause the water to approach the ori- fice very slowly. The depth of water or head may be measured by means of carpenters' rules or by specially constructed scales like those already suggested for weirs. One scale should be placed on the upstream side of the orifice and one on the downstream side with the zero end of each scale at the same level near the top of the structure. A complete bulletin by Mr. Israelen on this subject can be ob
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 34 BETTER FRUIT December, ipip Measurement of Irrigation Water Continued from page 10. average section of canal, in order to cause the water to approach the ori- fice very slowly. The depth of water or head may be measured by means of carpenters' rules or by specially constructed scales like those already suggested for weirs. One scale should be placed on the upstream side of the orifice and one on the downstream side with the zero end of each scale at the same level near the top of the structure. A complete bulletin by Mr. Israelen on this subject can be obtained from tlie Agricultural Experiment Station at Logan, Utali. RHODKS DOUBLE CUT PBUNIMG SUEi Nut Growers Have Good Meeting The annual meeting of the Western Walnut Association, held in Portland, November 12 and 13, was attended by a large number of nut growers from Oregon and Washington. There was a very attractive exhibit of filberts and walnuts, and the program was an interesting one. For the fifth time J. C. Cooper, of McMinnville, was elected president of the association. The other officers for the ensuing year are: A. H. Henneman, of Portland, vice-president for Oregon; A. A. Quarnberg, of Vancouver, vice-presi- dent for Washington, and A. J. Harris, of Portland, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Harris succeeds Knight Pearcy, who has been secretary of the organization for several years, and declined to again serve in this capacity. The winners of the $100 cash prizes offered by M. McDonald, president of the Oregon Nursery company, for the best nuts from seedling trees for two years were John Spurgeon, Vancouver, Wash.; Henry Sexton, The Dalles, Ore- gon; T. H. Brooks, Silverton, Oregon; E. J. Stewart, McMinnville, Oregon, and R. E. Brown, Vancouver, Wash. Among those who delivered ad- dresses on nut culture were: Chas. Trunk, who spoke on "Planting the Nuts in the Orchard;" J. C. Herren, "Nursery Grafting Filberts;" J. R. De Neui, "Walnut Growing Exper
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