. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. IRRIGATION 1179 F\ ^^^Si^M. Cross Uii^s C Gas c==:m u Illustrfltjo/-^ level would be preferable, and an archi- tect's level can be procured at a cost of about $ Tbe agricultural papers are also advertising a level for $, which would no doubt be sufficiently ac- curate. In addition to this, any farmer can take a pocket level or a carpen
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. IRRIGATION 1179 F\ ^^^Si^M. Cross Uii^s C Gas c==:m u Illustrfltjo/-^ level would be preferable, and an archi- tect's level can be procured at a cost of about $ Tbe agricultural papers are also advertising a level for $, which would no doubt be sufficiently ac- curate. In addition to this, any farmer can take a pocket level or a carpenter's level and with a little ingenuity locate the necessary points sufficiently accurate. The illustrations here given will not meet the exact situation in many tracts, but any irrigator can make it possible to apply the plan to any tract The advantages of no waste water are: 1. Freedom from damage suits, court injunctions and attorneys' fees. 2. The saving of water and using it on your own land, better irrigation with the same amount of water. 3. Saving soil fertility, not leaching off the best elements and running them off to the ocean. 4. No swampy spots and no drainage necessary on your own land, for you will not run any of your furrows to the low points. In fact, by keeping up contour furrows at low points, where they cross ravine or swale, you can keep the water out of low points. Head Pitches Proper arrangement of head ditches will greatly assist. Where there is more than two inches fall to the rod in your head ditch, use board flumes made of 1%- inch or 1%-inch fir, rough. I have used such a flume for 13 years before it rotted out Bore holes one inch in diameter to let out water for irrigation furrows. Control size of opening by galvanized iron slides to be obtained from hardware stores at small cost, as they are made from scraps. Level head ditches where possible are the most economical and ef- ficient. SUMMARY OF USEFUL INFORMATION The following summary of useful in-
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