. Farm development; an introductory book in agriculture, including a discussion of soils, selecting & planning farms, subduing the fields, drainage, irrigation, roads, fences, together with introductory chapters concerning farm business, and the relations of general science to agriculture . -^04 FARM DEVELOPMENT. OPENl in canals and field ditches without serious waste till itis evenly spread over the soil and allowed to percolateslowly downward. On these soils leaching is reduced toa minimum and most of the water supplied is conserved to be taken up by theroots of plants, or is lostby evaporat
. Farm development; an introductory book in agriculture, including a discussion of soils, selecting & planning farms, subduing the fields, drainage, irrigation, roads, fences, together with introductory chapters concerning farm business, and the relations of general science to agriculture . -^04 FARM DEVELOPMENT. OPENl in canals and field ditches without serious waste till itis evenly spread over the soil and allowed to percolateslowly downward. On these soils leaching is reduced toa minimum and most of the water supplied is conserved to be taken up by theroots of plants, or is lostby evaporation from thesurface of the soil. Theseheavy soils require intel-ligent management tomake them produce well,whether in a region ofFiHure II-.:: nitciiiiiK A. used for flnisii- licavy rainfall or under iug small liitei;il ilitclics. . rr^. ,. , , irrigation. 1 hey are lialjleto become baked and in ^■•poor mechanical condi-tion for producing goodcrops. Medium textured soilsof mixed sand and cla\^are best for irrigation,and more money can l)eprofital)]} invested inirrigating these soilsthan for the very lightor the very heavy water can be spreadover them without greatloss: they will absorband retain large quan-tities of water and willsupply it gradually tothe growing crops; theymay be cultiv
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