. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. IRRIGATION 195 the time when it is most necessary. Naturally, in all arid regions there is an abundance of sunshine. This con- tinuous sunshine, together with the proper moisture con- tent in the soil from irrigation, greatly stimulates plaiijt life. In this way irrigation affords almost ideal conditions for agi"iculture. Sources of Water. The success of any irrigation project depends upon the availability of an abundant supply of. Correct irrigation insures high production: a Kansas alfalfa water at all times. Water for ir
. Agriculture for the Kansas common schools. Agriculture. IRRIGATION 195 the time when it is most necessary. Naturally, in all arid regions there is an abundance of sunshine. This con- tinuous sunshine, together with the proper moisture con- tent in the soil from irrigation, greatly stimulates plaiijt life. In this way irrigation affords almost ideal conditions for agi"iculture. Sources of Water. The success of any irrigation project depends upon the availability of an abundant supply of. Correct irrigation insures high production: a Kansas alfalfa water at all times. Water for irrigation may be secured by diversion from perennial streams and lakes; by the storage of flood water from natural watercourses; and by the use of underground waters secured by mechanical methods. Irrigation Systems. There are two general systems of irrigation: gravity systems and mechanical systems. Gravity Systems. Gravity systems of irrigation are more extensively used. Such a system consists primarily of headworks for the proper diversion of the water from perennial streams, lakes, or reservoirs, and the distributing system to conduct the water to the land to be 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 Call, Leland Everett, 1881- [from old catalog] comp; Kent, Harry Llewellyn, [from old catalog] joint comp. Topeka, The State of Kansas state printing plant
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