. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. Fig. 15 much attention is required, although a constant watch should be kept for breaks in the furrows. As the flow of water is kept up J day and night until the grove is irrigated, about half the work ^ is done at night, and there is a constant temptation for a work- man to take a nap. This should not be permitted, as a break may occur at any time. 12. In all systems of furrow irrigation, ^ ' the water in the fur- rows should run slow- ly, for if It runs rapidly excessive washing of the surface soil is sure to occur. The furrows
. Cirtus fruits under irragation. Citrus fruits; Fruit-culture. Fig. 15 much attention is required, although a constant watch should be kept for breaks in the furrows. As the flow of water is kept up J day and night until the grove is irrigated, about half the work ^ is done at night, and there is a constant temptation for a work- man to take a nap. This should not be permitted, as a break may occur at any time. 12. In all systems of furrow irrigation, ^ ' the water in the fur- rows should run slow- ly, for if It runs rapidly excessive washing of the surface soil is sure to occur. The furrows should be at least 6 inches deep. Water percolates more deeply into the soil in deep furrows, and there is less drying out than in shallow fur- rows. Exhaustive ex- periments performed by the California Ex- periment Station, re- ported in a United States Department of Agriculture bulletin, prove that deep fur- rows are much to be preferred to shallow ones for citrus-grove. Fig. 1G irrigation. The soil should be as nearly of the same wetness at both ends of the furrow as it is possible to get it, because § 22 CITRUS FRUITS UNDER IRRIGATION 15 an excessive quantity of water at any point is detrimental. Too often an excessive quantity collects at the ends of the furrows and in such instance the trees show the effects of improper treatment; they are stunted, sickly, and yellow of leaf. Too much water is as bad as too Httle, as it crowds out the air and packs the soil. A tree cannot be expected to live in a water-logged soil. 13. Basin Irrigation.—In some cases groves are irrigated by forming basins about the trees. To form the basins, ridges of earth are thrown up midway between the trees in two direc- tions at right angles to each other. This divides the area into. 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 wo
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