Show EED GROWERS SHOULD HAVE WATER BULLETIN efficient use ot of water will be impossible until the hie iiri gaLor manes mailes a conscientious study ol of the peculiar ties lies of 0 his tarm farm so that thai lie may be able to intelligently apply water is the dge ot of mr air arteni life fire of 0 the department or 0 arriga tio conand nand drainage of the utah agri college ill no iso 1811 duty oi of water investigations i on coal creek utah which has ruen published by the utah agri agn natural empei station this bulletin contains the re results stilLS ut of five years irrigation on coal treela reak tre elt lion ilon county U utah tali to deterly nia 1110 how the yields ol of various crops acre ere affected alre cLEd by the application ol of different amounts of 0 water tile the arop anted with were alla albal ii fa spring wheat barley oats potatoes and corn farms which represented the hie ill different types of bolt boil in that settle section ele selected on which to conduct h ia experiments the idea being to arrive u alve at a scientific basis for the distribution of 0 water to tile hie users ag aa about 85 iper cent of the farming land on coal creek was in alfalfa it ij was necessary that the hie water acquire merits for that crop croll be alvim li e most weight in ili determining the tuly kafy ot of water it wag waa found that by increasing file water to as high as 70 inches for alfalfa on land arid having primary water rights the yields were in cren sed the net duty of 0 water s det determined tor for idrain ranged front from 20 to 40 indri arid and little wore than 24 inches for potatoes where uniform lateral distribution of water was difficult the total re rement was a great deal bibber therefore Tho as pointed out in the bulletin improve improvement meno on lanil land preparation so as to obtain a more uniform lateral distribution oner offer the lie great c e t opportunity tor for economy in the use of water farmers may well afford to study abe bulletin anil and adjust their letb oila ot of irrigation best to lo meet the and sol soil conditions or 0 their heir farras farms it la Is a valuable alece 0 of in information formation for water users arid il ij i J available cupoli roq roviest iest at the ieta I 1 agricultural E station logan utah |