Show ONE GAIN OF CHECK METHOD Chief Advantage Is One M Man ln Can Attend At At- tend to Large Volume of Water Wa ter Other ter-Other Other Factors The chief advantage of or the check method Is that one man can attend toa to toa toa a large volume of or water and can Irrigate irrigate hr gate 7 to 15 acres in ten hours making the cost of ot applying water less than by any other n method ethod except the border method To counterbalance this Important tin Im- gain there are several disadvantages disadvantages vantages which western farmers ought to consider These arc the removal of a considerable quantity of surface soil t to form the levees which frequently frequently frequently fre fre- decreases the yield on the graded spots the extra cost of preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring the he land land the damage done to farm Implements In crossing levees and the fact that this method Is not I v. v well ll adapted to a rotation of crops |