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Show Excess Water and Alkali. Fully ten per cent, of the Irrigated lands of this country has been ruined by excess water and alkali. The waterlogging wa-terlogging of land has appeared here and there all along the bottoms and even on the mesas. . Some farmers eeem to have been trying to see how much, water they could possibly put on a given area of land, Instead of ascertaining the amount that would give the best results. Certain lands must either be abandoned or expensive expen-sive artificial drainage systems installed. in-stalled. While irrigation is something over which the Irrigator has control he is not directly responsible for causes outside of his farm, such as seepage from higher lands and from canals. |