| Show SOIL READY FOR irrigation farmer should see that his field smooth on surface and level all and hollows by E H colorado agricultural college the thing of first importance is to see to it that the high spots in tha field are removed and that the spots la other words he should see that the surface of bis field la smooth and here Is where the or farmer falls down after plowing an bis field he per haps runs a drag over it and then seeds it leaving ridges and hollows hole and knolls when he irrigates the field it la necessary for him to almost drown the low spots in order 0 o wet the high ones water will often be found from one to two feet deep la places in the field if when the plowing and harrowing are completed the farmer would take a scraper and taka down the knolls and fill up the depressions with the dirt thus removed in the course of a year or two he would change the field from one hard to irrigate to one exceedingly cee easy tor irrigation lie would find that practically one half tha amount of water that he wascom belled to use in the first place is am pie after the field has been smoothed in this way more than this he will field that bis crops yield better for when an excess of water is applied to the low spots the crop at these places in the field is always injured it ia not an exaggeration to sy that as much damage to the crop is done by forcing the water up to tha high spots as would be done by allowing these high spots to suffer from back of water A word of advice now fm the present season will soon be us As you irrigate your fields spring and summer stake the high spots driving the stakes down EC that they will not Imer fere with harvesting and mark on these stakes about how much too high the land is at that then after the crop is harvested in the fall see to it that these high spots are removed and after plowing smooth the surface with great care |
