Show DUTY OF WATER ON COAL CREEK UTAH efficient use ot of water will be impossible until tile the irrigator makes A conscientious study ot of the peculiarities of his farm so that lie he may be able to intelligently apply the water this Is if the message of mr arthur fife ot or the department ot of irrigation and drainage ot of the utah agricultural college in bulletin no duty ot of water investigations on coal creek utah which has just been published by the utah agricultural experiment station this bulletin contains the results of five years irrigation on coal creek iron county utah to determine how the yields of 0 various crops were affected by the application ot of different amounts amount ot of water the crops experimented with were alfalfa spring wheat barley oats potatoes and corn farms which represented the different types of soils in that s section were sleeted sheeted on which to conduct the experiments peri ments the idea being to arrive at a scientific basis tor for the distribution of w water ater to the users As about 85 per cent ot of the farming laud land on coal creek was in alfalfa it was necessary that the water for that crop lie be given the most weight in determining the duty of water it was found foun d that by in creasing the water to as high as 70 inches fo tor alfalfa on land having primary water rights the yields were increased tilt the net duty of water as determined fori tor grain ranged from 20 to 40 inches and little more then than 21 inches for or potatoes where uniform lateral distribution of 0 water was difficult the total r requirement w was s a deal higher there fore ore as pointed out in the bulletin improvements prove ments in land preparation so as to obtain a more uniform lateral rib ution offer the greatest opportunity tor for economy in the use of at water farmers may well afford to study the bulletin and adjust their pt irrigation lest best to the topographical and soil conditions of 0 their arnis arms it is a valuable piece ot of information for water users and Is available upon request at the utah agricultural E experiment station logan utah I 1 lr t |