Show Conservationist Advises vises Proper US Use se seo o of Irrigation Water Knowing how to apply water will do more than any other single factor on irrigated land to Increase the farmers farmer's income protect the tho land from om erosion prevent present loss of valuable minerals and produce greater harvests for wartime use Jules Renaud district district district dis dis- conservationist of the UPper Upper Upper Up UP- per Sevier Soil Conservation district district district dis dis- dis- dis declares There is only one right way to irrigate and that that- thatis is to put water into soil to the depth of plant roots and no deeper he said He lIe added that farmers can accomplish accomplish accomplish ac ac- ac- ac an efficient irrigation job If Ir they will follow a few basic rules First of or all the irrigation farmer should know where the water is going how deeply It Is percolating throughout the length of the run and how much is running running running run run- ning of off the lower end of the tho field Held as waste It is wasteful to apply moro more water ater than crops can use uso or to let water percolate so deep that roots cannot reach it the district district dis dis- dis conservationist said If an excess of or water IB is applied it does docs not sta stay in the root zone where plants can utilize It but percolates deeper and is 18 wasted An excess of ot water will not make plants send roots any deep- deep Continued on page four tour Conservationist 1 Advises vises on Irrigation I Continued from page pase one or cr he stated Plants have hao definite definite definite def def- rooting habits and soils moro more than anything else determine determine determine de de- termine the depth of roots Two common errors in IrrIgatIon irrigation irrigation gation are to have runs too long Ions and to have ha furrows laid out on onan onan onan an improper gradient he said If runs are too long water penetration penetration penetration pen pen- is uneven and if IC the tho grade Is too steep topsoil is washed awa away Many farmers have cut their water use as much as 20 per percent percent cent raised better crops and andl kept l ept their soil from eroding by applying irrigation water more efficiently he declared Irrigation is a time full-time Job which should not be neglected and it should be remembered that putting a shovel Into amaus a a. aman's amans amans aman's mans man's hands doesn't t automatically automatically automat automat- make mako him a good gator Jules Renaud suggested that farmers having haYing complex irrigation irrigation irrigation tion problems should consult their county agent the nearest office of the Soil Conservation service or their AAA committeeman committee- committee man |