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Show liFFKCr OF WATER ON CROPS The oIIIcuib of tho Utah experiment station hnd on exhibition ot tho Irrigation Irriga-tion Congress held at Ogden Inst week hrco feti of blnckbonrd illustrations dioning the effect upon different croph ofvarjing qtinntitive of water during the irrigating Benson, Tho crops ucd for the experimentation were wheat, i.tts nud sugar beets, nllgronn upon tin best of deep black loa.it poll nud nil plots being practically cqunl In soil conditions. con-ditions. In tho whent experiments tho different differ-ent quantities of water used during the icasoii nndtho different results wero as follows: Acre InulivH Yield of wheat of water usd. in bushels. 1 luohivt ,.33 8l.( inolit'B 30 t'Jiuuliva 10 If) Inches 47 ISiiuibea .1(1 illlnclits 42 Tho (''nil acre-lncbea means that the total amount applied thioucliout the senrou woull cover ono aero to the depth tfiven in inches. Tito water. waB npplied In two irrigations and wher the aiuouut nsul was equally di-vldid di-vldid between the two wntcrings the yield wai better than when first light and second heavy or fliBt heavy nud ttecoud light applications wero made. Auntlier point demonstrated in tho wheat pxpeiluteiit is that with -0 ncra-lnclies ncra-lnclies of water at hand for use it is advisable ad-visable to utilize the allowance on three auies of ground rather than n less area. This amount of wntfir used on one acre produced -17 bushels of wheat, on two 4 . V 408 80 bushels, and on tlirlo ncres f OS "iidhels. In the oats .experiment the results were ns follow"? Aero Inches Yltit of unta of wnkrustil. in biidmlii. j nu fc83 '''"' .,.. .03 l'"uchps 5 Mw...64 l.i Inches , .i. CO SO Inches ,,,...Sg 40litclios '.,... 80 fu this experiment SO ttcre-lnulies.ap-plied to one ncrcgave 82 bushels, to two acres US bushel!, nud to three ncres 175 bushels. k Tito lesults in wateMng sugar beets were as follows: Auelnehcs Yield In tons of water lined. per acre. 14 incites -.,,. 13 17 Indies i.i.M! 17 2U inches .'i.'.'jso 25 inch)- ...!;!in "0 Indus , .....-.. .113 Wlicn 30 ncre-lnches of water 'was used on one acre of beets the yield wns 18 Ions, whllo lite SHme ninount spread over two acres gave 30 Ions of heels! In each of llio tabulated showings nbovo the crojis were given tho various amounts n( water stated In two Irrigations, Irriga-tions, mi equal" a uount applied each time. Tho exhibit undo by the station is an interesting one nud couroys most valuable valu-able information to all farmers liarlng soil bimilar (o that In which tho oxperi- 1 incuts wero mnde. Tho further facts aro demonstrated that too much water may bo used and that with a given quantity ot water it Is advisable to give partial watering to three across rather than to apply all (lie water to ono acre. |