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Show EXPERIMENTING IN IRRIGATION s L. M. Wlmor Hat Gene To RlchfUld To Locate a 8uitabl Farm For tha 1 Work . L. M.irisa;itheAjWural IPt ""College is now In Richfield for the purpose of locating a suitable farm for experimental work. On this farm he and his associates will study the duty of water In that part ot the state as Irrigation conditions are quite different , there from those In the northern part The A. C. Experi ment station will co-operate with the Richfield High school la this Investigation Investi-gation work, the latter furnishing the laboratory aparatus. A special studjr will be made with a vlww'' todetrmlnlngthe best amounts of Irrigation water for the growing of sugar beets, grain, alfalfa and potatoes. When It Is remembered that the practice of using too much water on crops Is quite general, which entails a heavy waste, these lnvest'gatlons assume a great importance. |