Show TESTS MADE MADE ON II WATER IN SOIL SOILA A recent publication of the UtAh Agricultural experiment station ra- ra ports rs-ports ports the results of oC Investigations Investigation I on the water holding capacity of oC tion soils as a means menns ot of sa in savins saing Irrl tion water and preventing the 1 logging ater of oC lying low soils It has hns long lone been realized that pu 11 soils ha hae have e a Riven gIen capacity to hell holo ater ater sass tais the tho report and nd that It more water is applied to a soil soli thai ItI I It can hold the excess either cither pass's through pao the soil soli and Is lost as deep percolation or it tills fills the por pore and thus waterlog the sol aol oi I It has not been so o generally known however that an in orui- orui nary loam soil will retain only about 1 25 Inc Inches cs of ot water tor for each loot foot ot of soil soli Experiments were wre also conduct conduct- conducted conducted conducted ed In lit SevIer Utah Ulah and alley Idaho which confirm to tn's tn abos abo aboe e statement It Is clearly shown bv by the exper- exper experiments experiments I ments conducted that water ty ty has a II direct bearing on the ai at- at attainment or of o economy In the use of at irrigation water It is particularly noticeable that 10 days das after arter flooding the soil soLI on one plat which had been ell gh en the e- e e ex excessive o 0 amount ot of 3 feet reet in one IrM- IrM Irrigation Ration gation held 1 0 no zo more mort water than a ai adjoining plat which was aas give only third one-third tho the amount or on one I Ionly toot Coot ot of eater ater I Complete Completo results of ot this series to o I experiments experiment may be obtained oy addressing tho the Experiment Station I Logan Utah and aSking tor for Bul- Bul Bul Bulletin bUn letin No If 3 Water Holding ca- ca cat Ca Capacity of oC o Irrigated Soils's Soils Solis t I |