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Show I Acre Foot of Water, An acre-foot of water Is a term used In Irrigation lo designate the amount I ol water used lor the Irrigation of Urn land. An acre-foot of water Is water ! enough to cover one acre of laud one : loot deep with wuter, and that la a I good deal of water. It la not enough in Irrigate that acre ordinarily. For general fanning purposes the mini mum amount ordinarily required la 'tie in re feel. There lire places III i he west where on suiiiiy soils they i ic live uiic-lcet for raising alfallu There are places whore liiey use even as high aa ten a -re-lcei. |