Show irrigation experiment SHOWS NEED FOR S STUDY OP OF WATER USE I 1 IN N UTAH available irrigation water in U tall could ve be extended to 50 par cent mare land erosion from irl binl I 1 pation gallon wound be TC reduce and cropo would be improved il if all farms of cl the state were irrigated fi with the same care as aa a group ot of tarnis farms tarn is on an all experiment in fit weber slid davis counties ilig ig the past two azars cr wlford D port extension id ator tor at ait utah state slat e agrical euial college points out me ment conducted by the extension serece and the agricultural ad just administration i n th the e february issue of 0 extension ser ace moriL monthly lily cf the u S de af pf treat ol of agri Lul culture ture professor porter explains that the ratling fair farmers mers agreed to apply no more mare than alc ai inches of water in ill a a agle tl n fundor the program they were required to prevent soil from washing leaching or water logg ng were installed P at t the head of it ditches leading d erectly into cooperating coopt rating farms and the amount of water used on isach each crop was computed by measurements on she he weir checked against the ot of time watch was appl cd fl to a particular piece ol of land dur darlng ng the first deao of the experiment peri ment a full time tame englad IT was employed to ass asa st t in checking on til measuring Ca suring and rec records ionis tile second year the number of co operators r increased from to Fair into the programs with reservations as it was new to them results however have been most satisfying to tha th S to those who had charge ct cf the and to the extension the agricultural adjustment pro desor lles or port or declaim deo larea an analyst analyses s of the data collected revealed rove ailed aled that the total seasonal of water for best beat farm fann practice was considerably less dess thap I 1 that usually applied api laed soil erosion was as kept to a nil minum and col were ere actually improved with smaller applications ot of water professor article points out the tap gave a thorough that can be raised avith much less water thap is being used TEgU arlly ill uta utah 11 and that irrigation can be performed without eiroa efrOs iou dOll comments william pet son ason a direct cir dir of the extension oil seir vice |