Show WE OF irrigation character of soil and subsoil has much influence sufficient water should be applied to saturate land to depth of four to six feet irrigation should be followed by harrow hy by WAL WALTER ten W M I 1 irrigation engineer or of agri culture the character of the boll oil and sub toll has a large inree upon the time of irrigating A head soil with nith tight subsoil will receive large qualitz ties of moisture and hold bold it for a long time making it possible to irrigate hen fl 11 and at long intern intervals ra it such rich a eoll Is with ith gruel grinel the water ater will d dilan 1 alla out ind more tro ire irrigate ion will be 3 the same principle holds with lighter soils the lighter the oil oila ind and tile the more open the sub soils the more moie ire it will vill be neals ain to irrl gato the lighter tolls hive hano less water nater capaci cipa cit tN so 0 o that the irrigation should be light ind and frequent the ideal condition set c nir ms to be to hac moisture in the oil it the time of seeding to lo germin germinate ger lie the eed beed i and keep the plants groA growing fiig un tin til they are large enough I 1 to 0 h hide ade the ground when then the i iop Is if irrigated r it Is irrigated gain when the grien rain la I 1 in the boot that hit Is 1 when thelcide the heads heids are just bagi beginning ailing to hott honn irid and some tarrie aga again in hen the hei Is ire are nil hil ing in localities having i a small water precipitation or where the tion Is during lie he winter inter months is as Is the coe case datig part pait ol of tile the coast in ner ne ile maico ico ari arf zona and a few other loca litle the utilla or of irrigation during the lie non noi er otting g season has been demons tnt ed 1 here the water uarl I 1 is defect ent irrigation at a time nhen hen the nna a ter cm can lie be obtained either in the i in ili ter or the spring I 1 etore planting Is of 0 serice to tore store moisture in the boll oll for the he plants use ue liter later li la the lie sc e eon winter IN inter irrigation 1 rot ve N ell un der stood or its benefits resized realized is mould lie be the cafe cae ca e birre te tile pretice more eten n c irrigation prior to planting I 1 L ot of gret demice ta li docili ties alith a here such supply Is 13 b oth er and more prof profitable pro fitaL itaLe c ciers later in the aca eion on in T inter irrigation the lind i 1 irrl gated once or IN tice ice I 1 ore licay veather reather the ilie first lisick ell to weeks treks to a month prior to the last one which crould occur just be for hean frost ahe 1 I he better method of winter irrigating lb Is by the fu fil row method anle s tho the land can be bar rowed the last irrigation as a mulched surface during the v vinter inter Is desired that the winter inter precipitation may enter the soil boil readily sufficient cleat water should be applied to saturate the soil sell to a depth of tour four to sl six feet provided the soil Is 6 rather deep and not nei neap the surface nith ith porous material such as is sand ind and grael some Is experienc cl upon the hoa beai lands in irrigating in the spring prior to planting as s the soil eoll dries out eri en loal and he grain caimol be planted until late potter results a ire re obtain el IT 1 such cases bi b just niter the crop has been plaited the furlo meth od is to le be preferred upon medium to bean heair foils if irrigation Is bequir re guird d at an time the plants hie at bained sufficient growth to shade the grodny in case vater nater I 1 is applied in the prang broic planting the ibe land should be gloved ed harro harrowed harr oveil Ned fairon cd ca and nd irrigated tile the irrigation should sl be foll followed ovod s soon as ah losable i by the alk harrow and the licit aloit then Is 13 seeding it if the die lind land has been beca it oi 0 ed the preN preamous ions fall the leirion aurio should take tie tl e place of at the blonn plo rotting should follon planting for the purpose or of irrigations it if the land Is not to bp be irrigated un til after the grain Is ib 1 p anted the land should le leoned if 11 not nol plotted the fall all ili pi pirlous e elous fous double diel ed cd hat hairfi row ed boated and fur furrowed in the older named nailed in case asa the gerund Is clod 15 the roller dller mav lilan be ubel aith hh er bedoe of 01 after the disk I 1 ate summer or carh arin tall fall litigation Is proving ier ei rui fur lie dc stroma beds ulon ill on foul lud |