Show The County Duchesne County Farm J by Lloyd Smith and Norris t WATER QUESTION Should I spread my water lightly over a lot of or should I water a little land Many of our farmers arc asking this question during this dry This is a management decision you will have to make if this is your County Lloyd says the following information will help you make your The soil acts as a reservoir for water for the No no Plant roots will draw water from 2 to G feet down in the depending on the crops and soil When vou you will completely wet to the depth that the soil will hold and there will be a sharp line between wet and dry You cannot half wet a lot of If your soil will hold 2 inches of water per and you apply 2 you wilf completely wet the first foot of The second one will be You cannot put an inch in each of the first 2 Most of the water a crop uses comes from the upper half of the root Alfalfa has a root zone of 6 Most of the water comes from the top if there Is insufficient water to wet down to G at least enough should be put on to wet the top 3 This same principal will hold with other WATER THIEVES To what extent would you go to prevent some neighbor from stealing your Did you know that there are thieves on most farms who steal more water than your neighbors ever thought of asks Glen E. Extension Irrigation Specialist from Utah Stale n are ditch bank weeds and sandy bottom X out and cut A If you will notice can see many ditches fai looking for a row of m and Many ditches on the Duchesne j are almost completely by weeds and willows and as with the in the ditch pulling out the Many ditches are via through long flat sandy a In some as Mi 50 or more of the wit lost through seepage v Poor control over we do get also much of our water We often go to great la to plug up a leak in but leaky often allowed to all summer These a be repaired so that non gets through ft Wasteful methods are user by many farmers t water out of a ditch into rows or Water is distributed by merely cu a ditch bank and letting la There is virtually no over A number of pensive structures are ava for accurately distribute These will save wate do much toward getting maximum use from our li o |