Irrigation Farming; a Handbook for the Proper Application of Water in the Production of Crops
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Iso greater quantity should be turned into each furrow than will flow with uniform rate. Seepage is slow at best and it usually takes many hours to secure the proper amount of moisture to the soil to prove of lasting benefit. In irri- gating corn no great quantities of water are necessary, as is the case wnth root crops. While irrigation at the proper time is often essential to the right development of the corn product, the crop is imjoaired by excessive watering, and hence there is no more cer...tain Avay of re- tarding growth and maturity than by the careless appli- cation of water. Better not irrigate at all than to use water lavishly. After the grain glazes there is no further need of water to mature the crop. Caution is advised in irrigating corn on sandy land that the stalks are not washed out at the roots and thus tumble over. Egyptian Corn. — Plow the ground into ridges three or four feet apart, run the w^ater through deep fur- rows, then level the ridges down and with a disc harrow stir the soil perfectly and cut it fine.
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