Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1913 — The Question of Irrigation. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Question of Irrigation.

Where Irrigating is to be done on a large scale, it seems to be the consenus of opinion that surface irrigation by means of furrows is undoubtedly the most practical method. In greenhouses and gardens subirrigation by means of tiles may often be found advisable. Furthermore, many wet soils need drainage and require the laying of tile. In the Tllustration is shown the method adopted by the California station and has been’ found very practicable as the amount of water at any time can be regulated by the slides.

It is probable that the increased yields op subsoiled lands are mainly, if not entirely, due to the Increased amount of water which such land is able to store up for the use of the crop. Subsoil plowing may thus be made the means of greatly extending the area over which crops may be successfully grown without irrigation, and when practiced in connection with irrigation may result in a great saving of irrigation water.