Irrigation in Florida / by F.W. Stanley.
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
1917.
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| Series: | Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture ;
no. 462. |
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Table of Contents:
- History. pp. 1.
- Estimate of total irrigated crops. pp. 2.
- The need of irrigation in Florida : Relation of soil types to irrigation
- Other factors determining the need for irrigation. pp. 3.
- Water supply available for irrigation. pp. 18.
- Description of irrigation systems in use in Florida : Systems for the irrigation of truck crops
- Overhead-spray systems
- The furrow method and other systems used for irrigating truck
- Irrigation of citrus groves. pp. 19.
- Summary of irrigation plants in use. pp. 46.
- Experiments to determine methods for econoical irrigation
- Soil-moisture tests made in connection with irrigation. pp. 47.
- Experiments with low-pressure pipe systems. pp. 51.
- Some important points in the design and equipment of an irrigation plant. pp. 58.