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water began. The orchard was irrigated by the furrow system 

 eight times, fresh furrows having been made with a turning plow 

 twice during the winter. The last irrigation occurred March 29th 

 to 31st. 



As soon as the soil had dried sufficiently, it was harrowed 

 crosswise the furrows to check evaporation from them. It was 

 subsequently plowed deeply and harrowed thoroughly. During 

 the two following months it was cultivated twice. It received no 



Fig. 2. Peaches grown in winter-irrigated orchard ; harvested August 24, 1899, from 



heavily loaded trees. 



irrigating water until June 24th, and no rain fell in the meantime. 

 It was cultivated as soon after irrigation as the soil was sufficiently 

 dry, and was cultivated once more during the summer. 



The orchard remained in excellent condition throughout the 

 season. The trees grew thriftily and maintained a vigorous ap- 

 pearance all summer. The young shoots on the peach trees were 

 three to five feet long, and those on the apricot trees four to six 

 feet long. The trees were well loaded with fruit that was larger 

 than and of superior quality to that borne the previous year, when 

 the orchard was irrigated frequently during the summer. The 

 results of the season's experiment were satisfactory in every way. 



The following monthly averages indicate the nature of the 

 weather through the year 1899. The temperatures were recorded 



