TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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CHAPTER I. 



The Necessity for Irrigation 710 



CHAPTER II. 

 Importance of an Adequate Supply of Water 1120 



CHAPTER III. 

 Amount of Water Needed for Irrigation 2130 



CHAPTER IV. 

 Irrigation of Gardens 3139 



CHAPTER V. 

 Preparation of the Surface 4050 



CHAPTER VI. 

 Irrigation by Pipes and Tiles 5157 



CHAPTER VII. 

 Irrigation with Liquid Manure 5777 



CHAPTER VHI. 

 Culture of Irrigated Garden Crops 7887 



CHAPTER IX. 

 Irrigation of Orchards and Vineyards 8795 



CHAPTER X. 

 Irrigation of Meadows 95105 



CHAPTER XI. 

 Use of Springs in Irrigation 105117 



CHAPTER XII. 

 Formation of Water Meadows 113133 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Irrigation of Meadows and Pastures 133145 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Drainage of Irrigated Fields 145152 



CHAPTER XV. 

 Management of Irrigated Fields 152162 



CHAPTER XVI. 

 Irrigation of Arable Lands 163188 



CHAPTER XVII. 

 Preparing the Surface for Irrigation 189206 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

 Supply of Water Dams Pumps Reservoirs Artesian Wells 207237 



CHAPTER XIX, 

 Canals and their Construction 337 252 



CHAPTER XX. 

 Reclamation of River Flats, Salt Marshes and Submerged Lands 253262 



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