INDEX. 



Absorption of Water by Soils 24 



Alfalfa, Cultivation of 186 



Arable Lands, Irrigation of 163 



Arrangement of Irrigated Garden. 46 

 Artesian Wells, Inadequacy of.. 23-207 

 *Artesian WellB, Principle of 236 



*Bank, River, Protection of 259 



*Beds, Formation of for Gardens... 41 



Beets, Cultivation of. 188 



Broom Corn, Cultivation of 183 



California, Canals, Plan of, in 192 



Rainfall in 15 



Irrigation by Tiles in 56 



Irrigation in 171 



Broom Corn in 183 



Value of Tule Lauds in 262 



Vineyards in 88 



*Canals, Capacity of 246 



Formation of 191-237-244-249 



Proper Fall for .. 238 



Protection of Banks 243 



*Cart for Liquid Manure 70 



*Cistern, Brick 37 



* Open 38 



Climate, Effects of 26 



Clover, Cultivation of 187 



Colorado, Irrigation in 167 



Cotton, Cultivation of 185 



Commission, Congressional to Cali 

 fornia 173 



Corn, Cultivation of 183 



Cost of Irrigation 30-164-163 



of Reclaiming Salt Marshes.. 261 



Croton River Water, Analysis of 19 



Crops, Management of various Gar 

 den 81 



Management of Field 183 



Cultivation of the Soil 79 



*Culvert for a road 50 



* for a Reservoir 232 



*Cut-off in a Bend of River 258 



*Dam. Form of 111-214 



* Brush and Log 221 



* Construction of 207-215 



* Piles and Rock ...221 



Rule for Calculating Size of. .215 



* Wing, Longitudinal 203 



Cross 210 



* with Culvert and Tower 232 



Delaware River Water, Analysis of. 19 

 Drainage with Irriiration 115 



of Irrigated Fields 145 



of Swamp, Examples of 146 



* of a Meadow 149 



Drains, Position of 79 



* of Stone 114 



* between Furrows 14*3 



* Manner of Closing 150 



*Drills, Irrigation of Crops in 43 



Effects of Irrigation on Nut-bearing 



Trees 93 



on Orchards and Vineyards... 94 



Errors in Estimates 23 



Estimates of Water Needed 23 



Evaporation of Water 12-25-26 



Flax, Cultivation of 184 



*Flo\v, Manner of Diverting 136 



Fodder Crops 77-187 



Fruits, Culture of 86 



Furrows for Steep Slope 45 



Form of 49-139 



Protected 49 



Cross, Trough for 50 



for a Meadow 135-139 



for Inclined Field 136 



Laying Out 141 



for a Slope 141-142 



Catchwater 144 



for Irregular Surface 194 



Garden Crop?, Culture of 78-81 



Time for Watering 79 



Gardens, Irrigation of 31-46 



*Gates, Hand 45-248 



* for Draining Meadows 127 



* for Canals. . 127-247 



Waste 254 



Grade, Proper for Canals 252 



Grass, Value of Crop 17 



Product of, on Irrigated 



Meadows 96 



Greeley, (Col.), Irrigating Canals... 168 



Hemp, Cultivation of 184 



*Hills, Crops in, Irrigation of 44 



* Furrows for 144 



* . Terraces for 144 



* Improvement of 200 



Hollow, Improvement of a 200 



Horse-Power, Effect of 34 



Hudson River Water, Analysis of. . . 19 

 *Hurdles for Pastures 153 



* Movable 154 



* Plan of Setting 155 



implements Used in Irrigation. 138-202 



Improvement of Land for 180 



Irrigated Fields, Management of. .153 



* Plan of 193 



263 



* Illustrated. 



