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irrigation is required; but when, as is very often the 

 case, no rain falls for two or three weeks or more, 

 it may become necessary to make two or three 

 applications. Irrigation by watering the foliage 

 is not recommended, except under glass, where 

 it is often necessary, and can be applied without 

 injury to the growing crop. 



It is better to water under glass on a pleasant 

 day than on a stormy or cloudy one; but in the 

 field a cloudy one would be preferred, if the water 

 was to be applied so as to wet the foliage. 



There are numerous market gardeners at the 

 present time who have abundant facilities for 

 supplying themselves with water for irrigation; 

 though it has only been secured, ordinarily, by 

 a liberal outlay. 



Although many places are located near towns 

 or cities which have a public water supply, they 

 cannot be allowed to draw from the supply in 

 such large quantities as are required for purposes 

 of irrigation, as the need would come at a time 

 when the water was the lowest in the reservoir, 

 and was most in demand for other purposes. It 

 is, therefore, necessary that the land to be irrigated 

 should be located near a pond, lake, or stream, 



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