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 Wells, 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 



Rale for Calculating Size of.. 215 



* Wing, Longitudinal 203 



* Cross 210 



* with Culvert and Tower 232 



Delaware River Water, Analysis of. 19 

 Drainage with Irrigation 115 



of Irrigated Fields 145 



* of Swramp, Examples of 146 



* of a Meadow... ...149 



Drains, Position of 79 



* of Stone 114 



* between Furrows 143 



* 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 



Esti mates 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 Crops, 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. .152 



* Planof 192 



263 



* Illustrated. 



