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I am somewhat at a loss to answer your inquiry. The 

 maximum depth of water which can be used on land, for in- 

 stance under the Wyoming law, is 3.43 feet. Experiments in 

 that state have shown that a maximum depth actually used to 

 advantage is 2.55 feet. The average use being 1.5 feet and 

 the minmium 0.6 feet ; that is to say, on an average an acre 

 of land would require 1.5 acre feet of storage water for its 

 practical irrigation. This would, no doubt, vary in different 

 localities according to the capacity of the soil. 



I am inclined to think, Mr. Rinearson, that it would be 

 a good plan for me to print your letter leaving off your name 

 if you so suggest, or use it if you prefer, and submit it to 

 the engineers of the country, then pub'ish their replies so 

 that we could arrive at some reasonable base. 



If you think this advisable, kindly notify me and I will 

 publish your inquiry in our issue of January. 



I am, Yours very truly, 



D. H. ANDERSON, Editor. 



BOISE, IDAHO, December 14, 1908. 

 Editor IRRIGATION AGE, No. 112 Dearborn Street, Chicago. 



DEAR SIR I thank you for replying to my November 

 18th in your letter of December 8th with reference to the 

 quantity of land in acres irrigated by an acre foot of stored 

 water. I did not know that the irrigation capacity of an 

 acre foot of store water was as low as .6 of a foot. 



Your suggestion that my question be submitted to the 

 engineers of the country is certainly a good one. If those 

 who answer the question will state the nature of the soil they 

 have had experience with as to the approximate per cent 

 of sand and clay or other admixture it will be most valuable 

 to those who are called on to study and solve any storage 

 system for irrigation purposes. 



Yes, use my . name. It cannot detract anything from a 

 question so important as this. 



Verv truly yours, A. L. RINEARSON. 



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