302 IRRIGATION FARMING. 



best when planted on alluvial bottoms, and they will 

 require much the same treatment as the almond, the 

 only difference being in their ability to take more 

 water. The filbert will not suffer especially from lib- 

 eral irrigation, and the hickory and beechnut can be 

 supplied with more water than is necessary for most 

 trees. 



