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practiced probably more than in any other 

 section of the country. Here a main is laid 

 at one edge of the piece and laterals every 

 20 feet running from this main. The water 

 is turned on at one end of the main and 

 made to go through the laterals by the pro- 

 cess of gravity. From the laterals, the 

 moisture reaches out through the land. In 

 some sections of Florida it has proved very 

 satisfactory; in other sections, it has not 

 given satisfaction, owing to the fact that it 

 is very difficult to force water through the 

 soil, especially so where the tile are 20 feet 

 apart and an attempt is made to force water 

 evenly from one tile to the other. The cost 

 of installation is relatively heavy. 



One large portion of muck at Batavia, 

 N. Y. has tile, but for irrigation purposes 

 they have not proved close enough together; 

 and this coming season the owner intends to 

 place them a little nearer, hoping thus to 

 increase their efficiency. 



The furrow system is another type of irri- 

 gation which is practiced in a limited way; 

 the water being allowed to run down be- 

 tween rows of celery. Of course, it is im- 

 portant to have good clean furrows and have 



