The Storage and Use of Soil Moisture 69 
CHART XL— MOISTURE CONTENT OF PLAT CONTINUOUSLY 
CROPPED TO SPRING WHEAT. 
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Irregular solid line represents the moisture content of that foot-section. 
Broken line represents the point at which crops wilt, as determined by 
Briggs and Shantz. 
