CAPILLAKY MOVEMENT OF SOIL MOISTURE. 69 
in Table 47 and those immediately preceding show conclusively that 
capillarity and gravity tend to move the soil moisture downward to 
considerable depths and in about twice the quantity that the moisture 
moves upward. Add to this factor copious irrigation and it is read- 
ily seen how even capillarity can assist and does assist in the waste 
of irrigation water by deep penetration. 
In none of the data presented just above has the original wet soil 
contained a percentage of moisture differing much from that which 
would be found in the field immediately following an irrigation. 
Sufficient tests have not been made to warrant a final conclusion as 
to the ultimate importance of the deep penetration of moisture, by 
capillarity, in conjunction with gravity. 
