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The field of J. H. McClelland, three miles south of the College, 
and the same distance from the foothills, was given for a test of the 
measurement of water applied. The field is shown in Fig. 1, the 
slope as shown by the contour lines being to the north and east at 
the rate of about 50 feet per mile. The water is supplied from the 
Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal to the west of the tract, the box for 
measurement being placed in the supplying ditch a few rods to the 
west of the boundary. The soil is of the same general type as that 
of much of the Poudre Valley, sand and clay mixed with more or 
dess humus, responding readily to the application of water. There 
is more or less gravel, varying from the smallest particles to boulders. 
The field was owned bv Hon. J. S. McClelland, and under the im- 
mediate charge of J. H. McClelland, formerly a student of the Col¬ 
lege, who took great interest in the measurement. 
The field was divided into several crops, alfalfa, clover, wheat 
and oats, besides garden and orchard at the southeast corner. The 
time of turning on and off the water to each plat was ° furnished 
by Mr. McClelland. The measurement gives only the gross amount 
