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but all the water for the remainder of the held was meas¬ 
ured. The waste, if any, from this first portion of 3 acres, would be 
caught by the next section of the field, but there was little, if any 
waste, and the result would be inappreciably affected. The area occu¬ 
pied by the farm buildings and barnyard was deducted from the 
remaining area, leaving 71.5 acres to which the water was applied. 
This includes a small area of garden and fruit which is not separately 
taken into account. The total area of wheat thus measured is 70.5 
acres. There was little, if any, waste water. None wasted to the 
north, and very little to the east. 
The register was placed in position on its receipt in June, 1891, 
after the first irrigation. Owing to the scarcity of water, there was 
no second irrigation given, and in consequence the records are in¬ 
complete for that year. In 1892 it was in place during the whole 
season. The box sometimes became filled with sand, so that the en¬ 
trance to the pipe supplying the well in which was the float, became 
filled, and the zero point of the scale was changed during the season. 
This has caused some doubt regarding the proper point for the 
record of something over *one week, but the point as selected from 
the evidence is thought to be closely correct. 
The amount as applied daily from June^l to July 6, is shown 
by the.diagram 5, the total quantity being 78.5 acre-feet, or a 
depth of 1.10 feet in two irrigations, an average of 6 inches, very 
closely, per irrigation. Some 3 inches of rain fell in the same time. 
