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Show 10 Bulletin No. 173 Fig. 5.- Yield of alfalfa with various quantities of irrigation water. The diagram represents 14 years' work with a total of 176 tests. yield was highest with 50 inches, it was nearly as high with 25 inches. RESULTS WITH CORN* Experiments with corn running through 17 years are reported in Table V and Figure 6. Table V. Yield of Ear Corn with Various Quantities of Irrigation Water. Total of 118 Trials extending through 17 Years. Acre- inches Number of Number of Yield in Bushels Water Trials Years per Acre None 13 13 51.33 5 13 13 61.39 7% 8 8 79.14 10 17 17 77.23 15 8 8 93.93 20 17 17 81.80 25 8 8 99.16 30 17 17 81.49 40 9 9 65.30 55 8 8 96.78 * For more complete discussion see Utah Station Bulletins Nos. 133 and 154. |