The Wiley Agricultural Engineeering Series -Irrigation Principles and Practices

Contents include the following "Progress and Problems. Sources and Storage of Irrigation Water, including folded coloured map of the United States showing Mean Annual Precipitation . Measurement of Irrigation Water. Conveyance of Irrigation Water. Pumping Water for Irrigation. Irrigation Methods. Farm Irrigation Implements and Structures, Basic Soil and Water Relations. Storage of Water in Unsaturated Soils. The Flow of Water in Soils. Saline and Alkali Soils. Drainage of Irrigated Lands. Time of Irrigation. Consumptive Use of Water. Irrigation of Cereals, Forage and Root Crops. Irrigation of Orchards. Irrigation in Humid Climates. Social and Administrative Aspects of Irrigation.No Dust Jacket, navy cloth hardback with faded lettering on spine. remains of small sticker on top edge on back of cover. Two "Kuwait library stamps on front endpapers, and one on back left hand endpaper, otherwise clean tight copy in good condition, 405pp Frontispiece four portraits of Irrigation Scientists. Includes diagrams and photographs, Second edition second printing March 1952 published by John Wiley and Sons and Chapman and Hall Heavy book therefore ONLY available for sale in the U K Book#102560. …