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practical information on irrigation for british columbia fruit growers

by bernard a bernard alfred etcheverry

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...to irrigate a given tract of land. UNITS OF MEASUREMENT. The units of measurement can be divided into two classes: first, those used for flowing water; second, those used for water at rest. The units commonly used for flowing water are the cubic foot per second and miners' inch, and for water at rest, the acre foot is used. 1. The Cubic Foot Per Second or Second Foot. The cubic foot per second is the standard unit of measurement of flow- ing water in British Columbia. It may be defined as a cubic foot of water moving at the rate of one lineal foot each second. For instance, a flume 12 inches wide, carrying a depth of water of 12 inches, and placed on such a grade as to give a velocity to the water of 1 lineal foot each second has 11 a carrying capacity of 1 cubic foot per second. In any case the cross sec- tional area in square feet multiplied by the velocity in feet per second will give the discharge in cubic feet per second. 2. The British Columbia Miners' Inch. The legal value of...

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