Vízügyi Közlemények, 1934 (16. évfolyam)

4. szám - XI. Szakirodalom

23 VIII. RAINFALL IN MAY. BY J. KEREKES. The farmers of this country have incurred great expense in protecting the land against damage by waters. The next step would be the utilization of waters in agriculture. But the establishment of systematic irrigation projects requires investments, too great for the farmers to bear with the present high construction costs and low prices of crops. Until systematic irrigation projects can be begun, protection against the frequently recurrent summer droughts is a matter of great importance. The writer of this article suggests that, where the collection of water is easy, the meadows and pasture-grounds should be fitted for one irrigation, as a temporary help, in the month of May, or possibly also in August. This ,,artificial May-rainfall

" would be good for the crop and would protect the fields from parching. Artesian wells yielding abundant water should also be used for this purpose. The proposed primitive method would acquaint the farmers with the advantages of irrigation and would advance the development of systematic irrigation projects. X. THE FILLING UP OF GULLIES. BY B. TAXNER. If a gully is developing in an area of high value, or if it threatens the safety of buildings, the methods of stabilisation usually employed for checking further development, or the slow natural levelling up, are not sufficient, and in this case the gully should be filled up. The work carried out in Somogyudvarhely by the Royal Engineering Board at Pécs, is an interesting example of this solution.