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The Relative Removal of Soil Moisture by Alfalfa and Orchardgrass¹

Synopsis: The relative soil moisture removal of alfalfa and orchardgrass was studied over a period of 2 years. During periods when these species produced equal amounts of growth, moisture in the 0- to 12-inch soil layer was depleted at approximately the same rate by both species. On 36% of the days during the growing period in the dryer year the soil moisture level under alfalfa reached the wilting percentage to a depth of 30 inches.

² Associate Professor of Field Crops, North Carolina State College, Raleigh. Appreciation is expressed to R. L. Lovvorn and W. W. Woodhouse, Jr., North Carolina State College, and J. M. Aikman and H. D. Hughes, Iowa State College, for advice and suggestions during the course of these investigations.

Received for publication February 10, 1958.