Gallons of water per pound Table 17.1 Product Gallons of water per pound Wheat 150 Rice 300 Maize 50 Potatoes 19 Soybean 275 Beef 1800 Pork 700 Poultry Eggs 550 Milk 100 Cheese 600

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Plant-Available Water Capacity (%) Table 17.2 Tillage Experiments Plant-Available Water Capacity (%) Plow Till No Till increase Silt loam – 33 years 24.4 28.5 17% Silt loam – 13 years 14.9 19.9 34% Clay loam – 13 years 16.0 20.2 26% Rotation Experiment Continuous corn Corn after grass % increase Loamy sand – 12 years 14.5 15.4 6% Sandy clay – 12 years 17.5 21.3 22%