, 1876-11-25
Irrigation.

lhe tlOWln9 y! i stream Il jill /" -
tain brook, or arli ficially drawn from
mother earth. AMI being 30 construct
cd tha. It's beneficial effect be brought
10 bear and distributed over the face
Of We getaIion is OF no new invention,
rs It is traced far back ID pages OF an
liduity, and its results are always OF q
satisfactory nature whenever under
taken. At the pre>cn time practical
experience has proved lis adequate
success on our dry, parched earth, dur
ing ,he long dry season that our c!l-
m2te annually uDdrrgoes. twenty
years Of experience in upiurnlng the
soil, seeding the land, planting Of
orchards and vineyards, small fruits
ard vegetables on this barren soil Of
three ieet in dep h, convinces many
that water is the most esseHtia. element
to bring vegetation 10 that high sjand>
ard OF success for market use. Some
tried thorough cultivation, and thought
fruit, etc, wUud attain 10 that degree
of gerfeclin without irrigation, but
that theory has long been laid aside,
and the element of water has been
bountiiulIy turned in channels formed
ike net work over is face Of culture
making the once barren soil rich in 10
gradients and blooming i'll lis lowell
ness.
TIE mode of bringing water to the
surface l. generally by wind power, as
it 5 accomplished 10y less expense and
trouble aud ta!ly meets the wants re-
qu red. There are few steam wafer
lIilers, bat the expense Of wood ani
attending render this means more ex
pensive Ihan wind miil-. Horse pow
ers are u-el TO limited number, but
these a7e not brought in reqlsiion
bat occasionally as Se generally have
Il supply of wind either from The Son,h
or norIh To keep The mill gciug. Oar
trade winds from the south that sweep
up the valley commence early in May
and continue through tue summer.
Whenever a dry season occurs the
wind blows from the north 10 a great
extent, p sing over a long stretch Of
country, becomes dry and scorches
vegetation 10 great extent, then at
times shifts around 10 The south.
The conslruc ION OF wind mills are
ola better material and order than Of
fnrmer years. The cost is more, but
in the end one gains by a larger sup
| ply OF water Than the common con
structed one. The Old style Of TWO
arms Of four wiugS has been replaced
| by one with a round or belt wheel
stOngly made to resist the frequent
gales that often occur. The trade in
wind mills is on The increase, rs many
imported mills are found in our mar
kel Of various patterns, butn Of iron
and wood construction. Tney are
very ornamental, and may DO for
house Use OF use in the fields or for
stock.
Another is in pumps. IN early years
Douglas pumps attached to lead pipes
were altogether used. They are now
laid aside, and lifting pumps OF various
s3zss substituted, which throw large
/ stream of many Thousand gallons per
day They are always pgi,ned and
/ ready to 90 with the least Of wind.
The advantage gained by belt Wheels
and pumps Is, they 90 with the
slightest Of wind, thereby supplying
water when the common kind remains
Idle, gaming thereby large precen
tage IN lime and increasing the amount
OF supply on hand.
Force Pumps are also attached to
mills and water conveyed 10 tanks.
but generally the waller flows into 3
head ditch and IS conveyed in various
channels through whatever is required
to water. The supply OF one pump
of FIVE 10 SIX inches size covers about
one acre Of ground, but it generally
depends on what you raise. Small
fruit and vegetables wou.d require an
additional one, but tor common use
one is sufficient.
The rraclicabiIity OF irrigating grain
and grasses on The plains Is a question
OF Importance, and should be iuves-
Ilsated, and may in time be brought
into practice, although not as vet put
tu the test. We believe il will rav.
even by windmil!>, as The land can be
put IL level CONDITION by a small ex-
I iense, and watered by conveying it
through common bitches. The over
How Of our creeks through the winter
OF land adjoining their bank, 50 en-.
riches the land that double aud triple
crops are taken of, hereby conveying
the idea Of tie value Of ;rfgaltIon.
There may BOT be 80 much I!ch lngre-
dents IN well water as in huwing
streams, sIill there Is 4 benefit arising
from the use of il, and il is q question
whether well water 1oes noi contain
a. rich material aS our rain streams
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