Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-05-09
IRRIGATION PLANTS.
What is Being Done by Solomon
Township Farmers to Redeem
Kansas.

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by Theo. Smith to take a trip with
him on tour Of inspection OF several
irrigation plants put in this spring by
farmers in Solomon township. On
the way down a visit was made TO the
garden truck farm OH. Daum. Here
we found NJ. Beckley, who was TAX
ing pointers for plant that he has
in contemplation. Mr.. Beckley has
purchased wonder" pump and will
run it by horse power. He will first
test the water supply on his farm
southeast Of the poor farm, and il sat-
ished will build a reservoir and lay
out some five acres.
Mr.. Daum has irrigated for three
years and has been quite successful
In raising vegetables. Has two acres
laid out in an excellent manner, and
now supplying this market with rad.
ishes, onions and lettuce. He has
his beds free from weeds, and uses
water directly from his we'll. The
water is pumped up by an Aremoter
8-foot mill, with 4-inch pump. His
beds are laid out some 30.feet wide,
high in the center down which runs a
main ditch. The plant rows are g.
inches apart and have small bitches
between them. Water is run down
the main ditch, and lot into the
smaller bitches by removing the side
of the main ditch and when the small
ditch is full, rebuilding it. Mr..
Daum says that every plant has a
special bug, that is ready to devour it
as soon as il shows its head above the
surface. The next stop was at
SCOTT wRIGHT's,
one mile east Of Marvin, where we
found him busy at work. Mr.. Wright
has not as yet fully completed his
plant, but has il far enough along to
show his plans. He has an 8foot
Aremoter, and a four inch cylinder,
and discharge pipe. He gets his wa
ter from a we'll, and so far has not
been able TO pump il dry. For a
reservoir he has used sod, making a
circular wall, 3-feet thick, 6-feet high
and 100.feet across. He has his
food gate 3 feet above bottom, and
expects to keep enough water in the
reservoir for fish culture. Mr., Smith
invited the writer to take a ride on
the pump shaft, aud taking hold with
him, found that the mill went right
along with its work OF pumping not
withstsnding the added weight OF 1868
pounds of humanity that IL was rails.
ing up and down. The water is
pumped into the reservoir and will
be let out as needed. 5 acres will
probably be worked this year, and
more next. Mr.. Wright has his farm
sub-soil plowed and will next week
tell the HERALD's readers Of it.
One mile south Of Marvin 10 the
home of
N. W. GIBBS,
who has a A inch pump and discharge
pipe, raising water by the aid of an
Aremttr 8-foot wheel from a CO.
ft OF well, and delivering it into a 60
foot reservoir, that WAS about one
half full Of water, and constantly fill
ing MIR. Gibbs too will Try fish. he
has had hls pump constantly at work
and claims to nave plenty Of water.
HE hae -FOUR acres that he will lrri-
gate, but can food 40 from where bic
pond ia located. He has "a feet OF
water in a GO foot we'll, struck a sheet
vein at 30 feet aud going still lower,
found au abundance in course sand
and gravel, from which the water
rises 10 point 4 feet higher than
where he found tue first water.
R. NJ. BAKER
3 miles west of Marvin has the largest
plant in the neighOOrhood. HIS well
il Oh the hunks Of the Solomon, and
ls connected with thu river by a tun-
mel, no hat his supply OF water il
inexhaustable. He has n 12-foot
Aremoter wheel, snd finch pump
aud discharge pipe. His reservoir
80x1l6 feet with u q foot wall is on a
guoll ia tho center OF u 3U.scrs tract.
that slopes away III I'll directions
The water is conveyed from thu pump
t. The reservoir tbroDgh S6xl2 trough,
some lOO yards ioDe, raised up on
trestle work. At " essnt Mr.. Baker
has IL acres that be proposes to flood.
This laud is partly ia small frnit and
vegetables, aud Tho balance will be
ont TO sweet potalOea aud watermel
Gus In fact soms 6 0OO sweet potato
plants are now set ont w start
These gentlemen bav4 hardly had
time ~ SeE to get their fields in shape