The state herald., 1899-11-10

ing water for irrigation eau be ascer-
tanned only by actual experience. The
method Of some men in California who
have installed and are now running irri.
eating plants OF different kinds are as
follows: John Morrison OF Reeds ST alton
Yuba county, says that he has gaso-
line plant which cost $500. Last year
he irrigated with rotary or centrifugal
pump thirty acre orchard. The gaso-
line cost him ten csnisA gallon; lie irri-
gated ten acres day at cost Of sixty
cents; 1t required three days to go over
his orchard, aud he irrigated it three
times during the summer at u cost for
fuel Of $3.50; the engine required no at.
tendant; be estimated the expense shout
one iifth Of the cost iorp.eriy when he
used steam for power. The lift is nbont
thirty iest.
W. A. Wallace, near Goshen, has a
twelve. inch well, uses u ten. horse power
engine, uses distilled oil for fuel, and
with six-inch pump raises 1000 gallons
OF waier u minute at a cost Of el.15 for
oil each ten hours. 1his seems TO
be the most ecomlcal plant nov 10
operation. j. ID. Waugh. living IN the
foothills, has five horse power engine.
With this epgin. and pump he raisis 2l2
gallons OF water minute from well
twenty seven feet deep. lie used crude
petroleum ut u cost of seven cents gal
on laid down IN Vis.iia. When he first
commenced the use Of crude petroleum
lhe used five to seven gallons la taelve
honrs. but he Is pow using only three
gallons Of oil in twelve hourr, aud at u
cost Of twenty one cents Tor fuel lie IL
rni-ing 1880 gallons Of wnter. lie
has his oil shipped 10 100 gallon drums
The tirst piauis Installed we've lmpell.d
mostly by steam power, but now all the
now ones that are erected have either
gasoline or crude pe,rolinm M the mo
tive power. Gasoline wnr found TO be
cheapest mp 10 tho time Of trying crude
petroleum, which ~ now IN its expert
mental stage, Dnd its results cannot be
affirmed with certainly. But with both
Of the-, the COS, has reduced itself TO
such small figure that II is possible for
every man who oRnes ranch or orchard
property 10 have m uiigstibg plant.
Many made the mistak. u using NJ mo-
i've power .or lhor pnmne old ascobd-
hand engines. While the irat cost WINS
lees th.n new one th. additional sr
pcnsc oi running II one wear mnds up for
tho snyipg, and thereafter II WAS run ai
great less. Although new engine oi
the attest type nhy cost mt =. NJ h. first
IT has been found TO be n matter OF ccono.
my 10 time. Ore ficn, advantage OF
gasoline over steam Ia that tho iormrr
does not require the services Of an cbg
neer.
The following are some o' the rcpoiis
of the expense of running other plants:
Ono plant pumping 900 gallons q minute
is running at eel VI seven cent. M
hour with gasoline. One plant with No
pump. raising 600 gallons minute
from n depth Of sevcn'y feet with RaHo.
line Is costing $50 day. Ono ease IL
reported where crude oil Ia used and 100
gallons minute IL raised from depth |
of seventy fee, OF tho cost of sibG day.
These casss afe probaply below III. aver
nge, which, allowing for esigencies,
probably n safe estimate with gpsolinc,
u. the uoet /, bus been this season, ~
u day Tor roislnr 100 Ralons minute
seventy feet This nmonn' Of wn,et will |
irriraic nbou, i've acfee OF orchard lnud |
" day. Denver firld anL Fam.