Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-12-28
pUMPlNo PLANTS.
investigating New system fer lrriaa.
ton IN the Valley

lUNcGi lAtinu New system fcr lfgt0as
ton in the Valley.
John :. Vernon and A. y. Sage two
professors of the Agricultural and Me.
chanic Arts college. Mesnla Park are
IN the city, and made a pleasant call at
The Citizen. Tnoy are visiting various
sections Of the territory To- the interest
of pumping plants for irrigation pur.
poses and In an interview with the
gentlemen on tho subject the f0Iowinr
was enciicd:
This investigation OF pumping
plants that We are undertaking ls one
OF the NEST important questions % the
development % tho natural resources
of our territory that the experiment
station at Mcsllla Para has ever under.
takon. 1ho Immediate purpose II the
trip We are taklnE Ia 10 supplemeu the
information gathered by correspond
encc. 10y interviewing. as We are. the
owners ~ pumping plants throughout
the territory Aitnougu our time ia
limited, we are cndcayoring 20 visit
every pumping pant used for irriga
ton between MCgllla Park aud Ration
along the line o. the santa Fe railroad
and in addition, the Santa ~ company
has extended 60 us special privileges
~ hfNthk wv fAhHAiWhtihM " AAfii
pumping plants az various stations
Aliens their line.
~ Is generally conceded that an
economical and practical PUMPKINS
plant will prove one Ol the est invest
monts 20 agricultural larns the wnulC
length Of the Rio Grnnde valley WheIi
our farmers have irriFnting facihans
from the river they need a numpin.
al - aI.FH
save a cron iu care at saurtarc of wa
ter W ere they can .rrisate from the
river pumping plant viii make II
possible tor tnom 10 raise large and
lrnutuhlc crops For the iuu length
% the no Graudc valley there % an
ample amount at u1dcrfluw. nc snort
depth lrOr the surface. When with
ua the river dries up. it Is merely an
other way of saying that II ir sta
here. rut lC,uw the ground instead ol
lhoyc a. With good gator below. ant
the best u' farming land throughout
uo yauoy. what can be- moro import
mt th7i "a practical ana economical
method OF raising the uudernow fol
Irrigation purpusof
our experiment station ut Mcsirp
ark is now snl -c as FIRST wcn. ir
connection with this Investigation. W,
SHALL go down 10 necessary 90 q depti
II i25 icCt. or further when We left
Te had already struck a thick bed o
wafer hoaung gravel which from pres
ere Indications will supply the nCcpH
iary water that we are after We nee,
q stratum of gravel that Will produce
from 500 tO 100 gallons minui,
when pumped Below g.. PaHo. ln oul
valley. pumping plants are raiging uycl
900 gallons a minute, which rate d
kent up continuously The poasibili
ties oi dumping from the underiloV
| have really not ueCn properly teatcg
heretofore. We are already promised
large variety of different types o
pumps and other pumping machinery
/ from manufacturers throughout tn'
ountiy who are sending tngir mRchln
| cry 10 us for ,rial. In connection win
...g investigation. The complete re-
Wultg OF our investigation including nj
! he aFaiia q data collected from own
ors Of pumping plants In New .iexic,
anu other sictog and the results Ut on
actual work on the station farm vii
bo published wis.n q few months u
/ the form ~ bullotln which VIII ~
distributed free Of charge 20 an vh'
request a."