Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-12
HOW TO |RR|GATE
WITH PUMPING
SYSTEMS
Valuable Data Of Benefit TO
Many Portions Of New Mex
leo in Article Submitted in
Trophy Competition

twrltten BY raiph 4 ely, Deming'
New Mexico. In competition fof
trophy offered by territorial engineer
on botter and more economical meth
obs in irrigationsl
NOTE Realizing the benefits IN the
s~emisarid and dry farming districts
Of pumping water for irrigation for
short periods, especially in dry seasons
thereby insufIng success % the dry
farmer ~ times that would have been
otherwise disastrous, the territorial
engineer has been very DESTROYS u rec
reiying an article on irrigation by
pusnplng and the following valuable
data viii he Of benefit 70 many pof
lions Of the territory.
VERNON L. SULLIVAN.
TERRITORIAL Engineer.
Irrigation Under Pumping Systems.
The water available for irrigation
pnrposee III New Mexico will be large
81 developed along three distinct
lines
First ,rhe diversion of water from
running streams.
@~eeond-The storage Of Hood waters
during ia, rainy seaspns
Third-The pumping Of suasnriaee
matters.
The nrnt aud second appear upon
their face "a ~ closely reiated while
both the nrst ard sreona are more
closely fplatea 20 the third than we
at first realize
Ia aftiNg fe furnish Information de-
rived ffoHa personal experiences the
writer must sc netnNslfy refer 10 CON
s5itiohs existing IN Luna county and
II "a 4fgAEa4HfM4F4H fFtt4 tfaf HIllil9t
conditions exist IA almost every county
III the territory North OF the village
Of DewlBE and describing almost a
semiN IL there Is Il system ~ noun
taiM aown the gofRes Of which sur
faTF streams are flowing Into several
vNilesN. and IN these valleys the wat
srs ARE utilized Tor irrigation. A large
portion OF thu rainfall, however, sinka
into the soil aud PASSES by the farm
la the form ~ m underfiow At cor.
tain seasons ~ the year the pfecipita.
ti1u Is gresit and the Writer'S run down
the valleys III tremendous Hoods pass
ing out upon the plains ia torrents
and arm finally lost IN the sands. There
MFe now those who are contemplating
the storage ~ Tie flood waters either
in reservoirs or bv apnlying the same
10 the soil during thr rainy rcnsons
and retaining tAe 1ani4nFe by careful
8~alltNMilHft, i1AftfN ar AHihtNh Nuns
the line ~ recovering fhn underfiow
~ sinking neliA and lifting The water
Is The surface by some form Of me~
phanirai device. Thu efforts Of the
writer have NaeH put tafth hiofg this
iastaF ssFsc. and ne feels that thr ~
ture OF New Mexico in its agricultural
growth depends very largely upOr The
successful consumption % this work.
Ncrs naturally the first question
that Arises in ane's mind IL as 70 the
apNfatinn cost ~ a ptsNatuN plant
and being satisfied upon th point oui
inquiries lead along Tho ines of the
cost Of Installation before lnsinliin
any pfMnt ff7a wrifer vrHv i~arcfuiiv In
NfasiKated thr matter ~ fuel cost and
finally decided to install 4 Horushy-
Akfoid crude OIL engine Under pres.
d market conditions crude OIL can
he laid down y, Dpmiug In carload
lots at four and elght-tenths cents pei
gallon, or 4 little less than sa.02 per
barrel The erYd. oil engine has prae
ticaily the same efficiency as 4 Raso~
line engine developing about the
same amount Of power on q gallon of
crude oil as a gstsoliBe engine VIII
generate from u gallon or gasoline
or naptha. Il Is perfectly safe 20 fig
are on q crude OH consumption OF
seven~eighths 81 a pint per horse
power pNf hour. making tsr fuel cost
per horse paw,f hour under present
market conditions "a very little over
half 9 cent To tllis, IF course. must
BE- added tar cost OF fabrication oils
attendance. repairs and deterioration.
Assuming for the cake 90 argument
that the total mr. from the permanent
water level 20 The point 81 discharge
y 40 feet aud that a welt has BEEN
developed cspehle o. reliably supply
lng 900 gallons Of water per minute
there would be- 80 horse power actual
ii consumed IN operating the pump at
q fuel cost IT about 81 cents per
hour. Such an Installation would pros
dnee tUenty-tour thousand gallons Of
water pef hour. making the fucl cost
q little icse than onc-fpurth 90 a cent.
Thousand gallons Such am outnt
VIII give four inches Irrigation To-.
about two end q half acres in every
Twelve hours run. Tins engine above.
mentioned would require constant per