Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-18
IRRIGATE Al HOME ADVICE 10 FARMERS Crops in Humid Regions Gan be Augmented, Says
 Charles B. Shedd.
TELLS HOW TT WORKS
Water Gan Be Eeed to Flood Field i at Low Cost After Plant
 k Established.

From all parts of the arid West we are constantly hearing reports of the I wonderful results of the application ! of water to growing crops at he ! right time, and we do not stop to think that tn fhe so-called humid por- [ tions of our country we can with [ profit use irrigation on our own farm E orchard or garden, writes Charles 2. I shedd in he Chicago ReeordHFerald. 2 There is perhaps no year when we E do not nave 2 dry spell, when crops suffer for the lack of moisture. and l very many times we have severe ] droughts when the pastures dry nRt inc small streams cease 70 Ean aud 3ll vegetation suffers. and everybody prays for rain and waits for f to come short eroD results, all fer lack Of the necessary moisture at ths right time Wh9 not do q sttle werz for water 3s they do in the Vest Will it pay That depends entirelE on circumstances. If near q natural oody of water the problem $ conl- Daratiyely easy. and many times t may pay to impound an artificial body of water if the conditions are right, and it can De done at modef- ate expense 4 small pond is a de= sirable adjunct 10 most any farm f it can be made 10 carry water through dry season. Shallow wells can sometimes be used if they have I good supply of water
 Utilization of Power.
 The problem of getting the water on the ground economically comes next; gravity can rarely De used in a flat country and wind power is verT unreliable, especially in not weather, when you need it most. steam en- zines can only De used in 2 large way, requiring the constant attention of one person Gasoline engines are now made 10 run very economically and with but little attention, and it is even possible to utilize an automo- pile by raising the rear end off the ground and belting from the rear wheel 10 the pump.
 The ideal power. however. is an electric motor. where power can 5e obtained at reasonable figures-and the companies can afford to make lower price for pumping than for any other purpose. especially if used dur ing summer days, when their load is lightest; perhaps less than i cents per kilowatt hour, a little more than one horsepower.
 Next comes the pump For low lifts there is nothing that equals the centrifugal pump, giving a continn- ous stream of water with minimum expenditure of power, realizing per- habs 70 per cent efficiency These pumps are made in all sizes. are very simple in construction, not like- " 10 get out of order and are very moderate in price They are furnish ed with belt wheels to connect with any power CT can be connected di- rectIy to an electric motor that will run all day long without any atten. ion except pepper oiling.
 Can Re Done Cheaply.
 With electric power at cents per kiiowatt it might cost perhaps 90 cents to elevate ten feet water suffi- cient to cover an acre one foot deep. twice as much for twenty feet and 80 on This is for the dead lift only; if you double the cost to cover loss of efficiency, friction, etc. stili the margin is great as a few inches of water applied at the right time wilt save a part of crop or perhaps in some instances double it. The water, once raised, ;s not difficult to distri- bute in open ditches wherever f. will run by gravity and wherever it will do the most good Some times t may be= conveyed in pipes to adran- tage
 Now is the time to look over 70 Ir property and soc f it is not possible to avail yourself If some of the ad- yantages Of irrigation in small ar large way and determine what is feas- ible and desirable three-inch con- trifugal pump costing perhaps st0o will care for ten acres: a six-incn pump costing perhaps s2o0 will care for forty acres and a twelve-inch pump costing, say s400. will care for 460 acres, and motors in each in- stance would cost 3 little more than the pumps The smaller pumps will handle economically an acre foot of water in sixteen hours, the next size in four hours and the largest in one honr. Details can be obtained from any good dealer in pumps.
 Good Way to Make Hay"
 Get the boys interested in irriga