Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-12-02

quite a bit to the cost. The Niq-
uette well, of practically the same
depth and equipment, at McCue, the
first station south of Scott, cost
s., POO complete. Each of these wells
it is estimated, will irrigate a half
section. If this proves correct it
means only cost of SO per acre for
a permanent water right, owned and
controlled by the individual.
The Leugh well extends through 30
feet of the water-bearing gravel
without layer OF any other material
This makes it 90 feet to water. The
water stands higher in the well, of
course, when the pump is not work
ing, and wien the engine is started
the water is gradually lowered to 75
feet from the discharge, which is the
extreme distance the water is lifted.
Thus far no amount of pumping low
erS the water-head beyond that point
The equipment is a centrifugal pump
and a 60-hOrSe power fuel-oil engine,
and water is steadily lifted, at the
rate of 900 gallons minnie This
is carried in bitches by direct gravity
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being two miles from the pump, and
no reservoir is used or regarded as
necessary. This years experience in
dicateS that the cost of putting the
water on the land is about 80 cents
per acre at each irrigation. The en-
gine burns about 100 gallons of oil
every 15 hours, costing , 1-2 cents a
gallon laid down in Scott. The well
is located on one of the highest points
in the township, and the water is
drawn through IA inch pipe.
From this it seems that these large
wells, with centrifugal pumps and
powerful cheap-fuel engines are help
ing to solve the problem of utilizing
the underground waters to irrigate
the uplandS. To what extent this
may be carried no one can tell at this
time, but that it should be developed
to its fullest capacity is patent. One
of the most striking examples of the
transformation possible by irrigation
in Western Kansas is afforded by the
experience of p. FineIlo, on acres
in the outskirts of Garden City
This is in the Arkansas River val
ley, where the distance to water is
only about feet. When he moved on
the land it was devoid of trees or veg-
citation, and now it is a wonderful
garden. In the spring of 1908 he in
stalled pumping plant consisting of
a 1-horse power gasoline engine, and
one centrifugal pump. with accesor-
| les, at a cost of 1898 His we'll is As
| feet deep, and Is inches in diameter
The pump draws 265 gallons per min
ute. with no perceptible decrease in
the water supply, at cost of about
I cents per hour, and in hours the
entire tract can be covered Mr.
Finello's actual wofk with trees on
this tract began in 1908, and he has
on the place about so each of the
cherry, peach and plum, and 1,5O0
grape vines, all now coming into
bearing. Between the trees he raises
vegetables in profusion, such as to-
matoes, beans. peppers, watermelons,
etc
| Much interest has been manifested
lately, too, in the development OF
artesian water, the firm of Wilson s.
Dean, at Richfield, Morton county,
having brought in the best well OF
this character in Kansas, having a
natural flow of 600 gallons per min
ute. While only limited area could
be made ready for the crops in 1911
it was sufficient to SHOW strikingly
what the wonders of water will do