The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-04-04
IRRIGATION pRoJEcT


I have some Land I want 10 irT1-
gate this year. and would Ike your
advice a. 10 the cheapest and best
way. have a vel I75 feet deep.
which overfous about 50 gallons an
hour. The water will rise iE a pipe
ak feet higher than the surface %
the ground It Il iueIhzgstIb.e.
Water is soft. leaves a zhit.Eh seti-
ment and where % spreads over the
ground the cotton produced double
that not irrigated Ias hundred hffy
yards from the well I have a reser-
volr o. 5000 gallons capacity. Crolud
slopes gradually from the reservoir.
Il u best 20 foT the water over t1e
grouIc. or should ! slb-lrrlzate1 What
is the best paying crop Tor such land2
Il IL near the Ft- s. & W z. q. depot
w. II. Johnson. Lincoln Cgunty,
Oklahoma.
Prom the description which you give
and the apparent action q the water
which you propose % !rriEate with.
will say that believe that you viii
hnd this uater very satisfactory for
this purpose. AZ least. Il viii take
sod long time before any Injurious
sediment vOuli collect sufficiently 70
in!gre the growing crops. II you wish
10 make sure q the quality o. The
water. however. re can make an an
slyEis for you for a nominal fee which
is charged b. the board FOR the reason
that Ee have no state funds for doing
this work
Second: The best plan TO use In
getting the water from your well 10
the reservoir would be By using
small gasoline engine or windmill;
perhaps both would be preferable and
In the long run IL would be ecOnOmi-
cal Thereby. you could use the wind
mill when possible and az seasons
when you wish TO pump 2 larger sup
ply you can use the engine TO better
advantage. This same engine can be
used for various other purposes about
the farm.
Third: At the present time, pre-
sumo the most economical way to get
the water over the ground would be
by means OF surface bitches. This
system is not perfect by any means.
as II is very wasteful Of water. delays
cultivation In many instances. besides
being Objectionable on the ground OF
gathering mosquitoes, making more
danger from frost and causes aka.
lies and other salts 70 accumulate In
the ground. The lay Of the field which
you propose 10 irriEhte, however.
would be very favorable 10 the sur
face ditch plan.
Fourth The sub-irrigatlon by means
OF pipe or tiles Is the ideal system
10 use since II oyercomes the obiec-
tions named under three, but the great
objection to this system Is the extra
cost and the difficulty which arises
from rusting In iron pipes or stop
ping up In the tiles from roots that
accumulate there.
Fifth: The best paying crop for
four or five acres OF such land in
your locality would seem to me 20 be
one or more Of the following: Pota-
toes. by this ] mean mostly early
spring potatoes and those that are
planted In the summer for winter
crop; cantaloupes. onions. blackber.
ries and peaches. Your location and
close proximity to the transportation
lines would make Il possible for you
to realize large profits from any OF
these crops by studying the markets
carefully and watching the details OF
getting the produce to market In a
wholesome and attractive form. Okla
homa City on one side OF you and
Fort Smith on the other without any
transfer to other lines would make
the cost Of transportation compare
lively small.-Jas. A. Wilson. Director