The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-03-07
IRRIGATION PROJECT

IRRIGATION PROJECT
4 have some land | want to irri-
gate this year, and would like your
advice as to the cheapest and best
way have a well 175 feet deep,
which oyernows about 50 gallons an
hour The water will rise in a pipe
six feet higher than the surface Of
the ground, It is inexhaustible.
Water is soft, leaves a whitish sedi-
ment and where It spreads over the
ground the cotton produced double
that not irrigated. One hundred fifty
yards from the we'll ! have a reser-
Yoir Of $4,000 gallons capacity Ground
slopes gradually from the reservoir,
ls Il best to flow the water over the
ground, or should snb-irrigate? What
is the best paying crop for such land?
It is near tho TT. S. & w. r. r. depoi.
w H, Johnson. Lincoln County,
Oklahoma.
From the description which you give
and the apparent action Of the water
which you propose to irrigate with,
will say that ! believe that you viii
find this water very satisfactory for
this purpose. AT least, it will take a
gpod long time before any injurious
sediment would collect sufficiently TO
injure the growing crops. II you wish
to make sure Of the quality Of the
water however, we can make an an
alysia for you for nominal fee which
is charged by the board for the reason
that We have no state funds for doing
this work.
Second The best plan to use in
getting the water from your well to
the reservoir would be by using q
small gasoline engine or windmill
perhaps both would be preferable and
IN the long run it would be eeonomi
cal. Thereby You could use the wind
mill when possible and at seasons
when you wish to pump a larger sup
ply you can use the engine to better
advantage This same ngine can be
used for various other D-rposes about
the farm
Third Az 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
4 danger from frost and causes aka
lies and other salts to accumulate In
the ground. The lay Of the field which
you propose to irrlgate, however.
! would be very favorable to the sur
I face ditch plan.
Fourth The subirrlgatlon By means
Of pipe or tiles is the ideal system
to use since it oyercomes the objec-
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 Eve acres Of such land in
your locality would seem TO me 10 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 L 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 10 other lines would make
the cost Of transportation compare
lively smaiL-Jas A. Wilson, Director