The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-13
SANFORD SYSTEM
OF IRRIGATION

:" an! otHer part Of the world. Gov
ornment experts who have inyesti
stated it. pronounce it the best poise,
method of applying moisture to plan
growth that has ever been brought +,
their attention. Land that has beer
tiled for this system has been brought
Up IN value from $I:,0 to as high a.
ti.11O per acre. this being The reg.
ord price paid for a lO-acre plot III
1910.
Conditions at Sanford make this
locally evolved system the only prac-
'"aple one Tor the successful cuitiva-
/ 3on 81 celery ard ron crops The.r
/ Il suL,uil Of clay. or a. il is known
II Florida. "hardpan al an average
L pth oi three feet. IN few places
lhlo slibsoil is found only - inches
telow the surface. while at other
POINTS The depth may reach five feet
u IL this snbsoi which forms The
OASIS CT the unique irrigation system
which has made the Sanford celery
"eita famous. This same hard nan
s9DSoll Is found Il many points in tie
Hlalc. GOOD drainage is another IS.
sential element that enters INFO the
success of the system since the tilinr
a!so helps TO remove the surpllls
water during a heavy rainfall. Again
"lr largely enters into the successful
growing Of root crops and here a.aia
me SANFORD system has The lead, as
the tlllng stand pipes bring air to
the very roots OF the plant at a tim,
OF their growth when most needed.
What Is Of equal II even more i'm
portancc is the fact that sub-irrisa-
ton is also great protection aeains,
frost.
A lowing artcsian well costing
only $40 and 500 is the first neccs-
sity. There are 100 OF these wells.
varying in depth of 30 and 200
feet, in the celery delta, though MOI
all are used for irrigation. Next,
each acre requires 1000 and $500
drain tiles Of eight-inch size laid
In rows. six feet apart. at IA depth
OF about IS inches from the surface
lcnsthwisc OF the plot and connected
~ supply main of six-inch tile
which terminates at the artesian well
with which II is connected by an 49,
nch standpipe of tile. One end of
zach row of tiles is connected with
he supply pipe, while the other emp
les into Il drain. The rows of filing
ire given Il slight fall At the ditch
nd. each row has Il T plug. whicn
nhE o. in2sy rainfall, can be
pencd through Il stand-pipe so that
he surplus water reaches the ditch
apidly. Thus each line of tiles Z
rains an area six feet wide the en-
Ire length OF the plot The staad
'ipes are of eight-inch tile. enabling
he farmer 10 reach the plug witt
asc.
:, rev 81 these stand-pipcs, six fce;
part, connect each line of thing
18th the main supply pipe. licrt
,ain these I shaped plugs come int
lay Tor the farmer by turning tac
iuS one way may cause all water 30
ass along the supply pipe to such
iws OF thing which have their open
l9S sci for receiving the water. In
lis way any selected portion OF the
ED NAY he wcttcr without any 9th :
portion receiving drop of water.
his is the real secret of he success
the system. the ability to 50 thor
lahly control the supply of moist
re- that il may be supplied where
wanted. when most need
). in such quantities as needed AMI
e flow cut off at will from any por-
on of the field. although at the same
me- il may be continued on another
rt
Beyond the cost of a we'll which
ually supplies 10 and IL acres. the
stem costs about 500 an acre. di-
led equally between cost of tiling
d labor in laying. Some plots cost
30 and $3.50 per acre. Three years
ltivation brings such plot to its
lNimum i'm production The frs,
ar the fertilizer which may be APP
ed is taken up by the soil and by
ans of the water is widely dis
buted over the plot The second
sons production is usually 50
eh greater as TO repay the first in
'tment in fertilizer, As several
ps can be grown each season the
can be built up rapidly through
planting OF eowpeas. the vines oi
ich are turned under at the prop
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