Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-31
IRRIGATION WELLS
SCORE IN SW|SHER
BY Daily News staff Correspondent.

by Daily News Sfaff Correspondent.
Tuha, Tex. May 30-Well pump
age irrigation in swisher county ls
steadily demonstrating its alike adap-
liability and value Within the actual
town limits OF Tulia j o. Bass ls
I Irritating this year II acres. ss
against . acres last season, with q
/ doubling Of his pumpage capacity
This plant comprises a 3iz horse
power gasoline engine hooked up 10
30 feet-deep wells. with an aggregate
discharge OF so gallons OF water per
minute a lj0x50 feet and 6 feet
deep dirt reservoir. and an irrigating
capacity Of one acre per day
Incidents OF the subdivisions a the
.12 acres are q acres Of sweet pota-
toes acres Of onions. and smaller
areas 30 general market garden yege-
tables. orchard. berries, etc
One-eighth Of an acre Is IN straw
berries. which are already entering
upon a prolific 80 days bearing with
a local sale Of 30 cents per gallon.
As hedge-roWs between his farm
and garden plats MIR. Bass uses un-
trimmed peach trees which are in
their first bearing this season
On the place are two go feet LONG
and feet wide hot house beds incl
dents OF whose values are the local
selling OF large numbers Of sweet
potato and tomato plants for trans
planting Instead Of glass on his hot.
beds Mr Bass uses domestic cotton
cloth which. while II has less growth
forcing power than glass. insures
more robust plant The domestic is
conveniently affixed 10 the hot-house
boxes with rollers
During a visit last evening TO this
irrigated farm the News correspond
eut called Mr. Bass attention TO the
fact that there was wet moon in
the heavens fact which, however
failed 10 interest the successful irri-
gaiionist
Last year from we'll pumpage
irrigated acres Mr.. Bass raised 81 500
worth OF produce. while his . acres
this season win bring In $4,000 Next
year Mr. Bass will again double the
capacity OF his irrigating plant, with
% cultivation OF 20 acres
An instance OF the value 10 farm
labor Of irrigated cultivation Is found
boz the fact that six men are now
steadily employed on the Bass l2I
acres Of land a larger force than is
employed by rainfall farmers in the
cropping OF section OF land
In T'ulia, also. Captain Thomas
Bruce has y acre of grapes, a fine
orchard and a big market garden
under irrigation. the grapes, which
are OF a dozen different varieties,
coming into bearing next season Last
year Captain Bruce sold over $500
worth OF onions raised between his
grape rows The captain uses ,
horsepower gasoline engine for well
DnmpaKe irrigation.
With the use OF the small gasoline
engine or windmill pumpage plants. I
the majority OF Tulia residents irri- |
gate ordered and market and flower
gardens " =. Rasco. for instance !
gathering this year az least gallons |
Of strawberries from an lSXlG piece
q ground and displaying rose bushes /
in mXuriant bloom at is months old /
Tuiia strawberries begin bearing .
by the middle OF May and many table
vegetables are equally early. r. j.
Sailing is now finally perfecting near
Tulia well pumpage irrigation plant
under which he will irrlgate at least
100 acres.
The county has a considerable area
Df naturally sub-irrigabl, land which
is chiefly devoted 20 alfalfa culture
the Hyman farm. as an illustration.
having $50 alfalfa acres this year
which will field five cuttings during
he season Mr. Lyman is initiating
his year alfalfa seed production. us
NIX 100 acres for that purpose With
a yield OF probably ten bushels Of
seed 20 the acre the 100 acres also