The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1914-12-11
Pumping For
Irrigation Of Land
Electricity Is Being Used In
Developing Agricultural
Lands in this Valley

Pumping for irrigation is coming
INTO quite general use in this Valley
and much land has been brought
under Gu tivation during the last year
or so through the use of electric
pumping plants The ranchers on
the river below Genoa. have engaged
quite extensively in this mode of ir-
rigation Cook q Heitman. who own
their own generating plant, took the
lead In the work and have been very
successful in their undertaking. il.
Campbell. who OWNS the old Childs
ranch, operated an electric pump this
season and irrigated quite large
tract of land. VIM. Adams, A. Dress
Ter and Burt Dake also operated cleo
tric pumps for lifting water from the
carson river onto land that has here
untoiore remained uncultiveated. The
power for these pumps is obtained
from the Truckee River General
Electric company, who built line to
that part of the Valley. Other farm
ers in that vicinity have watched the
results of pumping for irrigation and
are so pleased with the outcome that
additional pumps will be installed in
the spring. Eugene Fettic is planning
to install ten inch pump for use next
season for the irrigation of new
tract of land. Chas. Giardelli. who
has been pumping water from the
river by means of gasoline engine,
has about decided TO install electric
power.
Robert A. Trimmer, who OWNS the
Frey ranch at Genoa has recently
made application to the State Engi-
neer for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of Ne
vada, and ii the application is granted.
will install an electric pumping plant
at what is nown as Long Pond" a
short distance below VALLEY Springs.
The water will be pumped to an ele-
walton of forty or fifty feet above the
level of the pond and directly above
t.e county road and carried along the
base of the mountain for some dis
tance; thence through his field and
across Genoa lane to tract of land
adjoining the lower line of the Cam
under cultivation.
Electricity is playing an important
part in the development of Carson
Valley and has been the means of
bringing many acres of good land
under cultivation, which could be ir-
rieated in no other way
II is believed by many that the work
of pumping for irrigation here is yet
in its infancy and that in time to
come. not only will water be pumped
J from the river, but that scheme will
be worked out whereby il will be
possible to irrigate with water OBJ
tanned through surface wells or under
ground flows, which. no doubt abound
as is evidenced by the numerous
artesian wells that have been de-
veloped While some experimental
work has been done along these lines
by the Dangberg company with fair
success, the time will come when the
undertaking will be carried to COM
plete success.
Very little will be done along these
lines Tor some time to come or until
that time the problem of storage ir-
rigation by the Federal Government
at the head of Carson river is disposed
of. Naturally, the storage of water
for irrigation, especially in a locality
so favorable as on the Carson river, is
the most economical and the most
satisfactory means cf securing water
for irrigation. Ii is believed that the
Goyernement will carry this proposed
project to successful completion ant
at this time ii Is the most important
question before the farmers of Carson
Valley. and the early development O
the vast acreage of uncultivated lane
to be found here, depends entirely up
on the outcome OF pending action il
the storage of water.