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The soil is a sandy loam lo iiiclics (lo(>]), ^vith ;i light lojiin subsoil. 

 OiK^ mail will iiTi<,'at(> one acre in nine hours. In dry -weather the 

 land is irri^jated not more than twice a week nor more than six times 

 in a season. The total cost of the ])lant was SI, 700. 



Carrots, parsnips, rlnil)arl), corn, and beans are very seldom irri- 

 <2:ated. Cucumbers in the hotlxnls are irri<i;ated every two days. Two 

 to three crops are thrown on the same soil. Irrigation will generally 

 produce one extra cro]), will make the crops much earlier, and increase 

 the yield fully 25 per cent. Irrigation increases the value of the cel- 

 er}' crop fully one-third. 



No. 58. C. W. Patt & Son, of Providence County, irrigate 10 acres 

 in celery from a creek. A vertical boiler sup])lies steam at 40 pounds 

 to a direct-acting steam ])unip run at 40 strokes per minute. The 

 water is forced under a ])ressure of 80 to 100 pounds into a 3-inch dis- 

 tributing ])i])e 800 feet in length which runs through the farm and is 

 provided with outlets for 2i-inch hose. The Jand is irrigated entirely 

 by one 2^-inch lire hose with a 1-inch nozzle. The hose is in 50-f()ot 

 lengths. In irrigathig one length is uncoupled and the nozzle is 

 screwed onto the next every fifteen minutes without shutting off the 

 water. Every forty-five minutes the hose is changed to another out- 

 let on the main Jiipe line, the plant being shut down for fifteen min- 

 utes. The hose will irrigate one acre in an hour. Water is applied 

 in dry weather every two to three days from June through September. 



The soil is a sandy and heavy loam 18 inches deep, with an open 

 subsoil. The fuel is hard coal; costing $6.75 })er ton. In a ten-hour 

 run 200 pounds are ])urned, and about 8 tons in a season. One man is 

 required to operate the pumphig ])lant. The owner estimates that the 

 gain in the yield of celery is at least 25 per cent. 



The same owners irrigate 22 acres planted in radishes, celery, let- 

 tuce, spinach, beets, and parsley. These crops are irrigated every 

 week in dry w^eather, except celery, which is irrigated -twice a week. 



A 50-horsepower horizontal boiler supplies steam to a duplex pump, 

 which draws its supj^ly from a creek nearby and delivers water to a 

 3-iiich main at 140 pounds pressure, the vertical lift being 32 feet. It 

 is run at 60 strokes per minute and supplies five 1-inch hose streams. 

 The suction-pipe is 5 inches in diameter and 550 feet long. The 3-inch 

 main is 1,500 feet long and is provided with 2-inch, 1^-inch, and 11- 

 inch branch pipes fitted with 1-inch hose connections with ^-inch noz- 

 zles. The greatest length of 1-inch hose used is 100 feet. One stream 

 will irrigate one acre in three hours. One ton of soft coal at $3.40 

 will run the plant fourteen hours. 



