116 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Mr. Wedge: How do you raise your water? 



Mr. Hansen: I have a well put in 93 feet deep. I have a 

 mill that pumps it right into the reservoir. It runs into the 

 reservoir as it comes from the well. 



Pres. Underwood: What kind of a mill have you? 



Mr. Hansen: A St. Paul mill. 



Pres. Underwood: How large is your well? 



Mr. Hansen: Three inch cylinder. 



Pres. Underwood: How large is the wheel? 



Mr. Hansen: It is a 14-foot wheel. 



Mr. Wedge: Would not a 12 foot wheel do? 



Mr. Hansen: Well, it might do, but I want it big enough to 

 draw all the water I want. I knew I would want a good deal 

 of water. 



Pres. Underwood: How large is the cylinder? 



Mr. Hansen: It just fills a three inch pipe, 



Pres. Underwood: It is a two inch cylinder and has a twelve 

 inch stroke? 



Mr. Hansen: It has a twelve inch stroke. 



Pres. Underwood: What is the capacity of the pump? 



Mr. Hansen: I never measured the capacity so I can say. 

 Prof. Green was at my place and saw the pump; perhaps he 

 can tell. I am sorry I was not at home. 



Mr. Wedge: How long does it take to fill the reservoir? 



Mr. Hansen: At first it soaked away considerably, but now as 

 it gets closer I think it fills up about ten inches in 24 hours. 



Mr. Wedge: Would it fill the reservoir in about a week? 



Mr. Hansen: Well, I couldn't say about that. 



Mr. Wedge: How large is the reservoir? 



Mr. Hansen: 60x100 ft. 



Pres. Underwood: Do you think it could be made of coarse 

 sand with plenty of clay to puddle it? 



Mr. Hansen: Well, I dont know. Mine is clay. I strew the 

 sand on the bottom and then put my clay in. I have blue clay. 



Mr. Brackett: Would it not freeze to the bottom? 



Mr. Hansen: Well, it might if the water was left in. 



Mr. Wedge: When it is emptied once and filled again does it 

 leak? 



Mr. Hansen: No, it does not leak. The ducks I keep in 

 there help it a good deal. 



Mr. Collman, (Iowa): I have one of those artificial ponds. I 

 put thirteen teams at work and kept them at work for three 

 weeks. The pond covers about one acre; it is from six to ten 



