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has never been known to go dry, was dammed and a reservoir thus 

 formed. The source of the water is about 100 feet above the fields 

 to be irrigated. Heavy iron pipes, 6 inches in diameter, were used 

 for 360 feet from the reservoir, then a 4-inch pipe for 1,900 feet, 

 until a fall of 50 feet was obtained, after which the pipe used was 

 only three inches in diameter. The line of pipe was carried along 

 the tops of the ridges of the farm, and at points about 200 feet 

 apart hydrants were placed, so that water can be taken from the 

 main pipe and be used for surface flowage or for sprinkling. It 

 has been estimated that there is sufficient water to irrigate forty to 

 fifty acres, mainly by surface flowage. The contour of the land 

 and the character of the soil are such that the water can be dis- 

 tributed between the rows of plants so as to give a very even dis- 

 tribution. Mr. Hale has used the water mainly on nursery plants 

 and trees, upon small fruits, and, to a limited extent, upon peach 

 trees which were producing fruit. Mr. Hale is of the opinion that 

 the use of water on peach trees will prove profitable, during the 

 fruiting time, in seasons of severe drought. 



Another typical system where pipe for conducting the water is 

 used is found on the farm of W. A. Leigh of Thomaston, Conn. 

 This system is described because of the peculiar method used in 

 distributing the water on the irrigated area. The farm is located 

 in a narrow valley at the base of a cliff, which rises, quite abruptly, 

 some 300 feet above the fields which are irrigated. Over this cliff 

 pours a small stream which is fed by springs near the top. By 

 building a dam across a narrow ravine a storage pond covering 

 several acres was formed. The water is conducted through a 3-inch 

 pipe laid on the surface of the ground, and is used for furnishing 

 power for a small granite works as well as for irrigating. The 

 pressure is so great — about 125 pounds to the square inch — that 

 a small stream runs a water-wheel furnishing seven horse-power. 

 The water is used for irrigating purposes at night. Branch lines 

 of pipe of IJ and of 1 inch in diameter are laid on the surface of 

 the gi'ound some 50 feet apart. Short pieces of hose are attached 

 to these lines of pipe once in about 50 feet, and the water is ap- 

 plied by spraying through |-inch nozzles. The pressure is so great 

 that three or four of these |-inch streams may be kept " playing" 

 from a single line of pipe at the same time. The water is forced 

 to a great height and spreads over quite an area, like a heavy 

 shower of rain. While Mr. Leigh has about eighteen acres upon 

 which irrigation might be applied, its use has been confined to a 

 few acres of strawberries. Beginning in 1887, he has irrigated 

 this crop every year since. In 1895 about three acres were 

 under irrigation. The water is applied about the time the plants 



