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THE IKRIGATION AGE. 



insuring a good wheat crop, also al- 

 falfa and possibly the water can be 

 used in raising corn. 



Construction within the very near 

 future of the Fort Laramie unit of 

 the North Platte reclamation project, 

 which will irrigate 59,000 acres in 

 Wyoming and 48,000 acres in Ne- 

 braska, is expected as a result of the 

 important conference held in Wash- 

 ington recently through the efforts of 

 the members of the Wyoming dele- 

 gation, says the Sheridan (Wyo.) 

 Post. 



A special committee from the Alli- 

 ance (Neb.) Commercial Club met 

 with the county commissioners re- 

 cently to obtain their co-operation in 

 promoting the sinking of some wells 

 for irrigation purposes. Water is 

 now found at a depth of from 14 to 

 35 feet, which has been sufficient for 

 stock purposes, but up to date these 

 wells have not been tried out for irri- 

 gation purposes. The commissioners 

 agreed to drill at least three wells, 

 and if they produced 35,000 gallons 

 in ten hours' pumping, the farmer was 

 to pay all expenses, and if they did 

 not produce that much water the 

 county is to pay half the expenses. 



California 



There is considerable interest de- 

 veloping in the Coalinga section of 

 Fresno county in California in the 

 matter of irrigation. The most prac- 

 tical efforts so far have been the drill- 

 ing of wells north and south of 

 Huron. C. M. Gifford has drilled a 

 well on his place, about 10 miles south 

 by east from Huron station. The 

 well was finished up at 1,010 feet with 

 754-inch casing. A deep well pump is 

 operated which develops about 600 

 gallons per minute. The water is of 

 good quality for irrigation. Mr. Gif- 

 ford has planted 110 acres of olives 

 that are growing very nicely, only a 

 very few having to be replaced. Over 

 toward Wheatville, on the Fitzwil- 

 liam ranch, there are several wells 

 that are flowing from 500 to 800 gal- 

 lons per minute. The olive culture 

 promises to be a feature in this sec- 

 tion, several orchards having been set 

 put and others are to follow this com- 

 ing spring. 



The Alameda Sugar Company which 

 owns considerable property near Me- 

 ridian, Cal., is making a number of 

 improvements on their irrigation sys- 

 tem and it is believed that the com- 

 pany still intends building a factory 

 at Meridian. The present irrigation 

 pumps are being taken up and sunk 

 deeper into the ground to enable the 

 farmers leasing the company's prop- 

 erty to plow over them. Surveys are 

 being made for a new drainage sys- 

 tem for the property. 



Work is being rushed on the irriga- 

 tion canals which are being dug by 

 the Natomas Consolidated Company 

 near Pleasant Grove, Cal. 



A. W. Leichfuss and W. A. Knuth 

 have recently completed a well on the 

 corner of the former's property at 



Orange, Cal. The water from the well 

 will be used for the irrigation of the 

 two ranches, as soon as a pump can 

 be installed. The well is 385 feet 

 deep, passing through five strata of 

 water. The water stands within 165 

 feet of the top of the well. 



John Tweedy, proprietor of the 

 Tweedy ranch near Watts, Cal., re- 

 cently installed a new pump on his 

 property which is said to be giving 

 excellent results. The plant pro- 

 duces about 1,250 gallons of water per 

 minute on a 46-foot lift and with a 

 fraction of over twenty-four horse- 

 powsr input into the motor, or about 

 twenty horsepower delivered into the 

 pump pulley. 



F. H. Palmer of San Bernadino, 

 Cal., received notification that a pat- 

 ent has been granted for his inven- 

 tion known as "Palmer's hydraulic 

 propeller pump." 



The directors of the Oakdale and 

 South San Joaquin districts in Cali- 

 fornia, have decided upon a reservoir 

 site to be utilized for future emergen- 

 cies. While there is plenty of water 

 for present needs, as the districts con- 

 tinue their development more water 

 will be needed, and the two districts 

 are preparing to build reservoirs to 

 store flood water which can be util- 

 ized in case of emergency. 



The Hallwood Irrigation Company 

 of Marysville, Cal., voted Oct. 30 on 

 the proposition to increase its capital 

 stock from $25,000 to $50,000. 



The Webber Creek dam, which will 

 impound much water for irrigation of 

 lands in the Missouri Flat district of 

 California, is completed. 



A party of Californians have organ- 

 ized a company for the purpose of 



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