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is not available for the purpose of irrigation. In 

 some of these localities there are large quantities 

 of water in the ground beneath the marshes, which 

 could be utilized if it could be lifted cheaply. 

 Where this water need not be lifted more than 10 

 to 20 feet, and where there is an abundance of it 

 in the ground, it will often be practicable to lay 



Fig. 100. Plan for cranberry irrigation by pumping. 



out a piece of ground in the manner represented in 

 Fig. 100, with a reservoir in the center capable of 

 storing water enough to flood the balance of the 

 ground whenever desired, and then set up a wind- 

 mill of sufficient capacity to maintain this reservoir 

 full of water, letting the surplus go to the ditches 

 if needed there, to hold the water up to the desired 

 height for best growth, 



