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feeds a stream. The right to use water from a spring originating 
on the farmer’s land probably never will be questioned. 
The use of water for spray irrigation requires a farm pumping 
plant. The pump should be located as near as possible to the field, 
so as to avoid a large discharge line, and the suction pipe should be 
made as short as possible. The vertical suction lift should be kept 
under 25 feet. The horizontal distance between pump and water 
should not exceed 300 feet. Where water is taken from a stream 
or lake having high banks it may be necessary to locate the pump 
on a made terrace within suction lft of the water, and in extreme 
cases it may be necessary to so locate both power plant and pump. 
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Wie. 2.—Pumping from stream with 2-stage centrifugal pump and gasoline engine, 
with house removed. Note lack of sharp angles in suction and discharge pipes. 
D, Discharge pipe; H, expansion joint; G, gasoline tank; P, priming barrel; S, suc- 
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conditions the water may be carried to a pumping plant in an open 
ditch or large tile, permitting the pumping machinery to be located 
nearer the field and on firm ground. Figure 2 illustrates a pumping 
outfit located on a farmer’s wharf before a house was built. Many 
eastern streams overflow, and where it is impracticable to place the 
pumping plant above the high-water line it is necessary to use a 
portable outfit which can be moved quickly. This usually is accom- 
plished by placing the pump and engine on a set of skids or, with 
small plants, on wheels. In either case it is well to have a perma- 
nently located solid foundation to hold the plant when in operation. 
A quick method of connecting and disconnecting the discharge and 
suction pipes should be provided, bolted flange or flexible hose con- 




