THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1000. 
“ALFALFA; OLD FIELDS MADE NEW.” 
This was an address given by .1. E. Wing, 
at the Connecticut Slate Board meeting 
December 0. 
“Wli.v all this talk about Alfalfa when 
men say we can't grow It in New England 
(and some of oilr agricultural college pro¬ 
fessors say that:, too)? Alfalfa is for the 
western man. Kansas, Kentucky and Texas, 
not for Connecticut !" 
Mr. Wing championed the cause at this 
point by saying be believed that Connecti¬ 
cut lmd hundreds of acres of land that 
would produce three to live tons per acre, 
by proper preparation of the soil. (You 
are right, Mr. Wing, New Haven County has 
done the trick of six tons per acre this 
year). The speaker told a beautiful story 
of liow he left the big western ranch and 
its salary in response to a father's letter 
which said: “Come home, my hoy, 'the 
farm doesn’t pay; times are hard, and 
hired men are no good any more.” It 
was a struggle for the son to give up the 
ranch life and its 2,000 cattle, for Wing 
was happy in his work, but, like a dutiful 
son, lie yielded when ids father said: “l 
am growing old; you lie flu 1 man and let. 
me be the hoy." Some others could well 
emulate that example. At the ranch, Al¬ 
falfa was grown by irrigation—in Ohio, 
drainage was first necessary. Mr. Wing 
(old in glowing terms of his first suceesses 
nnd interests in those old fields, and how 
lie forgot (lie ranch in his new labors; of 
his first one-third acre, on day and lime¬ 
stone soil, that grew beautiful Alfalfa; 
file three acres of Alfalfa, then whole 
fields of if by use of lime and drainage. 
He began feeding 300 sheep; then 700, and 
now 1,000 sheep, besides 14 heavy draft 
horses and cows, and six to eight hired 
men the year round; all family men, living 
in good houses. The building up of this 
100 -acre farm from less than $800 receipts 
in 1889 to its present condition, is due lo 
drainage, lime, Alfalfa, corn and sheep, and 
we will add, well mixed with brains and 
love for the work. 
Alfalfa sod produces great crops of corn. 
“Woodland Farm" (Wing's) lias a rec¬ 
ord crop tills year of 0o acres, grown 
entirely without manure or fertilizer, 52 
acres of which gave over 100 bushels of 
shelled corn per acre; this is thought to lie 
the best cornfield in the world. Well may 
Mr. Wing he proud of his cornfield; 
lie told of t. lie purchase of a (10- 
nere Held that was so poor it produced 
only 25 bushels of corn per aero. Drainage, 
lime and manure have si my produced crops 
of 65 and 85 bushels of corn per acre, and 
now the entire field is considered the equal 
of any Alfalfa field in this country. Car¬ 
bonate of lime is positively necessary for 
success in growing Alfalfa, either air-slaked 
or raw-ground limestone being the source 
of supply. In Ohio, (lie latter costs $2.35 
per ton. Commercial lime, iu ear lots, 
costs $2.50 and freight in Connecticut. 
Mr. Wing said progressive agrieiillure will 
keep Ha- boys on the farm. We may also 
add, it will find good men for Hie farms. 
Alfalfa means progress, thrift, happiness 
and wealth. c. at. abhk. 
77 
A Farm Water Power. 
A. M. Baer Park, 1 Vault .—In your 
“Baby Electric Light Plant," Issue of Janu¬ 
ary 25, 1008, you state: “It. goes without 
saying that the water-wheel must he a tur¬ 
bine.” Why so? Does a turbine furnish 
more power under the same conditions than 
a Pelton or over-shot? Would a spring 
running 300 gallons a minute with a 20-foot 
fall furnish enough electric energy to light, 
heat and pump tin* water for the ordinary 
ranch buildings, spring within 50 feet of 
buildings? Would a 40-foot full more than 
double the power of a 20-foot fall? The 
amount of water the spring runs, 300 gal¬ 
lons per minute, is regular Summer and 
Winter, with no surface water to bother. 
Under those conditions would a water gov¬ 
ernor be necessary? 
Ans.—A flow of 300 gallons of 
water per minute means about 2,400 
pounds of water, and this falling from 
a height of 20 feet would give theoreti¬ 
cal power amounting to about 1.21 horse 
power. As a matter of fact, after de¬ 
ducting unavoidable losses, it is very 
doubtful if even one full horse power 
would be available for use. Probably 
10 ordinary 10 candle power carbon 
lamps would be all that we could ex¬ 
pect, and eight would lie a safer esti¬ 
mate. This power could he applied to. 
a motor for pumping water without 
great expense, and would probably sup¬ 
ply any ordinary farm requirements. 
For heating purposes, this power would 
amount to very little indeed. Tt would, 
however, heat one good flatiron for 
continuous use but this is about all. 
The flow of ibis spring for 24 hours 
would fill a pond covering one acre to 
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n depth of about it) inches, and this 
should supply say 30 lights for seven 
hours daily. With a fall of 40 feet, 
the power yielded would lie doubled. 
A Pelton water wheel is regarded by 
engineers as adapted only to very high 
heads. An over-shot wheel is expen¬ 
sive to install, and almost out of the 
question in severe climates, as it will 
become loaded with ice, causing it to 
run unevenly. A metal over-shot will 
largely overcome this difficulty. Then 
too changes of speed on an over-shot 
are made very slowly, and this is a 
matter of prime importance in electri¬ 
cal construction. I am very sure that 
a small turbine will be found be/st 
suited for 20-foot beads. In regard to 
the question of a governor, it will be 
possible to get along without one if the 
same number of lights are always 
turned on or the same power used. 
But if changes of this kind are to be 
made, then a governor must be used, 
or the machinery will run away when 
lights are turned off, and burn out the 
lamps remaining, 
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