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terra cotta pipe across the grove from 
east to west. This pipe is cemented to¬ 
gether and buried undler ground and has 
a five inch outlet every 90 feet, which may 
be opened or closed as desired. From 
these five inch openings the water is 
conducted through five inch galvanized 
iron pipes to all parts of the grove. This 
five inch pipe is in ten foot lengths and 
is connected in the same manner as stove 
pipe. We can run four lines of this five 
inch pipe at once, or if we are short of 
piping, we use three lines and run the 
fourth opening iiito' open furrows. We 
can run five of these furrows from one 
opening, or if we used the furrow system 
alone we could run twenty furrows at one 
time. These furrows are about eight 
inches wide and two tO' three inches djeep 
and 500 to 600 feet long. This will give 
you an idea as to the capacity of the 
pump: We commenced using this irri¬ 
gation plant about March ist, and kept it 
going every day for over two months. As 
a result, we will have twice as many or¬ 
anges as we had last year, and in all 
probability three times as many as we 
would have had this year without irriga¬ 
tion. In other worcjs, an increase of at 
least 5000 boxes over last year. 
Member—^What kind of land is it ? 
Mr. Hoard—Hammock land; very 
porous and thirsty. 
Mr. Griffing—How many gallons per 
minute do you get? 
Mr. Hoard—I have never figured that 
out, but a man from- California estimated 
it at 120 miner’s inches as they measure 
water out there. He says this irrigation 
plant in California would be worth $100,- 
000. 
Member—What is the cost of that 
plant ? 
Mr. Hoard—I cannot give the exact 
cost, but it is a much cheaper system 
than those of like capacity in general 
use in this state. I believe I would be 
safe in saying that the whole cost did not 
exceed $1500.00. The pump alone cost 
about $150.00 in New Orleans. 
Mr. Griffing—He speaks about irriga¬ 
tion in open ditches. We have alwa3'S hadj 
the idea that we had tO' pipe the water 
to get it over Florida sand, therefore con¬ 
sidered irrigation too expensive for practi¬ 
cal purposes. The past season, we start¬ 
ed pumping water in open ditcJies or 
furrows and final that all it is necessary to 
do is tO’ get the water to the highest 
point from which we have no trouble in 
running it from 500 to 700 feet. The 
cost is so low that almost any planter can 
do it. A pipe line sufficiently large to de¬ 
liver 60 to 70 g'allons per minute, 1600 
to 1800 feet long ought not to cost over 
$700.00 or $800.00. This is exclusive of 
pumping plant. This line in this climate 
can be simply strung out on top of the 
ground and movedl as occasion demands, 
thus being able to irrigate a large area 
with it from' one source of supply. A 
gridiron of pipe lines in the field or grove 
is not necessary for practical, efficient and 
economical irrigation. 
