Show I Reverse Irrigation I When it comes to moisture some farmers have a two-fold two problem For occasionally it is necessary to remove excess moisture from a wet part of a farm while irrigating adjoining dry area at the same time Such actually is the case on ona ona ona a Virginia farm The story behind this southern farmers farmer's problem is simple His irrigated land was producing satisfactorily satis but but the low wet acreage adjacent to it was wholly The solution to making both ar areas areas' as' as equally productive also proved simple Heres Here's what was done No change was made in the irrigation irrigation gation gatlon serving the high dry land The low land however received an irrigation in reverse treatment f First of ot all a ditch was dug dUI across the area so that the excess moisture moisture mois mats ture lure would drain into it Then a vertical type centrifugal pump as 81 shown in the accompanying illustration illustration illus inus was located at lit the roadside end of ot the ditch With this arrangement arrangement arrange arrange- ment the farmer got practically automatic results i Drainage from the low land Is la pumped out as rapidly as it accumulates ac Be- cumulates in the ditch But the moisture isn't wasted It flows into a B creek which supplies water needed needed need need- ed for tor the more orthodox irrigation lion tion system serving the farmers farmer's drier acres Now he e reports the formerly neglected wet land is I. producing pro during on a par with the irrigated acres acre r |