Show irrigation ame v it att that ar are late I 1 too I 1 to calati Call tI all present of drought la in california bu hw ha I 1 the effect of turning attention to methods of and water in cabitor Cali tor bo 1 8 to tol P n 0 t W r erain rainfall atiat marroin i a and a rell canal for a StO abil an dikes tur for distributing it on tho the land have been provided but wt according to a rf of the hew new angland irrigation i is less in vogue IQ Q the central and northern noril lern purt I 1 arts of the state the winter winters rainfall I 1 is depended to upi api ly sufficient moisture to produce chopa this tn lefall falls crops an are a fallara the writer ray pays this irrigation 1 14 an 11 abool law itar to indro croy crops lid water 17 not bo I 1 d at one to thie ill oud and several methods are linof resorted to where water if is within reach in many plow places surface water can lie be reached t depth depths SO to ro fret feet and lauy farmer farmers are inkins staking welli wells and putting in pumping plante plants worded ty I 1 y I 1 wind steam or 9 lne engine eu Rines in these a largo shaft fire live to fix mix trot feet li to tunk sunk fa fd depth of 20 or 80 feet bronit he the bottom a baft shaft ii is ank sunk until au all abundant flow of water I 1 is struck A centrifugal pamp I 1 to net pet ou on tile bettoni of the first shaft md and driven I 1 ay y the power ou on lie the surface and ti itally na alipio Imp leap ply of water witter 1 in ibis obtained ou liu go tract tracts se mccral cral of these well wells aro are unk sunk for irrigating tw trees vinea vines and slid vegetables this plau it to orl ork 1119 well tho latest novelty in irrigation how ever i is alting worked blou along tho the sacra mento river on either thi this river 1 aro tire larso largo eledice of very fertile laud land do voted to orchards mill froit fruits and ve reg stables grow largely for ho the acan E fruit cik 1 marketa markets tharo have alway always de upon the winter winters rainfall nud and thia this season are severely it i is now to run a boat up and down do n the river with a powerful pump la ing rt on ca lord lo rd by of I 1 hu and ud flumes carry curry tile water iron the Sw to tho the land lands appling it its bunks A As the country lien hero I 1 is almost a bend lovel for miles a N ery large area could bo be readied reached iu in thi this manner another plan now in operation in the cabay capoy valley I 1 is a pumping outfit on wheel wheels tula this operate operates along cache crock and la is need for irrigating a larro large section of or cLard Lards Tho plant consi consist ete of a engine and a pump mounted on oil a heavy truck w m ith eight inch wheel wheels the pump litte lifts ballom of water ater per hour a height of 30 feet or gallone gallons to a height beight of 40 feet and will irrigate 20 acres of or chard each 12 houra hours nt a running expert e of ta il 63 per diy ay exclusive of labor tho the plant can bo to removed to any point desired along tho the creek or could bo be used usi for well veil pumping if tho the supply of water was |