Show IRRIGATION BY PUMPING FOUND SUCCESSFUL IN TESTS ON WEST LOWLANDS Experiments by Andrew May Develop Great Sugar Industry Andrew has recently been experimenting with a n new system of irrigating by pumping new pumping new in section of of tho state but thoroughly established elsewhere The success c f fth ho the th experiments experiment h has s been so great that it is freely predicted that this method of irrigating ing will play playa a prominent prominent prominent pro pro- part in the tho fu future ure history cf county farming fanning and will probably probably probably pro pro- bably make this one of the greatest sugar sagar beet producing sections in the tho West Vest Th Tho apparatus which ts is has been tested i in s ra's ras experiments consists of a pump operated by a n motor propelled by the tho local power I plant The he pump ol el vates the water from a n surface well about thirty feet deep The plant nt was installed at a acost acost acost cost of approximately Although there thee are aro still a afew few minor details that remain to be bo perfected this outfit outfit outfit out out- fit pumps from to gall gallons ns of- of water per ute ute The Tho cost of the power for aS a tilt of this kind varies from 1 4 to 8 8 per month As Aa has been stated the tho system cf d 1 irrigating I oy Y pumping water from surface wells has been tested elsewhere elsewhere else else- where and found practicable p Some of the best orchards ds in the Brigham City district are now being irrigated in this way way and the territory to which I it is being eIng applied in the vicinity cf I Brigham is growing at a n r remarkable rate The idea did oI originate originate ori ori- at Brigham the system has been in operation in Colorado for several years It is said that thero is ono one o outfit in Colorado which furnishes furnish furnishes fur fur- nish s s sufficient water to irrigate a acres ros I Mr says SIS that with this system it will be possible to irrigate all the lands west of Ephraim which are now uncultivated ted because of the limited supply of water furnished furnished by bythe bythe bythe the present irrigating systems systems An ample supply of water wa ter can be found at a n depth of from twelve to thirty feet and the tho city's power plant says Mr will furnish enough power to irrigate the entire district This would also mako it possible to divert to higher lands the is no nov v being used for irrigating pur- pur Continued on Page Pago 8 r Irrigation by Pumping t Continued from flam Pago 8 t poses Tho The soil Boil of tho the lowlands west 1 of tho city ia well adapted to tho raising of sugar beets and with Mr I T plans in 1 evident that sugar beet industry would receive a wonderful impetus 1 in this county Tho rho development of I this industry would bring with It tho the establishing of a sugar ugar factory in this district and antl there therefore foro it Is impossible j to o the tho importance of Mr Sir experiments The rhe plant plantis is located on Mr Tyger Tyger- B sons son's ns n's property near the tho Rio Grando Grande depot where it can be bo inspected byall by byall all aU who aro are interested in the tho matter Remember that fine fino Machine Machino Oil Buggy and Wagon Axel Grease Groue at G Quinns Chris has returned from Wyoming where he ho had been shearing s sheep I Ole Olo Larson went to Th Thursday ay Thomas B. B of Ephraim and Miss Nettie Miller of Manti ManU were married mar mar- ried in the Manti Temple last woo week wee An enjoyable weeding dance was wa given at the Manti Mauti pavilion pavillon i last t Wednesday Wed Wed- 1 evening SO returned this week from Wasatch where he ho has been serving in the tho employ of the Deseret Lv Livestock company Mrs 1 A. A W. W Salt Lake City Wednesday to moot meet her who returned from a prolonged stay in Washington D. D O. O l Larson Larsen left for Salt Lako City Wednesday Mrs Mm D Dr Logan Loga returned Friday Friday Fri Fri- day from om a ed vL uit uil It wit r 1 friends at Salt Sal Lake city and Tint Tinte c. c George Larsen Larson of Salt Lake City ia is visiting with relatives and frici i i KI ra Ephraim Moss Miss Es Esther Esher Pehrson of Poca oll ll Idaho is ia the of Mrs Lira A L. 1 i 1 Olsen i I I I i j I r Mrs Blanch manch of Salt Lake LaLo City is ii visiting with her parents Mr v vand and Mrs lIra Willard Pehrson J Mrs J. J W. W Dunn of Thistle is visit visit- t Ing ng relatives in Ephraim I Born to Mr II an and Mrs s. David Lund Thursday a son Mother and child are aro doing ni nicely el Adolphus Pehrson returned Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day from Washington D. D C. C where ho has been undergoing treatment i ir for his hiG eyes during the past five years t Mart Nielson has haJ returned from Idaho Ida ho where he spent several weeks shearing shearling shear shear- ing ling sheep |