Iron County Record | 1953-06-18 | Page 14 | Irrigation Pump Can Fight Fires

Irrigation Pump Can Fight Fires ., .www, j&!w - A "-' - H v ' , h'Ii'ihOmu'iimi i il nrr ' --..- ' ' - f 1 .-1 tiwwiivi no miiikii i h;.ii,miwwiiiiiHflMMi'' i mimi.iii. " m Irrigation has proven a profitable practice for many farmers. It las an added advantage when irrigating equipment is arranged so that n can also be used for fire protection. 1 Emmet Cabaniss of Maxeys, Georgia, has his equipment set up so. that if a fire breaks out, he can be pumping 1200 gallons of water per minute within ten minutes. His 300-acre farm has five man-made lakes, j one near his buildings. He uses 1600 feet of six-inch pipe line. His pumPj and power unit are mounted on a trailer for quick transportation, -j The equipment not only protects him against fire, but also alnst, droughtHe improved the system last fa 1 by repowering the pump with a 4-cylinder General Motors Diesel engine. Extra power of the Diesel permitted him to switch from an 800-foot line to the 1600-foot line. Although the new engine pumps 60 more water than the gasoline engine he used previously it costs no more to run. - Mr. Cabaniss now has 200 acres that can be irrigated by overhead sprinklers. He can put an inch of water over three acre i every hour. He figures his irrigation system is rapidly paying for itself by prevent-' prevent-' ing crop loss and increasing milk production of his 70 dairy cows. -