Download or read book Pumping Water for Irrigation Classic Reprint written by Herbert M. Wilson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pumping Water for Irrigation Been devised by men who have considered the idea original with them selves, and could with difficulty be persuaded that their pet invention was old in the days of the Pharaohs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Practical Irrigation and Pumping written by Burton P. Fleming and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Practical Irrigation and Pumping: Water Requirements, Methods of Irrigation and Analyses of Cost and Profit To people living anywhere on the American continent west of the hundredth meridian, the practice of irrigation as a fundamental necessity in the production of crops is SO common a matter and so thoroughly a part of their daily observation and experience, that they scarcely appreciate the viewpoint of the farmer of the humid regions, who stands more or less aghast at the idea of spending a large sum per acre to secure for the growth of the most common crops that moisture which under his conditions, nature itself provides. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Supplemental Irrigation for Eastern United States Classic Reprint written by Harry Rubey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Supplemental Irrigation for Eastern United States Sources and conveyance OF water supply Gravity Supplies Farm Ponds Example of a Small Farmstead Pond Pumping from Open Water Pumping from Wells Selection of the Pump City Water Supplies Conveyance of Water from the Source to the Land to Be Irrigated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Principles Governing the Choice Operation and Care of Small Irrigation Pumping Plants Classic Reprint written by Clarence Nettleton Johnston and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Principles Governing the Choice, Operation and Care of Small Irrigation Pumping Plants Pumps located above the source of water supply must be capable of 'drawing' the water to them when they are started empty, or if incapable of so doing, both the pumps and the suction lines must be filled with water previous to starting; that is, they must. Be primed. This is accomplished by the use of a. Hand pitcher-pump or equivalent power-driven unit, connected to the highest point of the pump case, by means of which the air is withdrawn from the pump and suction pipe. The discharge valve being closed during this Operation, the water rises from below and replaces the air as the latter is withdrawn. Or, the priming may be accomplished by filling the pump and suction pipe with water from some available supply, a flap valve being located at the bottom of the suction pipe to prevent the loss of the priming water. When the first method is used, the discharge valve is opened automatically or by hand as soon as the pump is started. If the second is used, the flap valve, or foot valve, opens automatically as soon as the pressure of water above is relieved. Pumps whose operat ing parts are submerged in the source of supply require no priming. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Irrigation in the North Atlantic States Classic Reprint written by Augustus Jesse Bowie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Irrigation in the North Atlantic States Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a report on Irrigation in the North Atlantic States, by Aug. J. Bowie, r., of the Irrigation and Drainage Investigations of this Office. This report shows that for market gardens and for meadows irrigation in humid sections has proven profitable, but it has not yet been practiced in the raising of general farm crops. The cost of securing water supplies in the East far exceeds that in the arid regions, although water is much more plentiful. This suggests that it may be possible to so reduce the cost of water as to render irrigation profitable for many crops which will not repay the expense now incurred. The descriptions of irrigation practice contained in this report should be suggestive to many who are now raising truck without the aid of irrigation, and it is therefore rec ommended that the report be published as a bulletin of this Office. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Cost of Pumping from Wells for the Irrigation of Rice in Louisiana and Arkansas Classic Reprint written by W. B. Gregory and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cost of Pumping From Wells for the Irrigation of Rice in Louisiana and Arkansas In part to avoid the provisions of these contracts and have an independent supply and in part to cover lands not reached by the large canals, many growers have put down wells and installed their own pumping machinery. For several years the author has been making pump tests in the rice districts, the results of which have been published in previous reports, but with few exceptions the plants tested have been the large ones taking water from streams and bayous; that is, those furnishing water to planters under con tracts such as described above. During the season of 1907, however, the small pumping plants lifting water from wells for the use of the owners received special attention. This was done for the purpose of determining the cost of water supplied in this way and in general the efficiency Of the methods and machinery used. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Mechanical Tests of Pumps and Pumping Plants written by W. B. Gregory and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mechanical Tests of Pumps and Pumping Plants: Used for Irrigation and Drainage in Louisiana in 1905 and 1906 Some of the largest pumping plants in the world used for irrigation are located in the rice country of Louisiana and Texas. It is only ten or eleven years since the first of these plants of any considerable size was established. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Water Supply and Irrigation Papers written by UNKNOWN. AUTHOR and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers: Of the United States Geological Survey Power possibilities Gmund water of Kings River delta Alkaline conditions Generation and transmission of electric power and installation of pump ing plants, by Lewis A. Hicks Introduction Power available Annual replenishment of ground water. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Design and Operation of Small Irrigation Pumping Plants Classic Reprint written by Carl Rohwer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-08 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Design and Operation of Small Irrigation Pumping Plants The importance of irrigation to crop production, which is of such vital concern to the Nation at the present time is clearly set forth in table 1. This table shows the total acreage of crops in the 11 Western States, the acreage irrigated, and the total crop value as well as the value of irrigated crops. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Methods of Pumping Water From Deep Wells written by Clarence Wilson Fiske and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Methods of Pumping Water From Deep Wells: Thesis Supply for all purposes, it has to be obtained from a source that is pure. Deep wells usually furnish pure water, and as they seem.to be the most practicable means in level parts of the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Electrically Operated Irrigation Plants for the State of California written by General Electric Company and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Electrically Operated Irrigation Plants for the State of California: A Handbook of Useful Installation Data The essential considerations in a pumping plant installation are reliability, safety and economy. The object of this booklet is to supply information as a guide to the selection and installation of equipment for electrically operated irrigation plants, in the State of California, which meet these requirements. In presenting this information, it is our aim to outline definite standards which, if followed, will result in a successful installation. The General Electric Company offers a complete line of electrical equipment which will accomplish these results. Should you require information beyond the scope of this booklet our engineers will gladly assist you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Water Supply and Irrigation Papers Nos 71 77 1902 1903 Classic Reprint written by United States Geological Survey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-13 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers Nos. 71-77, 1902-1903 The practice of irrigation in Texas is Of considerable antiquity, especially in the western end of the State, along the Rio Grande, where the early Spanish conquerors established settlements, and their descendants, the Mexicans, have maintained possession of the soil for centuries. At San Antonio are ditches whose origin is lost in local tradition, having probably been built to carry water to the grounds surrounding the missions. It is only in comparatively recent years, however, that particular attention has been drawn to the matter, and the importance of the development Of the State through irrigation has been appreciated by the public. Already agriculture by means of an artificial supply of water is being practiced in nearly every portion of the State, the greatest increase in acreage being in the rice-growing districts in the southeastern quarter. The figures obtained at the Eleventh Census (1889) and Twelfth Census (1899) illustrate the rapid increase in acreage and the wide extent to which irrigation is now employed. For most of the land water is obtained by gravity systems of ditches that is to say, by means of channels through which the water flows from some source at a higher elevation. In many places, however, it is impos sible to bring water to the surface Of the ground in this way, and it must be lifted or pumped by some mechanical device. For this pur pose windmills are most commonly used. West of the one-hundredth meridian north of San Antonio the cattle country of Texas stretches almost unbroken for from 200 to 500 miles. To supply water for the ranches which do not border on or include a flowing stream the wind mill has become a most potent factor. In addition, a few localities, like oases, have everlasting springs that rise with surprising sudden. Ness either from the foothills or from the baked prairies. These are in nearly all cases utilized to convert the otherwise unproductive soil into crop-bearing farms. While the Old Mexican methods of irriga tion are still in use in many localities, with their consequent waste of water, they have been accompanied by few disappointments or heart burnings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Irrigation in the United States Classic Reprint written by Frederick Haynes Newell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Irrigation in the United States Acknowledgment is due to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, Hon. Charles D. Walcott, for his interest in the matter and for per mission to use illustrations and data from the files of the office, and to numerous friends and CO workers in the Survey who have generously aided in many ways. Especial recognition 'should be given to Major John Wesley Powell, the former Director, to whose foresight and energy is due the inauguration, in 1888, of the investigation by the Geological Survey of the extent to which the arid lands can be reclaimed by irrigation. Thanks for material and assistance are given to Mr. Herbert M. Wilson, the author Of the Manual of Irrigation Engineering, of Irrigation in India, etc.; to Mr. Arthur P. Davis, hydrographer for the Geological Survey and also for the Nicaragua and Isthmian Canal Commissions; to Mr. J. B. Lippin cott and to Mr. A. L. Fellows, irrigation experts respectively for California and Colorado; to Mr. George H. Maxwell, of The National Irrigation Association; to Professor F H. King, author of Irrigation and Drainage to Mr. James D. Schuyler, author of Reservoirs for Irrigation and to various writers on water supply and arte sian conditions, particularly to Professor Israel C. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Water Supply and Irrigation Papers No 197 200 1907 Classic Reprint written by United States Geological Survey and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Water-Supply and Irrigation Papers No. 197-200, 1907 The Paleozoic area The Coastal Plain Uses of water Irrigation Domestic purposes and municipal supply Industrial purposes. Water supply of streams. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Ground Water for Irrigation in the Sacramento Valley California Classic Reprint written by Kirk Bryan and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ground Water for Irrigation in the Sacramento Valley, California The price Of land is based on its anticipated value under irrigation and not on its value for dry farming. When subdivided, it is sold for two to three times its value for grain-raising, and for many tracts the purchaser must provide the means Of irrigation. The colonizing Of subdivided lands has become a business and is in the main con ducted by reputable firms. A large block Of land is purchased and surveyed into small tracts with provision for roads and perhaps for a town site. Irrigation works may be provided or a demonstration well and pumping plant installed with the intention that the settlers should install private plants, using wells for Obtaining water. Pur Chasers are attracted by agents and advertising. Charges of fraud have been made and doubtless in some cases are justified, but wide publicity and Cooperation among real estate men are eliminating false and exaggerated statements. Intending settlers should exercise cau tion, view the property, compare it with Similar Offers, and be sure that they are getting good land well situated for a fair price. The value of farm land rests primarily on the quality of the soil and the value Of the crops which it will produce, but the price Of similar land varies with proximity to market, towns, and schools, with danger of floods and assessments for reclamation, with the kind of irrigation feasible, and with many other local factors. The formation Of an intelligent judgment will be assisted bya study of reports of the United States Bureau Of Soils, covering large parts Of the valley, which are given in the following list. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Water Supply for Irrigation Classic Reprint written by Frederick Haynes Newell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Water Supply for Irrigation The total area upon which crops were raised by irrigation was, accord in g to the results obtained by the Eleventh Census, acres, or square miles. This applies to the year ending May 31, 1890, the census being taken during the following June. Comparing this area with the total land surface west of the one hundredth meridian, it is found to be approximately only four-tenths of 1 per cent. In other words, for every acre from which crops were obtained by irrigation there were nearly 250 acres of land most of which was not utilized in any way except for pasturage. The area of the land surface of the United States west of the one hundredth meridian and between it and the Pacific ocean is square miles, not including thirty-six counties of western Oregon and Washington. Within this great extent of country are nearly all possi ble combinations of soil and climate, ranging from the smooth, almost barren, plains with scanty vegetation to the high rough mountains, the peaks covered throughout the year with snow and the s10pes clothed with thick forests. In a broad way four great classes of land may be distinguished, according to the amount of moisture received or the water supply available, as shown principally by the character of the vegetation. The following table gives approximately the amount of land embraced in each of these great classes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Use of Underground Water for Irrigation at Pomona Cal Classic Reprint written by C. E. Tait and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Use of Underground Water for Irrigation at Pomona, Cal Much of the water used for irrigation in southern California is pumped from wells, and there are no sections where water is used more economically. This fact has been brought about by a strong combination of influences. One of these is the characteristics of the settlers themselves, who are mostly people of means and education, having come from Eastern States to enjoy the climate and other attractions for which the section is noted. Professional men, busi ness men, and farmers alike have come to lead a retired life and to engage in fruit growing, which 'appealed to them as a method by which they can augment their means and at the same time live a more independent and outdoor life devoid of the hard labor of their former occupations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.