. The Cuba review. 28 THE CUBA REVIEW. adopted by which the mill maj^ be discon- nected trom the pump and the latter worked by hand or animal power A variety of pumps may be worked bv means of animal power, a very popular type being the chain pump, which is a mod- ern de^elopment of one of the most an cient t^peb of pumps known (See illus tration ) This is recommended tor shal- low wells up to about 30 feet in depth or for lifting water from a ruer m which case It lb usually fixed on a platform, built out from the bank On account of its extreme simplicit}- it may safely be left m the charge of
. The Cuba review. 28 THE CUBA REVIEW. adopted by which the mill maj^ be discon- nected trom the pump and the latter worked by hand or animal power A variety of pumps may be worked bv means of animal power, a very popular type being the chain pump, which is a mod- ern de^elopment of one of the most an cient t^peb of pumps known (See illus tration ) This is recommended tor shal- low wells up to about 30 feet in depth or for lifting water from a ruer m which case It lb usually fixed on a platform, built out from the bank On account of its extreme simplicit}- it may safely be left m the charge of natives, there being practi- cally nothing about it that can be damaged by careless handling. It is made in a variety of sizes, and when worked by two bullocks, yields from 4,000 to 11,000 gal- lons of water per day, according to the size of pump. As soon as w^ater is obtained which will supply the needs of the land, when natural sources fail, the value of the land in- Irngation in India.âChain pump Horked by oxen, raising 8,000 gallons of \\ater per day from a well Id feet deep. Ricqo en la India.â Bomba de cadena, nio- ida por biieyes, para Ic anfat 8000 galones dc agiia diariamente un pozo de IS pies de pro- fnndidad. Para levari- ta> agua de un rio, se iija la bomba sobre una platafoi ma, construida dc la ot ilia para fuera. La maquinaria es niuy scncilla y fimciona fa- cilmente. creases out of all proportion to the small amount of capital necessary to acquire the desired results. To obtain, of course, the maximum amount of water capable of be- ing brought to the surface, a pump in con- nection with engine power is necessary; but in many cases, where it is impossible or inconvenient to employ engines, wind, or animal power, properly applied, will raise all the water that is required. ^'OlMF FOR At I " W«-» 1 ^'"'' '^'â ^^se, Arsenate of Lead, Lime and Sulphur vlNIli r WIx r\t-i>-ij llO. 1 Both a Contact and Poison Spray. An Insecticide and Fungicid
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