. Notes on irrigation in Connecticut and New Jersey. for fruit crops. irrigated from 2^ to 3 acres since 1881. and is about to increaselargely his operations in this direction. He has found that during two 51 years out of three there will be dry spells, when it will pay to irrigatethe crox)S with which he has experiroented. Character of soil and metliod of manurin(j,—The laud that has beenirrigated during the last twelve years by Mr. Eepp is a sandy loamunderlaid by a clayey subsoil. It had been heavily manured with XewYork stable manure and fertilizers before being irrigated, and has
. Notes on irrigation in Connecticut and New Jersey. for fruit crops. irrigated from 2^ to 3 acres since 1881. and is about to increaselargely his operations in this direction. He has found that during two 51 years out of three there will be dry spells, when it will pay to irrigatethe crox)S with which he has experiroented. Character of soil and metliod of manurin(j,—The laud that has beenirrigated during the last twelve years by Mr. Eepp is a sandy loamunderlaid by a clayey subsoil. It had been heavily manured with XewYork stable manure and fertilizers before being irrigated, and has beenmanured every year since 1884 in the same way until 1892. Since 1892chemical fertilizers have been used alone before planting. He still usesthe manure in the fall as a mulch. The irrigation ijJant,—The accompanying outline shows the positionof the land, 5^ acres, upon which irrigation has been practiced and thelocation of the reservoir, pump, and pipes in reference thereto. A shows the shape of the pond, which covers about one-half an Fig. 3.—Irrigation system on the farm of John Repp, Glassboro, X. -J. The water backs up into the swampy land where the springs are located,and is about 4 feet deep near the dam. The pipe that carries the water to the pump opens near the surfaceof the x)ond, several feet from the bank. The water enters the iiipethrough a strainer. G represents the position of the engine house, or x)umping is a small, substantial structure, built to cover and i^rotect thesteam pump and boiler, which fill the available space therein. At D D is shown the position of the underground main pipe, Ihinches inside diameter, leading from the pump to the field to be irri-gated, which is divided into two nearly equal parts by this main one side is 3 acres, on the other 2J acres. The side pipes a a a a,\ inch inside diameter, are laid under ground at distances of 10 pipes are furnished with faucets a a a a for attachingrubber ho
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