. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FiG. 16.—Elevation of pumping plant on area No. 7, Gueydan, La. tube boilers are used, with oil as fuel. The machinery is mounted on a con- crete foundation supported on piling. In driving these piling the subsoil was found to be very hard and the foundation should therefore be solid. When the plant is run at its full capacity the pumps will be able to remove about inches of water from the 5,600 acres in 24 hours. By running the plant at an overload this rate can be increased a small amount. In case this proves to
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. FiG. 16.—Elevation of pumping plant on area No. 7, Gueydan, La. tube boilers are used, with oil as fuel. The machinery is mounted on a con- crete foundation supported on piling. In driving these piling the subsoil was found to be very hard and the foundation should therefore be solid. When the plant is run at its full capacity the pumps will be able to remove about inches of water from the 5,600 acres in 24 hours. By running the plant at an overload this rate can be increased a small amount. In case this proves to be a larger capacity than necessary an additional area of land will be brought into this district on the west side. The building inclosing this machinery is a frame of structural steel, covered with heavy corrugated iron, and the plant is of fireproof construction Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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