. Notes on irrigation in Connecticut and New Jersey. r pipe,which was securedvery cheai)ly. The costof the old fire hose ismerely nominal, and inthe experience of is an excellentsubstitute for iron,where no pressure is ex-erted. For distributinghe uses hose made from12-ounce ducking, cost-ing 12 cents per yard;this is cut into strips,three to the yard, andsewed together andthen dipped into hotcoal tar; he finds itverychea^) and service-able. The expense of run-ning the engine rangesfrom 3 to 5 cents x^er hour, depending upon whether gasoline is pur-chased at retail or at wholesale, as
. Notes on irrigation in Connecticut and New Jersey. r pipe,which was securedvery cheai)ly. The costof the old fire hose ismerely nominal, and inthe experience of is an excellentsubstitute for iron,where no pressure is ex-erted. For distributinghe uses hose made from12-ounce ducking, cost-ing 12 cents per yard;this is cut into strips,three to the yard, andsewed together andthen dipped into hotcoal tar; he finds itverychea^) and service-able. The expense of run-ning the engine rangesfrom 3 to 5 cents x^er hour, depending upon whether gasoline is pur-chased at retail or at wholesale, as the engine requires no attention afterstarting. The application of the water requires the attention of oneman in order to prevent waste. It is apx)lied entirely in rows, exceptux)on growing x)lants, as cabbage and celery, when it is sprinkled. The distribution is eftected by means of a trough or gutter, the sidesof which are perforated at different distances, permitting an adjust-ment to the width of the rows of the various crops grown. In irrigat-. FiG. 6.—Irrigation system on the farm of T. R. Hunt. Lambert-ville. X. J. 60 ing strawberries, however, the water is simjily allowed to run betweenthe rows under the mulch. The capacity of the engine is 1,500 gallonsper hour, which will irrigate thoroughly at least half an acre i3er is never practiced until the ground becomes dry, and in thecase of cultivated plants, as celery, cabbage, etc., the land is cultivatedas soon after as it is dry enough, to prevent baking. Mr. Hunt regrets now that he did not put in an engine with a capacityof 4,000 gallons an hour, a quantity that could be carried by his main,and which, at the present time, would cost but little more than the onehe noAv has. Tlie advantages derived.—The first year in which the plant was inoperation—1892—the irrigation of 1 acre of celery more than paid forthe entire cost of the plant, and Mr. Hunt estimates that the value ofthe water merely for the
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