Pacific service magazine . SO horsepower pumping plant in peach orchard near San Jose Pumping plant in the Santa Clara valley Clay ranch which is used for irrigating notonly his own place, but that of severalsmaller holdings adjoining his. The wateris pumped from a well 364 feet deep, witha capacity of 880 gallons per minute, andirrigates in all 275 acres of orchard. Mr. Fred Holthouse, who lives on theMountain View-Alviso road, irrigateshis farm with a 50 horsepower verticalpumping plant. He also uses an electricrange on which meals are cooked for twelvepersons at each meal daily. Mr. Holt-ho
Pacific service magazine . SO horsepower pumping plant in peach orchard near San Jose Pumping plant in the Santa Clara valley Clay ranch which is used for irrigating notonly his own place, but that of severalsmaller holdings adjoining his. The wateris pumped from a well 364 feet deep, witha capacity of 880 gallons per minute, andirrigates in all 275 acres of orchard. Mr. Fred Holthouse, who lives on theMountain View-Alviso road, irrigateshis farm with a 50 horsepower verticalpumping plant. He also uses an electricrange on which meals are cooked for twelvepersons at each meal daily. Mr. Holt-house has made a very careful check onthe cost of operation by electricity and hasfound it very much cheaper as well as moreefficient than any othermethod of irrigation. On the SherifiEs ranch,Edenvale, there is a 40horsepower pumpingplant. This is a new in-stallation. It is a verticalpump and irrigates 96acres of orchard. The Los Altos countryclub has a deep well andelectric pumping systemwhich takes care of theentire club
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