Pacific service magazine . 000acres in extent with the aid of are six units in the pumping plant, operated by thesame company, is located at the State RanchBend, on the Sacramento river, at a pointof about five miles north of Knights Land-ing. This plant is typical of the moderninstallations that are made along the Sacra-mento river, for the pump is installed ina concrete pit set into the levee, which pro- tects it from the riverwater. This particularplant is equipped with a200 horsepower motor andhas a pumping capacity of18,000 gallons per min-ute. It is con
Pacific service magazine . 000acres in extent with the aid of are six units in the pumping plant, operated by thesame company, is located at the State RanchBend, on the Sacramento river, at a pointof about five miles north of Knights Land-ing. This plant is typical of the moderninstallations that are made along the Sacra-mento river, for the pump is installed ina concrete pit set into the levee, which pro- tects it from the riverwater. This particularplant is equipped with a200 horsepower motor andhas a pumping capacity of18,000 gallons per min-ute. It is connected to aditch system which sup-plies approximately 5,000acres of land. An interesting installa-tion is that at the Cona-way ranch, which com-prises a tract of land ofabout 20,000 acres locatedsoutheast of Woodlandand extending from theSacramento NorthernRailroad to the Southern Pacific, a distanceof approximately eight miles. Water for irri-gation is taken from the Sacramento riverat a point seven miles east of Woodland. 200 horsepower pumping plant on Meek estate,Knights Landing, Yolo County. Pacific Service Magazixe 179 Mil Jj^ilf^
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