Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 23, 1913, Page 4

®AGE FOUR. Ihe Lvening _I_elegr din ————— e | v ublished every afternoon from the Kentucky Bullding, Lakeland, Fla. “Entered fn the postofice at Lake- twnd, Florida, as mail matter of the s:ond class. 4 ¥. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. HENRY BACON, Manager. SUBSCRIPTION KATES: DN JORP ... .. .ven..o.. . §6.00 8ix menths .. .. ..... .. 260 Tares months .......... 138 Delivered anywhere within the iimits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents & Week. ©roia the same office is lssued THB LAKELAND NEWS + weakly newspaper glviag a fo- same of local matters, crop eondy, rions, county affairs, otc. Seat any- where for $1.00 per year. The latest political dope from Tal- | lahassee is that Thos. F. West, the| THE Read before the State Horticultural Society, DeLand, May 1, 1913. By F. M. Stanley, U. S. Department of Agriculture. Although I have spent several years with the large irrigation sys- tems of the west, 1 had to come to Fiorida to see all the different forms of irrigation going on within a few miles of each other. For example,| in the little county of Manatee you! can see spray systems of all kinds‘ and descriptions, such as the over-‘ head system of parallel pipes, com-I monly known as the Skinner system,i as well as systems of vertical pipes, | each bearing a spray nozzle of some| kind, such as the Old Blake nozzle, | fishtail, Perez nozzle, Campbell noz-| zle, or McGowen nozzle, and various' modifications of the above. All have their advocates, and all answer theiri T from 900 to 600 feet without trou- ble. The water is supplied from a large lake, pumped into a standpipe on high ground through two steel pipes. Thence the water is distribut- ed through the 45.acre grove by means of the vt. clay pipe mentioned above. The water is let into the fur- rows by means of 6-inch low pres- sure valves, located in every tree row. The pump suppiies about 500 sullons per minute, and one man can irrigate ten acres a day, and not sup- plying over 1 to 1% inches of water 10 the ground, and all this is on deep, sandy ground. 1 spoke of cost and durability. Th cost of such a plant, including pump and enine, should not exceed $50 an acre; as for durability, terra cotta or cement pipe will practically last for- ever, which is far from the case with iron or steel pipe. of The vlcpartment agriculture, | A ake present attoruey general, will be a Durposes, the purpose being to make, .00y o qirection of Mr. Williams, candidate for the United States Sen-/ ate against Duncan U. Fletcher. We! hope this rumor will prove to be as; groundless as lots of other tummy-‘ rot emanating rfom Tallahassee these | days. We admire Mr. West very nuch, but believe it would be best for him to stick to the position to! which the people elected him, He ! Sanford tiling system of subirrigu-;' it rain when nature wants a rest. !surveyed the Walter Drennen grove Then we in this locality have the, ¥ 8 | at Maitland, and made an estimate ot subirrigation systems, and the va- rious methods of running water ou the surface, where a great deal oil | individual genius is brought to bear Most of these systems are applied to {2 a young man and has lots o1 time | —and furthermore, the man who downs Duncan U. Fletcher in the next senatorial campaign will know he’s been through a fight. e O i truck farming. . But this subject is so broadi an| time is so short, 1 must specialize. I | nmwust confine myself to one particular phase of the subject—namely, irriga- tion of citrus groves. I have not time tion, and the Hastings open furrow | . ess than $30 an acre to supply the distributing system to his 150-acrc cr pump. This system will low.pressure valves. 1 have not time to describe thix furrow system completely, but you who have visited the orange groves ot California will unierstand it perfec:- ly. The general idea is to eliminat« A distinguished Floridian, who had’ to go into the need of irrigation, as truveled around the world and bad!this means a comprehensive study of sailed in many kinds of craft in'the rainfall, character of soil, depth many seas, fell from a ferry boat and | of subsoil, position of hard pan, topo was drowned in the sluggish watersfgmphy and temperature, drainage, of the St. Johns, Death may be shy ! cte. But you all know that drouths when courted, but when he is ready|from 30 to 50 days are common in for us he cannot be dodged, and he!the spring time, and that this is the/ has a way of choosing his own meth-' time the young fruit will drop and cGs in claiming us—methods whlchj burn if the soil becomes too dry. Dr. in the lizht of the victim's experi~; Drennen, of Orlando, with whom the ence sometimes scem prompted by a department of agriculture is co-oper grim irony. 5 :ating. has had his plant installea i since 1906, and has found irrigation The Brooksville Argus pathetically lements somebody's oversight in fail- ing “either to build the streets to the sidewalks or the sidewalks to the streets, o pedestrians can get from one to the other without danger to life or limb.” In a lesser degree this piaint might apply to conditions at some points in Lakeland. At the corner of Main and Kentucky, or Main and Tennessee, for instance, it is highly interesting to watch the fairies in the hobble skirts take the slep from the street to the sidewalk. et This paper cheerfully published the record of ‘‘What Has Been Ac- ccmplished by the Florida Legisla- ture,” as sent out by Representative Darnall’s press bureau. As we are be- ing served with the very best news- paper tulent available, Lavinyg o w,x cial representative at Tallahassee in the person of Mr. J. Huzh Reese, we had already publishel all the news embodied in this report of the liw- maker journalists, and ten times nore. Perhaps it was the ten times more that has been objected to. SR o So far as we have been able to Judge, the Polk county delegation at ‘Tallahassee has been bLoth diligenc and competent in attention to the people’s business. They have, a lease, not wasted time and money by intrelucing freakish or worthless legislation. = I Bradentown and Arcadia are ex- cited over a proposed new line of railway to be built to connect these two thriving cities. Such a line would prove a wonderful factor in dcvelopment opening a large terri- tory of great fertility and natural at. tractiveness. SRS When Claude L'Engle put Hugh Sparkman on the job as his private secretary, he not only secured a very eble man for that position, but pro- vided himself with an excellent press| agent as well. —_—0 A four-inch belt ten feet long is advertised as being stolen from the Barasota school house. They must have tough Kkids over there to need An instrument of those dimensions. it i it | conditions continue either necessary or beneficial every year with the exception of last year, and has not irrigated this year' tu date. But if the present weather this year witl prove no exception to the rule, In the long drought of 1906, while the plant was still under uonstructiuu,{ Dr. Drennen succeeded in getting wa. | ter on only one-third of his grove,| and that late in the season. The| next year this one-third bore more | than the other two-thirds, ans| brought a much better price in the| market. Not only this, but he lost; 100 trees on the unirrigated section, | | which would nearly pay for the price| {of installation, Of course this is! | very exceptional, but with a $1,000—§ ; acre proposition we can aord tv| ' make some expenditure to deal with | exceptional conditions. | The next proposition of importance | is the kind of plant. lere we stir up! a multitude of questions. But we all | ,acree the best plant is that plant| ! which is the cheapest to install, and ! at the same time is durable and un-] | swers its purpose of applying water to thirsty trees. There is little| doubt that the cheapest plant is the| one that delivers water at the high-| yoints of te grove and supplies water generously to the middles. This is| almost self evident, as this eliminates' | expensive pipe lines that are neces. sary if water is supplied by hose or| !spray to all points, irrespective off grades. Right here most of you will| say, “Oh, that may be all right in| ! the west, but the sandy soils of Flur-i ida are a different proposition.” You! will say this system will saturate the upper end of the furrows and insuf-' ficiently water the lower end—or,! perhaps fail to supply any water to the lower end at all. I am not qual- i1l to say that this is not true in some cases. But 1 am qualified to gay that water can successtully be run in open furrow in some of t'n-' sandy soils around Orlando, at Tampa and at St. Petersburg and in the shallow soils of Bradentown and Falmetto. Because we have been able to make actual tests at these points, and again I can safely say that in most parts of Florida water can be run on the ground if the plant is| laid put properly. The secret of suc- Icess lies in having your pipe lines located on the high points of the or- | sround only 1 the high pressure iron and steel dis- tributing lines, where the greater ing friction and put in large low pressure pipe, such as terra cotta 1 scwer pipe or concrete pipe, and con- | vert this friction facicr into water. For example, I have visited a grove i lirigation system that needed 40, or { nearly 100 feet head pressure to ov- {ercome internal fraction and give { sufficient spray, while a 20-inch hea! | would suffice if a 12-inch pipe wa ! uged instewd of 3 or 4 inch iron pipe, and water was run down furrows in stcad of three l.inch to 1%-inci i sub-lateral pipes. This would mean | five times the water placed where it] | wasg needed, as we know that if a 1¢- ‘.lmrue-powur engine will lift 100 gal- i lons per minute 100 feet, it will life 1600 gallons per minute 20 feet, and 100 foot head is 100 foot head, whether lifted vertically or in over- coming friction in small pipe or con- | verting water into spray. I mentionel tne cost or installa tion: From many actual plants of the hose or spray system I find that $150 an acre for installation is no: unusual-_where the same plant could be installed for one-third this amount. I also know of places wher it takes five men to irrigate eight acres in one day, while one mau should easily irrigate this amount 1t run by large pipe and properl: rlaced valves. Of course this does not apply to the plants where a spray will simultaneously cover all the or- chard, which is too expensive for most growers. Again, it is often advocated that the furrow system saturates the ground, causing devastation when followed by heavy rains. We find that water can be applied to cover inch deep by this method in the places mentioned above. In any case good drainage is necessary, and good drainage is as- sured in the majority of Central Florida groves that are on high and rolling grounl. It is doubtful wheth- er an additional 1-inch rain wiil cause ruin, while it is easily possi- ble to conceive of cases when 1 inch of water will save or improve half of next year's crop. I would like to say a few words concerning the actual irrigation a: the Drennen grove. Here, as ex. plained 6-inch low pressure valves are situated at every tree row on the high ground. The 500 gallons per | piausibility of the plan. | grove. This does not include engint | and will do all in my power, as nee'l|ag I am able, under the rules of t 4,830 feet of 15-inch v. c. pipe, 4,656 | gepartment in any case. By address- of 10-inch v. c. pipe and 150 6-inch | jng Irrigation Investigation, Depart- valves, which absolutely controls the water in each furrow. In conclusion, I wish to state again that I do not say this system can be used in all cases. But /o say, that thousands of dollars can be, saved in installation of grove irir- gating plants if a thorough study is made of local conditions. Most of vou can make your own tests by run ning a furrow in your orchard and letting in 25 to 40 gallons per min- ute, and prove for yourselves th: i I also wish to make it plain that 1] am employed by the department C.| agriculture to investigate and sug-s | gest better methods of irrigation throughout the humid sections of the' ¥ United States, and that we have no; one special system in all cases, bui| attempt to adapt irrigation to condi~z tions of soil and climate, and have! nothing to sell in any case, and that any company that are putting out' § good systems of irrigation that tend to improve conditions are doing i big work. But we do hope to save farmers a great <eal of momey Ly making tests that are impossible 2n individual or company. 1 hope to get in touch with any of you that wish help in this matter ment of Agriculture, you will receive a prompt answer. MAKING A GOOD DREAM | | | | part of your power goes to overcom- spread the truth and good, au-lf COME TBUE.i ; has ¢ Francis Joseph, who forkslxly-fln[ years hdul liuh:edththehdemnm 0 it A 1 0 Austro-Ht ngary, and archduke rianz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of As n”’l;t::e" AS:!“:: t:;sl::lr?mp::: pl?itel:‘ tria, and his wife, the Countess Sophis Chotek. 1 dren prompted in a dream that now was i dty the best time for such a step, John Gunn Roser has given the people at Ann. . Maria beach a handsome church 1\ which will be dedicated as a memor- e es 0 I“g ame ial to himself and his wife, who to vis lost summer. The church will ¢ost g L] a . lOfl,J about $25, 00 by the time that it I P Best I“ fur“lSillifi S Jand completed. Tt will be built of con- !h 9 § bere, crete block, finished on the interior with wainscoting and plaster and ih B . Mis: will have a seating capacity of abont e est |“ Oes visit ¢ 1 300 people. Mr. Roser is having the last w plans drawn for the building by ncles | Tampa architect now and expects 1 4 fow that these will be in shape to com- I]e B?St fiats atly mence building operations withia ten days or two weeks at most, Mr Roser relates an unusual incident i ccnnection with the giving of this church. He and his son, C. M., were talking when his son remarked to him that whatever money he left to him he intended using to erect . memorial institution of some descrip- tion to him and his mother. E SOCIAL FRIDAY EVENING /! Read this for your special benefit, young man. The Baraca class of the First Da; tist church will give an open soci Friday evening, May 25, at 7:30, at ] the Annex of the First Baptist . 'slid{ng gates, can be attached to llw| AGED EMPEROR OF AU STRIA AND H's HEIR = R4 ’ 4 5 AT BAPTIST CHURCH ANNEX. A church, ig All young men are invited; also bring your best friend with you. New and Second Hand!Store FOR BARGAINS —— | Oil stoves and wood stoves, double ovens and single ovens, dressers and commodes, rocking chairs and din- ing chairs, tables, kitchen cabinet sideboards and refrigerators, library table, baby cabs, beds and walkers. good iron beds $2, $2.50 ang $3; springs, $1.25, $1.50 and $2. wij minute is divided into 6 or 7 middles, | exchange new furniture for old. exch middle having 3 to 4 furrows running parrallel 3 to 4 feet apar, the valves supplying about 25 gal- lcns per minute to each furrow. The water is run in each middle from 11 to 2 hours, which supplies 1 to 11 inches of water to the ground. The water in each furrow can be regu- lat' @ without trouble by means of the valves, and if more complete con- This tick eradication movement! chard, even if the lines wander about | t¥0! 18 needed—a 3-inch galvanize: cught to be popular with the picnic goers. B It is diflicult to conceive of a Leg- irlature more generally criticised by Legislature. Yet there are many good men in that body; honest, con-| 1ot reach 50 feet, 20 to 40 gallons | But their names are| ver minute in the same furrow \\‘Zli‘b gcientions men. liu a most bewildering manner, and having the power to turn enough water in each furrow so as to have| steel pipe, 24 gauge, having little sufficient head to reach the end of | the furrow in a very short time, and, | the press than the present Florida|although a few gallons a minute in§ cach furrow may run for days and| hardly ever in print. They are not| cften reach the end in 10 to 20 min- Plumbing For a House Com- Goods bought and sold. ———— See ARCHER 210 W. Main St., 0ld Opera House Building, plete Only $1 15.00 Consisting of a complete bath room, contalning one enameled bdatt 7 COMMITTEE. | AT AR desire and aim ior our cus tomers to get the benefit tefore Georgiz That money can buy is our . Don’t forget that we are still giving 25 per cent off on our suits. Our prompt city delivery has broght us many compli- ments -ow . & . | Outfitter The Hast Schaffner & Marx Clothing l HE HUB JOSEPH LeVAY Are your keys worth a quarter? Is yo grip or trunk worth 35¢? Whatisit wor tobeidentifiedin case of accidentor deat! Tdentification fob, grip or trunkcheck with<t? and buckle. Name B2 automatic machinery, Cover closesoverna! o 1 address and is securely held in place by fas Pousn_r:n BRASS, 35¢, GERMAN SILVER, 50¢. age paid. German silver key ring with name an stamped on by automatic machinery. & device to securely hold keyson ring—key plete with strong pelished, nickel plated stee 1814 lznébu long, and lever grip. PRICE 25c. Postage paid. Send silver, as we cannot stamps. Write or print name and address plainly to avoid errors. Illustrations are Mo:tehall actual size. stme by 90> e money in spare time by ¢ liciting orders for these necessities. Splendid proposition for men, women and young folks, If interested in egent’s proposition, write for full particulars when you order, To an, Cash address stamped 00 D the an Dollar 00 pag there for notoriety. They are at-| tending to business and to them the| people owe whatever good comes out | o! this session. The chean pulitivia’:‘ times at so much per.——Orlando Sen- tinel. utes. We have proven this in several most notably in the Drennen 508 ning water ve at Orlando. In this grove we who is grooming himself for office have 8, 10 and 12 inch vit. clay pipe, ! appears in print very often. Some-j l2id on the highest ridges, and run»' in both directions from ' tub, one enameled lavatory corplete, one closet complete with oak *anx 0 . and seat, one 18x30 sink in kitchen and 130 zallon ranze boller with al} necessary pipes to complete job and pay nspection fees for $115 Call and talk it over, Hot and cold water to all fixtures. ; — the pipe lines. The water running' Bowyer Bldg, 203 N. Ky., Ave. Phcne 257. J. P. Roquemore, Accounting D. M. woo g;st«ma DWARD bere ye tural take hi will be) the emj emmen to farm, zuch fao While 1§ tred Bl ~Fort Mr., premine Ratherin bave friends e 4 that cap and gjop ounty g itz 850 ®ming ttout gor leeteq Moved b the Viet, ou }mm, Right mg e — Svpé M| 0 Ips 4