Excerpt from Cost of Pumping From Wells for the Irrigation of Rice in Louisiana and Arkansas<br><br>In part to avoid the provisions of these contracts and have an independent supply and in part to cover lands not reached by the large canals, many growers have put down wells and installed their own pumping machinery. For several years the author has been making pump tests in the rice districts, the results of which have been published in previous reports, but with few exceptions the plants tested have been the large ones taking water from streams and bayous; that is, those furnishing water to planters under con tracts such as described above. During the season of 1907, however, the small pumping plants lifting water from wells for the use of the owners received special attention. This was done for the purpose of determining the cost of water supplied in this way and in general the efficiency Of the methods and machinery used.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.