Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 55, Number 109, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1957 — Page 11

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1957

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Pumping Station Aids On Adams County Farm

A pumping station in Hartford township drainage water from al Iqw muck field collection ditch into an opent ditch is thought to be the first of its kind in the county. About 30 acres of the Merle AJberson farm 3 miles west and 1% miles south of Geneva, is low, marshy muckland. The rich black dirt is very productive, but it is usually so wet that no crop will grow. When a crop does grow on the land, it is often so wet in the fall it cannot be harvested. About ten acres have never even been plowed. 1 > About two years ago David Alberson and his father, who farm the 260 acres, asked Ivan Huser, supervisor for the local soil conservation district, for help in checking the area for drainage possibilities. Soil conservationist Cletus Gillman, of the Decatur office of the U.S. soil conservation service, checked the farm. The Alberson farm borders the David Runyen >farm, through which runs the Peter Roth drainage ditch. This large open ditch is located near the field. A survey showed, however, that the fall was very slight between the field and ditch, and that the ditch would have to be deepened three feet to allow proper tile drainage. The Albersocs let the matter ride for two years. Deepening a ditch is an involved legal process which usually takes years. It is also very costly. Last year, David Alberson planted 20 acres of soybeans on part of the muckland. Most of the beans drowned out, and it was so wet last fall that he couldn't harvest the rest. He lost the entire crop.

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JIW ±.-,W'' i ' w ' is" - ■ THE WATEB FLOWS through 400 feet of tile and pours art into the Peter Rotn ditch on the David Runyon farm just east of the Alberson farm. A large galvanized ' drain is attached to the tile at the exit. The water nearly fills the tile, which it enters with enough force to carry along the 400 feet, although there is only 1% foot droppage on that distance —(Staff Photo) - • In January Alberson decided to do something about it. He came to soil conservationist Gillman again and asked if it was possible to pump the water through a tile into the ditch. Gillman said that it was possible, and that several farmers in Allen county are doing it. Gillman made a level survey of the farm area, and checked the watershed acreage. A soil sci-

. - , y I , ’ I .-i'Ai/: ae I h "'" ' I■. ■. . .'A THE PUMPING STATION at the north end of the collection ditch, capable erf pumping 900 gallons a minute, is turned on and off by floating switches. The switch goes on when the water gets high in the ditch, goes off when the water is drained to the level farmer Alberson wants it. White arrow shows where dramage tile pumps water from 30 acres of low muckland Into the Peter Roth ditch.—(Staff Photo) ‘

entist visited the farm to s«e if the subsoil would drain properly into the tile and ditch combination. The information from these reports were forwarded to engineer W. W. Bailey, of Kendallville area office. Bailey then designed the project, and sent back his report within a few days. In Allen county the farmers are gathering the water in a pit. From the pit it is pumped to ditches. However, the pits are small, and are usually full. This means the motor on the pump runs almost continuously, and often breaks down. Alberson decided that a wide collection ditch running the length of the field would be better. In January he laid 400 feet of outlet tile from the north end of his planned collection ditch to the Peter Roth ditch. Then in February he put in the collection ditch itself, 19 feet wide, five feet Seep, and

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1100 feet long. A dragline was hired for the digging job. The Jay county REMC company put in 50 rods of electric line and poles to his pumping site. He will pay a minimum of $2.50 a month for the electric pump. A 10 ineh impeller-type pump, capable of pumping 900 gallons a minute, run by a 5 horsepower single phase motor, was mounted on a log base over the north end of the collection. The motor stops and starts by a floating switch which turns on as water gets high, and turns off when water has drained to a desirable depth. Alberson sets the switch where he desires it. The water is raised ten feet, and then splashed out into a spill basin, which is connected directly to the tile outlet. The tile carries the water into the Peter Roth ditch. ?* . . Lateral tile drains wiJL be-in-

stalled in the field as soon as it dries eqpugh to get on' it. The ditch was ready for the rain storms of several weeks ago, but the pump had hot been installed yet. When it was installed it pumped the collection ditch dry in five hours. Alberson noticed much less water standing In * his field during the heavy rains, due to the natural draining into the collection ditch. He hopes to finish the main lateral drain across the field in time to plant this spring. He plans to make continuous corn plantings on the land, which is quite fertile muck. Alberson figures that he has about SISOO in the ditch, pump, motor, and tile. He will get some help from the ASC in payments toward the construction of the ditch. He figures that he will be able to pay for it in one year’s crops from the land. Other farms in this county having low land with similar drainage prolems might be adaptable to the same sort of program, allowing better farm utilization, soil conservationist Gillman said.

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Real Cinderella On TV Next Monday Frances Watt To Sing On Firestone NEW YORK (UP> — NBC and CBS both have paraded their own versions of Cinderella on home screens this season, so next Monday ABC will trot out its candidate. Only ABC’s Cinderella will bo for real. Her name is Frances Wyatt. She’s 26, a lyric soprano, hails from Montclair, N.J., and will, star in next week’s “Voice of Firestone” show. Miss Wyatt, a member of the show’s chorus since 1954, pinch hit last January for Patrice Munsel on "Firestone” when Miss Munsel came down with a sinus attach. Miss Wyatt, given just eight hours to learn music, words, cues and stage movements, pulled the greatest mail response in the show’s history. This is a pretty fair trick considering that the roster of guests! on the show in the past has included such musical bon-bons as Robert Merrill, Rise Stevens, Richard Tucker and Blanche Theron. “That was three months ago and I'm still answering fan mail,” said Miss Wyatt. “I don’t really know exactly how many letters I've received anymore, but I think it must be around 3,000. “Nobody knows really what caused it all. One thing, I guess, . is that we had no special competition that night—you know, NBC usually puts some of its spectaculars opposite our show. And I guess that millions of people had tuned in expecting to' see Patrice Munsel. What happened really floored me.” Miss Wyatt, one of the new breed of longhair singers spawned by TV—she’s trim, pretty and even-tempered—had pinch hit before on “Firestone” on a couple if minor occasions. But her appearances went unnoticed and each time she returned to the chorus again. . Next Monday, Miss Wyatt will be spotted in four solo numbers. “After it’s over, why, I'll just go back to singing in the chorus again,” she said. "But right now, I feel like Cinderella. And who knows? Maybe somebody will offer me a lead in a musical comedy—something I’d love,Jo do. “Meantime, I'll just keep my glass slippers crossed.” : The Latin American Research Bureau says that only sugar now ranks obove American tourists as a dollar producer.