Wells Drilled for Beet Farming – May 23, 1913

Sugar Beet Men Developing Wells

Some good Wells are being developed on lands in the San Luis Rey Valley for water to be used in irrigating sugar beets for the Santa Ana Co-Operative Sugar Company. A number of local men are interested in the South Coast Land Company, mentioned in the following article, taken from the Oceanside Blade:

“The two wells on tract J of the South Coast Land Company lands as San Luis Rey have been tested and furnish a flow of water of 125 inches. This is as large as the present plant will pump and Harvey Russell, who is in charge of the development work, is of the opinion that the two would furnish 150 or 200 inches of water without trouble.

“Another well has been completed on the Jones tract which will yield from 60 to 75 inches. The first attempt on this land got a dry hole but a slight change of location was made and the drill ran into a good stratum of the stuff that makes the alfalfa grow and is going to bring the long green into larger circulation in this locality.

“A Carload of casing arrived Monday sufficient for two more wells and the drillers will be kept busy.

“Fay Lanpher is drilling a well on the Hindle tract, while another is to be put down at Guajomita.”

This article Wells Drilled for Beet Farming – May 23, 1913 is about drilling wells for the sugar beet farmers. The original article is available at Sugar Beet Men Developing Wells, Friday Evening Edition, Volume 8 Number 147, May 23, 1913, section 1, page 2, column 5, Santa Ana Daily Register.

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