Electricity reclaims New England farm land

At Turners Falls, Mass., on a tract of high, sandy land considered “worked out” and abandoned for farming long ago, the local electric service company has for several years past been conducting a model electrically irrigated farm. Now approximately 20 acres are under cultivation and produce an income of from $400 to $500 an acre. Water for this irrigation is pumped from the Connecticut River, 175 feet below the level of the farm, by electrically run irrigation pumps. Not only is this farm producing garden “truck” but also high grade leaf tobacco and small fruits.