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The irrigation system at Fairville Peak Farm, as well as the crude oil transportation at Baker Farm, are all taken care of by Martha's team, but Link can't help but put some thought into it.

Fairville Peak Farm was very important to Link's future plans. And Baker Farms' oil will also be one of the main sources of funding for his future plans.

He went to Fairville Peak Farm to see the irrigation system.

In his plan, Fairvi Peak Farm will reclaim large areas of farmland, and the irrigation system of the farmland, he is not going to use central rotary sprinkler irrigation, which is too wasteful of land. He would rather spend a little more money and build some canals and then use a parallel mobile irrigation system.

Because the water source is more than 100 meters above the middle valley, some cisterns have to be built underneath, water mains have to be laid, and sprinkler irrigation has to be installed like the pastures of Hans's farm.

He's still considering whether to raise cattle or baby alpacas.

The care of the baby llamas is also not easy, but there is no need to worry about sales. Cattle raising also requires him to find a market, and the efficiency per unit area is relatively low, with a maximum gross income of about $500 per acre per year. Raising baby alpacas, on the other hand, can have a net income of more than 1,000 per acre per year.

The gap is very large.

However, he wants to breed baby alpacas, and the biggest problem is that he wants to breed baby alpacas on a large scale, and the conditions are not ripe. Because he couldn't find a sufficient number of alpacas.

He has asked Martha to contact an alpaca breeding farm in Australia to see if she can find more.

The irrigation system at Fairville Peak Farm is quite civil engineering. Tunnels have been dug out of some canals. But it hasn't been laid yet. The same is true for cisterns. In addition, he had to build more than two aqueducts through the valley to carry water to the edge of the western highlands, which were then pumped up to the highlands.

These canals must be protected from leakage, in order to avoid causing the water table in the valley to rise.

Reservoirs in the Philvie Mountains are already under construction. This reservoir could become the largest man-made lake in Central Nevada. Based on the amount of water in the two wells, there must be a surplus, and perhaps he could also sell some of the water to nearby farms and pastures.

Adrian Moss used to build an irrigation system for Hans's farm.

Link is generous and settles quickly, which also makes him attach great importance to this project. Link told him in advance that he would be coming today. He arrived at Fairway Peak early.

The two of them came to a large pool of cement near the top of the mountain. This large pool is more than 90 meters higher than the large valley below, and the pressure of nine atmospheres allows the water to be sprayed farther by the sprinklers.

"We have already excavated the most suitable line. Part of the canal is being built. Construction is also underway on the reservoirs on the high ground on both sides. As per your request, we designed those pools to be leak-proof. In the canal that comes down from the mountain, we also take into account the ability of the water to wash away. We plan to use high-grade cement in the hope of extending the life of these canals. ”

"Can that be completed on time?"

Moss smiled and said, "Of course. In fact, the project was a bit faster than I expected. You know, I hired more workers than I needed for engineering. ”

"What about the laying of the pipes, will the buildings and roads affect the progress of the project, do I need to apply for construction?" Especially County Highway 31, they can't just dig it.

"Rest assured, we've figured out a way to make a passage directly under the road and then pipe it through the ground without having to apply for road excavation. ”

"The biggest amount of work is the laying of the pasture irrigation system. The water main is much larger than that of Hanse Farm, and the water pressure it can withstand is also greater and there are more connections. The difficulty of construction is not small. ”

Link laughed and said, "You're professionals, aren't you." I think solving problems is what you do best. ”

"Haha, you're right. It's really the biggest project I've ever undertaken. It is indeed a challenge. But I thought, that's not going to bother me. ”

Link listened to Moss explain the progress of the system's engineering. Overall progress was slightly faster than expected. He had nothing to complain about.

After that, he went to Baker Farm. Next to Highway 50 near Oskeola, a pumping station is being built.

The pumping station was built by Mobil to transport crude oil from here.

After more than two months of self-blowing, the daily flow of the four oil wells here not only did not decrease, but also seemed to increase slightly. So Mobil decided to build an oil pipeline here with an annual capacity of 370 million barrels.

The pipeline will run along Route 50 all the way to Delta, Utah, where it will be transported by rail.

Originally, Mobil had planned to build an oil refinery nearby, but Link strongly objected, stating that if they were to build a refinery within a 100-kilometer radius, he would rather pay liquidated damages than sell the oil to another company.

Oil refining produces even more pollution than coal-fired thermal power stations.

Later, Mobil decided to connect the pipeline to Delta and build a 100 million barrel refinery there, with the rest of the crude oil tentatively transported by rail.

Baker Farm though did not drill a self-flow well. But there is actually a lot of water in the diving layer here, but the depth is deeper. Drilling to a depth of about 160 meters can also extract some water.

Now, it seems that the best way for him to develop Baker's Farm is to use the central rotary irrigation system to clear some arable land. Some of the land may also be converted into irrigated pasture.

But if we want to develop the land here, we need to wait for Fairville Peak Farm to be used next year.

Baker Farm is also not managed by a special person for the time being. He came here mainly to investigate the terrain here and refine the plan in his heart. But since he came, he also went to the construction site of the pumping station to have a look.

Because of the oil wells in Oskeola, at least hundreds of wells have been erected on the nearby land. There were nearly 2,000 drilling workers alone. That's more than three times more than the original inhabitants of the entire Snake Valley.

The nearest city here is the town of Erie, which is more than forty miles away from Snake Valley. So Link's Frontier Inn is doing quite well.

The workers who took turns would go there to eat, and of course, the slot machines there were the only places where there was no women and no entertainment to relieve boredom.

This roadside restaurant is usually eaten by nearby farmers or working cowboys. On weekends, more people come to play, and it's Utah citizens who come to play slots.

But now it's getting full every day. Every slot machine is almost 24 hours a day.

Link didn't take much care of this small shop, and the person who usually managed the small shop contacted Martha and them directly to report the monthly income and expenditure statement. In the past, this small store could still bring Link at least about $2,000 a month. And last month there were tens of thousands of dollars.

When he came to the store, he found that the parking lot outside was full of cars, many of which were long-distance trucks, especially tanker trucks. It was noon. The drivers of these cars should be dining inside.

He also saw some drivers pack some directly to eat in the car.

He got out of the car and walked towards the shop, where he met a police officer pushing the door open.

"Hello, Officer White!"

"Mr. Hans, are you coming for lunch, too? I hope you have a private room, or you may not find a place to sit down. Waite White held up his bag and cup of coffee.

"Maybe your suggestion is good. I would consider setting up a private room here. Link said with a smile. "Are you going to patrol again?"

"No, this morning's patrol is over. You know, after you bought those farms, I had a third less route to patrol. ”

"Have you been a lot of cattle thieves lately?"

White laughed and said, "Less than ever." Now I'm worried I'm going to get out of here. Everyone dreams of digging up oil. I'm worried that they won't be going to raise cattle anymore. ”

"In fact, I'm planning to raise some cattle on my land. Unfortunately, no water was found. Otherwise, I would have raised several times more cattle than in the entire Snake Valley. ”

"I'm sure you're happier now than you're finding water!" White laughed. "But it's a good idea that you're going to raise cattle. It's a pity that there isn't enough water here, otherwise it would have become a big oasis. ”

Link also regrets this. You know, he originally wanted to drill a well here to get water, but it turned out to be oil.

However, he also agreed with White's statement that as long as there was enough water, the desert could become an oasis. Baker Farm has at least 140,000 acres of flat land, and if there is enough water, the value of the land here will increase considerably. It's a pity that there is no water here.

"I've heard that the wells you drilled either have water or oil. Maybe you can drill again, maybe you can find water. Of course, if you find oil, maybe you will like it more. ”

Link laughed and said, "Maybe it's a good idea?"

He's not kidding, he might actually try to drill another well on Baker's Farm or in Bay Valley. Perhaps far from the oil area, he could find groundwater. Of course, he didn't plan to find that kind of high-flow artesian well. If you can find a well that gushes out hundreds of cubic meters every day, it will also be very good for Baker Farm.

Of course, it is also possible that some wells are pumping.

If he had developed the farm as much as he could, he would have drilled the well anyway, but the previous plan was to drill more than 100 meters deep and pump shallow groundwater. Since he was going to drill wells, he could spend more money and drill one or two wells in some places where there might be confined water. And those wells can still be pumped as wells that need to be pumped.

He decided to call Martha later and ask her to find a drilling team to drill a deep well here.

I can't get my life, whether he can find water depends on whether his luck can really go against the sky.