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To: tubebender
You have my hopes and prayers that the weather improves!

Yes, almost everything is irrigated. We water by two methods; pivot systems and polypipe, both are utilizing water from wells. The pivots are driven by diesel engine and the polypipe is tied to connector coming from a submersible pump.Here are some photos we've taken in the past couple of weeks. For some perspective, this particular pivot is 1/2 mile long.

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201 posted on 06/02/2011 12:00:35 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies. Plan it.)
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To: who knows what evil?

I meant to ping you to #201 ... polypipe being used in the field.


202 posted on 06/02/2011 12:01:49 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (Don't wish doom on your enemies. Plan it.)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde; afraidfortherepublic

Now that’s a big sand box! I can get a handle around the Polypipe but the pivots fascinate me and when we travel through real farm county I have been known to stop and stare at them. The cotton farmers use row siphons from a lateral ditch. My little sister and her husband flood irrigate their Thompson Seedless grapes from ditch water or a well south of FResno.


205 posted on 06/02/2011 3:35:45 PM PDT by tubebender (Help! I've fallen, and I can't reach my wine!)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Do you fertilize through the pivot system?


207 posted on 06/02/2011 3:55:03 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Is there some kind of grommet or device inserted where the holes are punched in the polypipe?


210 posted on 06/02/2011 4:27:56 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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