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Studies of Irrigation Methods for Sugar Beets in Northern Colorado 1
Author(s) -
Brewbaker H. E.
Publication year - 1934
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1934.00021962002600030007x
Subject(s) - principal (computer security) , agriculture , irrigation , division (mathematics) , sugar , political science , library science , dept , management , operations research , agricultural science , agricultural economics , agronomy , mathematics , geography , computer science , environmental science , archaeology , economics , biology , biochemistry , genetics , arithmetic , operating system
The problem of efficient application of irrigation water is one of paramount importance to the irrigation farmer. With a shortage in reservoir supply, such as occurred in 1931 and 1932 in northern Colorado, and with a limited direct-flow water right, it is necessary for the irrigation farmer, to choose carefully the best method of applying the water at his disposal. It is a natural tendency in an area characterized by fairly adequate spring rainfall to delay the first application of water as long as possible. This is especially true of the farmer who depends in part or entirely on water stored in a reservoir, and who through deferring the