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Post by eddiedry on Jul 19, 2011 21:46:26 GMT -5
It began today on the north farm, looks like the rains are over for us.
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Post by MoJeeper™ on Jul 19, 2011 22:37:52 GMT -5
Do you know how much you put on doing that? None of our ground is flat enough for that type of irrigation.
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Post by eddiedry on Jul 19, 2011 22:42:39 GMT -5
Do you know how much you put on doing that? None of our ground is flat enough for that type of irrigation. Depending on soil type and slope, from 1-4 inches, with most being around 2". These beans will need furrow irrigated every 7-10 days until mature without any rain. |
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Post by MoJeeper™ on Jul 19, 2011 22:51:15 GMT -5
Why no pivots? Think they would be cheaper and easier to run, maybe not?
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Post by eddiedry on Jul 19, 2011 23:04:14 GMT -5
Why no pivots? Think they would be cheaper and easier to run, maybe not? Most of our land has rice in the rotation, pivots don't work too good in rice. |
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Post by lafarmer345 on Jul 20, 2011 16:22:31 GMT -5
90% of our irrigation in Louisiana is furrow just like that. Pivots will put out enough water to make a cotton crop and a bean crop but just its just too hot and our soils are too thin for pivots. Furrow irrigated corn on good ground, well drained, 200-220 bu. Pivot irrigated on the same ground would be 170-190.
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Post by eddiedry on Jul 20, 2011 20:43:48 GMT -5
90% of our irrigation in Louisiana is furrow just like that. Pivots will put out enough water to make a cotton crop and a bean crop but just its just too hot and our soils are too thin for pivots. Furrow irrigated corn on good ground, well drained, 200-220 bu. Pivot irrigated on the same ground would be 170-190. Yep we have two pivots on corn and we do not shut them off. A 10-12 hour downtime event can never be regained. and right now it's really dry in AR. How dry is it in Arkansas? In Lake Hamilton, they caught a 20 lb catfish that had grass ticks on it! It's so dry in Arkansas that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling. The Methodists are using wet-wipes. The Presbyterians are giving out rain-checks. And the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water. tell me that's not dry! |
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