Re: NNG = Field Irrigation.
| August 01, 2020 04:13PM |
Roger Hogan Wrote:
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> jim pallow Wrote:
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> > Known as a "pivot". One of my cousins pivots
> in
> > Minnesota is 1,960' long and crosses a creek.
> It
> > uses a bizillion gallons of water per minute.
> JP
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> I have been told it uses a lot less water than the
> old system.
My cousin might have changed the sprinkle heads but the water table there is around 15' so not that big a deal.
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> jim pallow Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Known as a "pivot". One of my cousins pivots
> in
> > Minnesota is 1,960' long and crosses a creek.
> It
> > uses a bizillion gallons of water per minute.
> JP
>
> I have been told it uses a lot less water than the
> old system.
My cousin might have changed the sprinkle heads but the water table there is around 15' so not that big a deal.
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