https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/553 2016-12-09T18:17:19Z info:eu-repo/semantics/descriptiveMetadata https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/553/ Automating Surface Irrigation Humpherys, A.S. Practical farm efficiency Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous) AUTOMATION of surface irrigation offers exciting possibilities for today's irrigation farmer. It provides a means for improving water use efficiency and cutting labor requirements. Excessive water is often used in current irrigation methods; water application efficiencies usually do not average over 50 to 60 percent. Although many factors affect irrigation efficiency, the water facilities and management practices used by the individual operator have the greatest effect. Competition for available national water supplies is increasing rapidly. Irrigators eventually may have to justify their use of water. They may not always be permitted to use nearly twice the amount required to satisfy crop consumptive use requirements. 1967 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/553/1/73.pdf Humpherys, A.S. (1967) Automating Surface Irrigation. Agricultural Engineering. 48(6):338-340. 0073 0073 info:eu-repo/semantics/objectFile info:eu-repo/semantics/humanStartPage