Drip Irrigation For Cotton: Implications for Farm Profits

Paul Wilson, Harry Ayer and Gary Snider

No 307960, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Cotton growers in parts of the arid Southwest can raise their profits by switching to water-saving drip irrigation. In experiments, it has cut water use by up to 50 percent and raised cotton yields by a half bale per acre and more in some locations. New detailed data in this report show that the costs of operating a drip system on a cotton farm in central Arizona are comparable with the costs of operating a conventional furrow irrigation system. The analysis permits an assessment of the profitability of drip-irrigated cotton in the Southwest.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39
Date: 1984-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307960

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