Cablegation Systems for Irrigation: Description, Design, Installation, and Performance

W. D. Kemper, D. C. Kincaid, R. V. Worstell, W. H. Heinemann, T. J. Trout and J. E. Chapman

No 369384, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Decreasing energy supplies and the high and probably increasing energy costs are causing many farmers to seriously consider surface rather than sprinkler irrigation. However, surface irrigation systems must provide uniform application of the water at low labor costs if they are to improve productivity and reduce costs. This handbook reports a system which has been designed to meet these objectives. The concepts, components, installation, and operation of cablegation, an automated type of surface irrigation, are described. Cablegation is a form of gated-pipe system. The gates or outlets are near the top side and are left open. The pipe is laid on a precise grade, and a plug moves slowly through it, causing water to flow, in sequence, to furrows or bordered strips in the field. The handbook provides information that can be used by Soil Conservation Service technicians, Extension irrigation specialists, commercial installers, and farmers, who wish to understand, install, or operate one of these systems.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Labor and Human Capital; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 230
Date: 1985-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.369384

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