Irrigation on the Great Plains

Frederick H. Newell

No 409052, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: [Contents:] Introduction --- Western Kansas --- Irrigation Essential --- Sources of Water (Streams – Storm Water – Wells) --- Methods of Obtaining Water (Pumps – Windmills – Steam and Other Engines) --- Storing and Conducting Water (Ponds and Tanks – Ditches and Flumes) --- Applying Water --- Duty of Water --- Cultivation.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 32
Date: 1897
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.409052

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