Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1976
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Agricultural Engineering
Abstract
A project connected with the South Dakota University Agricultural Experiment Station was initiated in 1972 to evaluate alfalfa and corn yield response to a management scheme where a center pivot is used on more than one field. The project was to take place in the South Dakota climatic region and to include a limited soil moisture storage situation. In order to present the finding of the project and to evaluate the economics of such a scheme the following objectives of this study were established: 1. To develop production functions for corn and alfalfa that are applicable to South Dakota conditions and that can be used in irrigation analyses. 2 To make economic analyses of selected multiple field irrigation management schemes which utilize a center pivot irrigation machine on a shallow, droughty type soil.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Sprinkler irrigation
Crop yields
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
121
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Otterby, Michael A., "Crop Yield and Economic Analyses of Selected Multiple Pivot Irrigation Schemes" (1976). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4963.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/4963