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Drip Irrigation For Cotton: Implications for Farm Profits

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  • Wilson, Paul
  • Ayer, Harry
  • Snider, Gary

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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.

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  • Wilson, Paul & Ayer, Harry & Snider, Gary, 1984. "Drip Irrigation For Cotton: Implications for Farm Profits," Agricultural Economic Reports 307960, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerser:307960
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307960
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    1. Ayer, Harry W., 0. "Agriculture And Groundwater Quality: The Arizona Experience," Increasing Understanding of Public Problems and Policies, Farm Foundation.
    2. Anderson, David P. & Wilson, Paul N. & Thompson, Gary D., 1999. "The Adoption And Diffusion Of Level Fields And Basins," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 24(1), pages 1-18, July.
    3. Santos, Francisco L., 1996. "Evaluation and adoption of irrigation technologies. I. Management-design curves for furrow and level basin systems," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 52(2-3), pages 317-329.
    4. Wilson, Paul N., 1985. "The Value Of Soil Water And Weather Information In Increasing Irrigation Efficiency: A Discussion," Regional Research Projects > 1985: S-180 Annual Meeting, March 24-27, 1985, Charleston, South Carolina 271807, Regional Research Projects > S-180: An Economic Analysis of Risk Management Strategies for Agricultural Production Firms.
    5. Sloggett, Gordon, 1985. "Energy and U.S. Agriculture: Irrigation Pumping, 1974-83," Agricultural Economic Reports 308000, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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