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Show Pge4 Fern, Ranch Southern Utah Neve & Carden Carry Irrigation Water In A Pipe - Save Water and Energy -- by Wayne T. McAllister Soil Conservation Technician rict they have received tech- nical help from the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) in Perhaps you have noticed planning and designing this the new pipeline project that irrigation pipeline. In the first plan for this Paul and Jense McCormick water conveyance system, the have been installing in This is being installed McCormick brothers decided just west of the Kanab Creek on an 18" deep concrete lined and you can see it as you are ditch which would cost S3 .00 driving toward Pipe Springs. per foot to carry 8 cubic feet The McCormicks are receiving per second (cfs) of water flow 80 percent cost share from the over to their farms but Paul Agricultural Stabilization Con- and Jense decided to help servation Service (ASCS) on their neighbors by installing a this irrigation project. IS plastic pipeline at a cost of Through the Fredonia Natural $3.85 per foot for materials Resource Conservation Dist- - and installation in order to eliminate the large open concrete ditch. The concrete ditch would deliver 8 cfs but the IS plastic pipeline on this 3 percent slope will deliver S cfs. Paul said. The pipeline may cut down our water flows to our farms but the maintenance of the pipeline will be less than a concrete ditch. Jense said, Still the pipeline will be a large improvement over the existing earthen ditch because each year we have to clean and repair the ditch Fre-doni- a. before irrigating. One problem the McCormicks had with their earthen ditch was the large sink holes in the gypsum soil which would take up a lot of water before it reached their fields. In the pipeline construction, Paul and Jense installed air vents as needed, placed the pipe at a depth of 30 inches (the plastic pipe was placed inside of an 18 corrugated metal pipe at the crossings in order to protect it from the. crushing effect due to vehicles passing over.) The McCormick is not only a great taste food, its also a vitamin mineralprotein packed health food. Experts call beef a HIGH NUTRIENT DENSITY food, which simply means every ounce is loaded with food value in proportion to the number of calories. Since nutritional foods helps you to look better, feel better, think better, work better and live longer, beef deserves a prime part in your diet. Isnt it nice beef is also one of our best tasting foods. brothers now have the best water conveyance system that time, labor, and money can buy and they plan on placing more pipeline when it will fit into their budget. They know that this pipeline will pay for itself because of the time and money they are saving in not having to clean and repair the old earthen ditch. . Here are some things to think about when planning a pipeline delivery system: The slope should be considered because flatter slopes require a larger pipe to carry a given amount of water; therefore, the cost is higher on flatter slopes. (For example, a one percent slope of IS plastic pipe will only deliver 3 cfs to the field, but a slope of three per cent in a IS plastic pipe will deliver 5 cfs to your . field. With pipeline delivery systems, I would recommend two possible methods of distribut- ing your water for easier irrigation. For border irrigation, 15 pipeline with two . 10" alfalfa risers on a SO ft. border width should be used. For furrow irrigation, use 15 pipeline with risers and portable gated pipe (gates at each furrow). If you have a delivery system with SO feet of elevation difference between start and your fields or if you are pumping with a well, you may consider going to the use of high pressure pipeline and a sprinkling system. However, on flat land with tight soils, flood systems are more, efficient than sprinkler Your Utah Cattleman is proud to bring you good, nutritious beef... the food youre right to like. FOR YOUR FREE COPY OF SUM DOWN with LVaiLLALl low-calor- ie bairturaL. beef recipes catt3C2! write or call: 150 South 6th East, Suite 10 B Sah Lake City, Utah 84102 (801) 355-574- 8 !H Milk has a way with foods. Try a refreshing cold glass with your meal and see. UTAH Milk is a natural. COMMISSION |