On Center - Water
Aug 1, 2020 10:17:17 #
Back in the late forties Farmer and Tinkerer, Frank Zybach invented the center pivot irrigation system. In June 1976, Scientific American magazine called center pivot irrigation systems "perhaps the most significant mechanical innovation in agriculture since the replacement of draft animals by the tractor."
One of the reasons most of us have enough food... more of the story if you are interested. https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/water_03.html
Makes a good photo op when the light is right. Yesterday evening D 750 AF S Nikkor 28-300 3.5 5.6 G
One of the reasons most of us have enough food... more of the story if you are interested. https://livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe50s/water_03.html
Makes a good photo op when the light is right. Yesterday evening D 750 AF S Nikkor 28-300 3.5 5.6 G
Aug 1, 2020 10:56:55 #
Aug 1, 2020 11:01:39 #
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Aug 1, 2020 11:05:59 #
Not needed here in souther La., QD. I have often seen them on my travels, though. Nice images.
Aug 1, 2020 11:16:00 #
kpmac wrote:
Not needed here in souther La., QD. I have often seen them on my travels, though. Nice images.
Not a lot of dry land in La! Thanks!
Aug 1, 2020 12:28:08 #
Good photos, QD, and I really appreciate the history - always see them and never knew.
Aug 1, 2020 12:59:55 #
UTMike wrote:
Good photos, QD, and I really appreciate the history - always see them and never knew.
Thank you! Though I lived in rural areas several times, it was always in areas with good rainfall. When I first started flying for business, and crossed dry high plains, I wondered what the big circles were!
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Aug 2, 2020 08:11:00 #
Nice photos. We see a few of those around here in Indiana, but not too many.
Aug 2, 2020 08:33:41 #
Aug 2, 2020 08:44:39 #
I really love watching those. Sometimes one catches a rainbow in the spray. And I've seen them freeze in action, which is pretty awesome.
Aug 2, 2020 09:04:01 #
Hi quixdraw,
I loved your picture. I well remember in the 60s hand moving the irrigation pipe and looking across the county road and envying the neighbor who had one of these systems. I left the ranch life before I ever got to enjoy the benefits of the self-moving water system. Take care & ...
I loved your picture. I well remember in the 60s hand moving the irrigation pipe and looking across the county road and envying the neighbor who had one of these systems. I left the ranch life before I ever got to enjoy the benefits of the self-moving water system. Take care & ...
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Aug 2, 2020 09:04:40 #
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Aug 2, 2020 09:32:04 #
UTMike wrote:
Good photos, QD, and I really appreciate the history - always see them and never knew.
Took the camera going out for a beer and burger with friends, the light was right. I knew a bit about the history, looked up the article to go with the pictures - glad you found it interesting.
Aug 2, 2020 09:32:28 #
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