Dike irrigation
OwnerCarl E. Butlerinventor
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Abstract
A furrowed irrigated field is diked and water is applied to the furrows. The water is prevented from running down the furrows by the dikes and therefore stays in the approximate location where applied. The water is applied to the furrows from an elevated pipe at right angles to the furrows. The pipe moves along the furrows. At each furrow to be irrigated, a drop pipe extends downward, terminating a short distance above the ground. A sock or flexible drop hose is attached to the end of the drop pipe. The hose drags along the ground so that there is a minimum of erosion to the soil or evaporation of the applied water.
Claims14
In an agricultural irrigation system for irrigating cultivated land having:
- a. an elongated pipe carrying water therein,
- b. a plurality of vehicles supporting said elongated pipe with water therein a set distance above the land to be watered,
- c. move means attached to the vehicles for moving the pipe with water therein over the land, and
- d. supply means attached to the pipe for supplying water to the pipe as it moves,
- wherein the improved structure comprises:
- e. rigid drop pipes extending down from the elongated pipe, and
- f. a flexible drop hose attached to each of the drop pipes,
- g. the length of the drop pipe and hose such that the drop pipe is above the land and the hose drags on the land being watered.
The method of irrigating cultivated land including:
- a. supplying water to an elongated pipe,
- b. supporting the elevated pipe a set distance above the land to be watered,
- c. moving the elevated pipe over the land and supplying water to the pipe as it moves;
- wherein the improved method comprises:
- d. discharging water from the elevated pipe through hose, and
- e. dragging said hoses along the ground as the pipe moves and the water is discharged therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.