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<br />ReclllJMtion to accurately det..rml ne ..at ~r hcd.,lh. '; ':III'",dt les. Represent-
<br />atIve eol1 .ampl"s wer" tRlten durlnp, tb. 1I01l'nl . '..1"0 ."a.on frolll each
<br />field 10 the progralll. Soll Inv'''atig8ti,.,,,~ ~.,.,-c 'I" by the irrigation
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<br />Thi. paat sea.on the coutribution 0; ground I/.'.,ter and
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<br />ground voter readings ..,.de w.,ekly. Ileg,'..,,,inl'. lr. < in the
<br />aeasoo a vell, water lillmpling program va.. Ioitlat,.u.
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<br />A packet waa given to ellch partic1p""t th/.lI Yf."r containing a number
<br />of guide sbeeta. A computer printout k,')' W8~ j".'" f.Qhe<l to help th"
<br />farmer better ullderat."d th~ c""'lmter pl'iotocol c '.'_; IIlnke be(ter lI.e of it.
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<br />participant waa encouraRed to notify tbl! l.rrI[',8ti c' scheduling team of
<br />cbange. in field "rop .tatus. This included plc.iling 'datc., harvellt dates,
<br />alfalfa clltting date., and irrigations. Report1"J-l forl~' and aelf sddreued
<br />envelopea ~re furnished to the f/lrelers. Alaa ["r.,i.bed for 'tbeir conven-
<br />ience waa a 24-hour, J-day answering aer~ice.
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<br />lach field vaa vl.slted weekly by an lrrttloU"" field representative
<br />to compare the computer analysis with th.~ llctuBl field conditionll. Crop
<br />atatlls stored on lII(!lIIOry filea by the CO''''',lt.,r wen' corrected 8S required.
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<br />of the irrigation scheduling progt'llnl. 11.'ltel" USe of available electronic
<br />computer. and improved m~thods of collecting field data were uBed.
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<br />plan on scheduling addition~l'flelds;'
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<br />Prueotly major \luhes and drll1ns throllfhout the willey are being .alllpled
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