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<br /> <br />('") <br /> <br />'i'''<~ <br /> <br />'-" <br />~ <br /> <br />':'") <br />c;., <br /> <br />.' ,'.' -"': -, .",*-- ",)'.-:~ <br /> <br />system appeared to continue as a profitable venture to many growers, <br /> <br />serious questions were raised as to farming the <br /> <br />corner areas. While, <br />1 <br />page} more profit can <br /> <br />as demonstrated in the budgets (see appendix 2, <br /> <br />be made on a quarter section unit leaving corners idle than farming <br /> <br />with conventional surface irrigation; this latter practice exposes <br /> <br />more soil to wind erosion and noxious weed control problems. <br /> <br />Another alternative is to use the relatively newly developed "corner" <br /> <br />system which trails an extended boom guided by a wire around most of the <br /> <br />corner areas (loses about one acre per corner). In the budgets, this system <br /> <br />generally showed greater profit per quarter section, but requires some <br /> <br />higher capital and risk, and as with conventionally irrigating the corners, <br /> <br /> <br />leaves the corners open during the generally windy season between tillage <br /> <br />and planting. It also fails to utilize river water to enhance groundwater <br /> <br />recharge. <br />A final alternative is to establish and maintain a permanent cover <br /> <br />in the comers to inhibit wind erosion and noxious weeds as well as es- <br /> <br />tab1ish a permanent wildlife cover. The budgets generally indicate that <br /> <br />this practice gives higher net return per quarter section than conventionally <br /> <br /> <br />surface irrigating the corners but less than "idle" corners or the use of <br /> <br />the "comer" system. The problem is that there is a substantia1.labor <br /> <br />and water cost to establish and maintain permanent cover in the comers <br /> <br />considering no dollar return. Yet, the Ad,.m~~~h the ASCS set aside <br /> <br />program will o?ver only a portion of the seeding cost which is minor <br /> <br />compared to the irrigation costs. <br /> <br />Looking at the budget comparisons (appendix 1) and considering <br /> <br />'" 2 - <br />