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<br />I. tolE... TECHNOLOGY <br /> <br />?:~~1~:. :he bigg~st single impact of new technology, ~t::~ ca=e a~~~: ~~::~; <br />t;..e :.:!e c! the \.,'e:l:or;-~:o~a...'k. Project. '...as the laser level. A;:;:ea:i:-!~ or: :'",;- <br />scei!e, :!~, ::<-', :'". :""'''':c: soC':'1 t.~. 1-e .,~:,:.: 0: the a::", a:<:c !:ace ::e::e-':~_s <br />c:ffe:er:ces ~n :a::: lev~:ir:~ :ec~r::!;~es anc qaa1i:y. A;:p:~xi::a:e:y '0 ;:e:te~: <br />of :~e fa:~~:s ?u:t~ase= their o~~. ~ar:: 0: t~e ea::y leve1i~~ jc:s ~ere <br />":o~~~e= o~:" ~i:h large earth coving eq~i?cent, b~: fir:is~ed ~i:h lase: <br />leve:i::g e~~ip~en:. Afte: that, a21 touch-up ~as cone ~i:h the lase:. <br /> <br />Reso~:ce inventories incica:ec the availa~ili:y of large flo~s of ~a:e: (up :0 <br />30 cfs) in the conveyance ditches. 7hese large heads ~ere use~ on on:: a fe~ <br />fields. Laser leveling and large turnout structures allo~ed 20 to 30 c~bic <br />feet per second to be turned fro= a ditch anc placed on an individual f:ele <br />~ithout erosion or ~ashing a~ay of the crop. Large heads permi:ted the flo~ <br />of water across the field faster and the scoo:h surface icproved uniforc <br />applica:ion. 5011 swapping provided uniform absorption of water. All of <br />these factors added to a~ ~c?roved syste~ desig~ which could be operated ~it~ <br />less ~ate: anc i~~iga:ior. labor. Crop yields increased. <br /> <br />r:-.- <br />r- <br /> <br />'.- <br /> <br /> <br />\ <br />~ <br />" <br />., <br />\ \. <br />~ <br /> <br />.,~. <br /> <br />~~'-- <br />.- .. 1 <br />. <br /> <br />........:... <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />laser controlled equipcent used <br />in precisior. leve:~~g <br /> <br />- 'J - <br />