. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GROWING FIELD CROPS IN SUGAR-BEET DISTRICTS. 33 Cantaloupes are first irrigated when planted, usually in late April or early May. (Fig. 24.) The other irrigations are applied from 12 to 20 days apart until about August 15, when irrigation Fig. 26.âCutting wheat. To irrigate an acre of the crop at Rocky Ford required for canta- loupes an average of hours; cucumbers, hours; beans, hours; beets, 2 hours; alfalfa, hours; wheat, hours; and oats, hours. HARVESTING. In the vicinity of Greeley
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. GROWING FIELD CROPS IN SUGAR-BEET DISTRICTS. 33 Cantaloupes are first irrigated when planted, usually in late April or early May. (Fig. 24.) The other irrigations are applied from 12 to 20 days apart until about August 15, when irrigation Fig. 26.âCutting wheat. To irrigate an acre of the crop at Rocky Ford required for canta- loupes an average of hours; cucumbers, hours; beans, hours; beets, 2 hours; alfalfa, hours; wheat, hours; and oats, hours. HARVESTING. In the vicinity of Greeley the labor requirement for the harvest- ing of grains is less than in the other districts because of the system â¢MM ml JSLgm ftfc v*. " ' ' â ^^Hfsf* %Jh fPPaSjfejr^ss^jJBIK'f v- . >' , â¢' ',, .....'*. _: Fig. 27.âThrashing grain. used in thrashing. However, the cash expense of thrashing at Greeley is greater than at Fort Morgan or at Rocky Ford. At Greeley none of the grain is stacked by the farmer, but is thrashed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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