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      <title>Variable Rate Application - Does It Pay?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A pumping system’s efficiency is calculated by comparing the amount of fuel used to the amount of water pumped. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[An analysis was conducted to demonstrate the differences in current operating costs of irrigation between diesel and electric irrigation pumps under the same conditions. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Irrigation scheduling can seem complicated. It doesn’t have to be.  Anyone can use a simple, effective method known as the “look and feel” method to determine when to irrigate. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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