(19 quotes found)
“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.”
C.S. Lewis
“This was green all summer, then irrigation stopped. Spring rain will bring back some growth, but most of it will be weeds.”
Dan Lynn
“We cleaned up the plant nurseries, pulled out weeds, cleaned up the garbage and fixed the irrigation system.”
Joshua Thompson
“Most of these irrigation systems are 50 to 100 years old. The general irrigation system is close to 100 years old and its well past it's useful life so it's time to replace it.”
Dave Brown
“Our study shows that if you irrigate, you may well have ant problems. And if it's dry, you're not going to get Argentine ants. If it's at all possible to limit your irrigation, you can decrease problems associated with Argentine ants.”
David Holway
“These results are extremely clear. If you have wet soil outside of your home, if you irrigate your yard frequently, you're providing an environment that is attractive for Argentine ants.”
“The state is paying Bostwick (Irrigation District) $2.5 million to purchase water. The governor is doing it so he can look good. A better use of $2.5 million would be putting it into engineering and infrastructure.”
Dave Nabity
“We are also going to re-build the greens and put a mechanical irrigation system underneath, the goal is to make it firm, fast and fair.”
David Pillsbury
“You can use irrigation to explain both the rise and fall of the Norte Chico region. By 1,800 B.C., when this civilization is in decline, we begin to find extensive canals farther north. People were moving to more fertile ground and taking their knowledge of irrigation with them. The Norte Chico ultimately became something of a frontier zone between northern and southern centers of influence and political development.”
Winifred Creamer
“The entire irrigation system moves as a straight line across the field, and it's called a linear or a linear move.”
David Tarkalson
