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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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land
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This water goes first to generate hydro-electric power and then to irrigate the land .
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Also, you could then irrigate the lower valley lands , which usually have better soil and a longer growing season.
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The stored water could then be used to irrigate adjacent agricultural land , and hydropower revenues would cover the inevitable losses.
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But they were not willing to see one acre of irrigated land succumb to the forces of nature, regardless of cost.
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That, in fact, was about all the irrigated land one family could be expected to work.
water
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One-third of the water irrigates thirsty crops of low value - alfalfa, cotton, rice - and pasture.
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Therefore, every pasturage farm should ideally have a water right sufficient to irrigate twenty acres or so during emergencies.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A system of channels carries water down from the mountains to irrigate the soil.
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The stored water is then used to irrigate nearby agricultural land.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A cut begins to irrigate above the champion's eye.
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Had those surpluses been directed elsewhere in the valley, they could have created a great many small irrigated farms.
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In order to overcome the problem of an inadequate water supply, many parts of the arid and semi-arid regions have been irrigated.
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In the West, a 160-acre irrigated farm was too large, while a 160-acre unirrigated farm was too small.
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Large amounts of cotton are also grown in irrigated fields surrounding the town.
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One-third of the water irrigates thirsty crops of low value - alfalfa, cotton, rice - and pasture.
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Right now, the value of the water on the ranch for irrigating livestock feed is about $ 160 an acre-foot.
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The stored water could then be used to irrigate adjacent agricultural land, and hydropower revenues would cover the inevitable losses.