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Article: Wind power where you want it. (Cover Story)
- Article from:
- Agricultural Research
- Article date:
- June 1, 1994
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When you have a ranch the size of many in Texas--several thousand acres with hardly a stream--you have to install a lot of wells if you want to get all your grass eaten evenly.
After all, a cow won't go too far from water in the dry Southwest--in fact, a half to three-quarters of a mile is her limit, no matter how good the grass looks on the other side. She won't eat grass without enough water nearby to supply her required 10 to 13 gallons a day.
Ranchers pump water from wells into open galvanized tanks for their cattle. Several extra gallons have to be pumped to make sure a cow's water doesn't evaporate under the hot sun before she gets to drink her share. ...