Yuma’s Irrigation
Irrigation is significant to yuma for so many reason’s. Irrigation has brought Yuma a more reliable and clean water source which has and powerful sprinklers, has helped this area master year round farming increasing the number of agricultural products being produced and sold.Throughout the process of developing irrigation many developers had challenges to overcome like flood’s, population and town’s increased and most of all technological inventions. All of these were considered to expensive money wise, but have had large impact and positive long term effects on Yuma’s agricultural industry. The yuma region led in the development of many canals and waterways, dams and water filtering plants and powerful sprinkler systems. Due to the advances in irrigation, Yuma is now titled the number one lettuce capitol. So I would say it is safe to say irrigation must be doing …show more content…
Sprinklers: Spray Helps Seed to Germinate in Heat. N.p.: Yuma Daily Sun, 1987. Lobeck, Joyce. "Colorado River Aids Flow of Progress in Yuma." Colorado River Aids Flow of
Progress in Yuma. January 1, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2014. Turf, Luke. USBR at 100. N.p.: Yuma Sun, 2002. Turf, Luke. USBR at 100. N.p.: Yuma Sun, 2002.
Miller, Kathleen K. "Demographic and Economic Profile: Arizona." Rural Policy Research Institute.http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Arizona.pdf
Lobeck, Joyce. "Colorado River Aids Flow of Progress in Yuma." Colorado River Aids Flow of
Progress in Yuma. January 1, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2014.
Womer, Sarah. "1863: A Year of Recovery for Region 's 150 Residents." 1863: A Year of Recovery forRegion 's 150 Residents. January 1, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2014.http://www.yumasun.com/news/a-year-of-recovery-for-region-s-residents/article_24aa32a0-6216-11e4-a5a6-0017a43b2370.html.
Crowe, Rosalie, and Sidney B. Brinckerhoff. Early Yuma: A Graphic History of Life on the AmericanNile. N.p.: Northland Press,
Irrigation is significant to yuma for so many reason’s. Irrigation has brought Yuma a more reliable and clean water source which has and powerful sprinklers, has helped this area master year round farming increasing the number of agricultural products being produced and sold.Throughout the process of developing irrigation many developers had challenges to overcome like flood’s, population and town’s increased and most of all technological inventions. All of these were considered to expensive money wise, but have had large impact and positive long term effects on Yuma’s agricultural industry. The yuma region led in the development of many canals and waterways, dams and water filtering plants and powerful sprinkler systems. Due to the advances in irrigation, Yuma is now titled the number one lettuce capitol. So I would say it is safe to say irrigation must be doing …show more content…
Sprinklers: Spray Helps Seed to Germinate in Heat. N.p.: Yuma Daily Sun, 1987. Lobeck, Joyce. "Colorado River Aids Flow of Progress in Yuma." Colorado River Aids Flow of
Progress in Yuma. January 1, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2014. Turf, Luke. USBR at 100. N.p.: Yuma Sun, 2002. Turf, Luke. USBR at 100. N.p.: Yuma Sun, 2002.
Miller, Kathleen K. "Demographic and Economic Profile: Arizona." Rural Policy Research Institute.http://www.rupri.org/Forms/Arizona.pdf
Lobeck, Joyce. "Colorado River Aids Flow of Progress in Yuma." Colorado River Aids Flow of
Progress in Yuma. January 1, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2014.
Womer, Sarah. "1863: A Year of Recovery for Region 's 150 Residents." 1863: A Year of Recovery forRegion 's 150 Residents. January 1, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2014.http://www.yumasun.com/news/a-year-of-recovery-for-region-s-residents/article_24aa32a0-6216-11e4-a5a6-0017a43b2370.html.
Crowe, Rosalie, and Sidney B. Brinckerhoff. Early Yuma: A Graphic History of Life on the AmericanNile. N.p.: Northland Press,