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Expert: - 8/3/2004


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flying from italy to portugal I saw hundreds of circular shapes which I think might be agricultural plots. Can you tell me anything about that? Thank you

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Andrea
What you saw is the irrigation system. It is called a pivot. Most are 1320 feet long. Some will make a full circle others are set to make just part of a circle. The full circle will cover about 160 acres.It is a continous moving while spraying water the rate of irrigation water depends on the speed selected for the crop. I saw my first one in 1977 in the mid-west of America.
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