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Crop and Livestock Production
The main crops in the Cornhusker service territory are corn, soybeans,
grain sorghum, alfalfa and small grains. Cattle and hogs are the predominant
livestock operations in the area. Hog confinements are growing rapidly.
Dairy and poultry production are also found throughout the service territory.
Irrigation Safety
- When making checks on the electrical system, please
keep in mind that a possibility of electric shock
does exist.
- All motor screens should be in place and checked
for blockage with foreign material such as lint, dirt,
or insects. Cross-ventilation of closed pumps house
structures should be provided with doors or louvers.
- If belts or pulleys are exposed, they should have
guards in place.
- Look up for overhead wires when moving irrigation
pipe.
- Doors must have positive catches to prevent closing.
Keep controls out of the sun.
- Block all electrical box unclosed openings (knockouts)
to prevent rodent entry.
- Discourage children from playing or climbing around
irrigation equipment.
- Stay away from the center pivot during and electric
storm.
- If you suspect a short circuit due to a "tingle,"
do not touch the machine again. Have an electrician
check the machine.
- Bury and guard all power lines around a center pivot.
Mark the area with a buried line sign.
- Never service a center pivot irrigation system without
personally shutting off and locking the master disconnect
switch.
- Avoid getting any portion of your body in contact
with high-pressure water streams such as the end guns
on center pivots. Be careful of fast return end guns.
- When working on a tower or tower motor, turn off
the tower control switch. This switch is always located
on the machine's electrical control box on top of
each tower. If a system restart should occur and the
tower switch is on, the wires you are holding will
be energized.
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