The drip irrigation system had to be small enough that a farmer only had to risk a quarter acre, even if he had two, because it was too frightening, given all that he had at stake.
Het druppelirrigatiesysteem moest zo klein zijn dat een boer slechts 1/10 hectare hoefde riskeren, zelfs al had hij 8/10 hectare, want het was te beangstigend, gezien wat er op het spel stond.