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2. Watering can - Wikipedia

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   Assorted watering cans made of metal. A watering can (or watering pot or watering jug) is a portable container, usually with a handle and a funnel, used to water plants by hand. It has been in use since at least A.D. 79 and has since seen many improvements in design. Apart from watering plants, it has varied uses, as it is a fairly versatile tool.

3. Jerrycan - Wikipedia

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   A jerrycan or jerrican (also styled jerry can or jerri can) [1] is a fuel container made from pressed steel (and more recently, high density polyethylene). It was designed in Germany in the 1930s for military use to hold 20 litres (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 US gal) of fuel, and saw widespread use by both Germany and the Allies during the Second World War.

4. Steel and tin cans - Wikipedia

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   Cans imported from the US often have odd sizes such as 3.8 L (1 US gallon), 1.9 L (1/2 US gallon), and 946 ml (2 US pints / 1 quart). In the UK and Australia, cans are usually measured by net weight. A standard size tin can holds roughly 400 g; though the weight can vary between 385 g and 425 g depending on the density of the contents.

5. Haws Watering Cans - Wikipedia

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   Founder John Haws developed the watering can design still used by the company today while growing vanilla during his British Colonial Service in Mauritius. [1] He patented the design and formed Haws Watering Cans, but died in 1913 before having the chance to accept a Royal Horticultural Society medal and an invitation to the inaugural Chelsea Flower Show in 1913.

6. Center-pivot irrigation - Wikipedia

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   [13] [14] The total water extraction from center-pivot irrigation in the area is estimated to be about 5.42 million acre-feet of water per year. [15] In 1950, irrigated cropland covered 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres). With the use of center-pivot irrigation, nearly 1.2 million hectares (3 million acres) of land were irrigated in Kansas alone.

7. Canned water - Wikipedia

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   Approximately twelve million 17.5-US-gallon (66 L) cans were deployed, and could hold water for more than ten years. [2] Later, some manufacturers started to use a nitrogen flush to remove air and bacteria from their cans to prolong shelf life to 30 years or longer, making the water suitable for long-term storage. Top of a can of carbonated ...