Surface drip irrigation laterals were spaced next to crop rows and in alternate row middles to document crop yield, grade and partial economic returns for this type of irrigation system compared with non-irrigation practices. A surface drip irrigation system was installed at two sites on a Faceville (Site 1) fine sandy loam (Fine, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Kandiudults) and a Greenville (Site 2) fine sandy loam (fine, kaolinitic, thermic Rhodic Kandiudults) with 1% to 3% slope, respectively. Cotton and corn were planted on 0.91 m row spacing with laterals spaced next to the row and in alternate row middles. Corn seed cost $52/ha for non-irrigated and $86/ha for irrigated. Drip tube orientations, 0.91 and 1.83 m, had the same corn yield (10,555 kg/ha) compared with the non-irrigated areas (5,562 kg/ha). Subtracting corn seed cost from the two irrigated regimens show that 0.91 m lateral spacing received $88/ha less net revenue compared with non-irrigated ($484/ac). The 1.83 m spaced laterals had $181/ha greater net revenue than the non-irrigated areas. Cotton lint yield averaged 1141 kg/ha for 0.93 and 1.83 m lateral spacing compared with the non-irrigated lint yield (586 kg/ha). Cotton gross revenue at Site 1 and Site 2 averaged about $1200/ha for both lateral orientations. Non-irrigated cotton gross revenue averaged just over $600/ha. Subtracting the cost of the tubing would result in net revenues of $662 and $931 for 0.91 and 1.83 m lateral spacing, respectively. The non-irrigated revenue is very similar to the 0.91 m lateral spacing. This implies a lateral spacing of 0.91 m may not be cost effective even when lint yields are doubled.