The hydraulic performance test of variable sprinkler were carried out for square and triangle spraying field, the wetted radius and water application rate of the sprinkler were measured and analyzed. The results showed that the maximum wetted radius of triangle spraying field was reduced than a square spraying field. The water distribution of triangle and square spraying fields were uniform relatively. Compared with the complete fluidic sprinkler, the difference of droplet size of variable sprinkler was smaller; the average application rate difference between the triangle and square spraying field was small. The maximum application rate was larger than the average application rate of triangle spraying field. The combination spacing increased, the overlap rate and number of variable sprinkler per acre were reduced. The uniformity was good for square spraying combination at the conditions of spacing factor was 1.25 and the wind speed of field was less than 1.2 m/s. The variable sprinkler operation was reliable and applied after the assessment of the natural environment. 