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<br />~ <br /> <br />0:1213 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />overall economy. The agricultural economy has been weak due largely to <br /> <br /> <br />the limited productivity of irrigated farms imposed by uncertain and poor- <br /> <br /> <br />ly regulated water supplies. Improvement of the irrigation situation <br /> <br /> <br />through construction and operation of the proposed Trinidad project would <br /> <br /> <br />result 1n greatly increased farm yields and an enhanced agriculture. The <br /> <br /> <br />development and expansion of marketing, processing and other allied agri- <br /> <br /> <br />cultural industries would provide increased employment opportunities for <br /> <br /> <br />the population of the area and would generally sustain and improve the <br /> <br /> <br />whole economy. <br /> <br /> <br />34. A better agricultural economy would result from increased crop <br /> <br /> <br />yields, livestock raising and dairying. No major changes in crop patterns <br /> <br /> <br />are anticipated. The increase in crop yields would result from the reduc- <br /> <br /> <br />tion in crop abandonment from insufficient water supply, the availability <br /> <br /> <br />of late season water for maturing crops, the application of water at times <br /> <br /> <br />and in the amounts needed for optimum crop production, and the adjustment <br /> <br /> <br />of crop plans in advance of the planting season to fit the estimated avail- <br /> <br /> <br />able supply of water, as predicted from the storage content of the reser- <br /> <br /> <br />voir and runoff forecast. <br /> <br /> <br />35. Irrigation benefits. - Analysis has been made of all factors <br /> <br /> <br />pertaining to the cost of operation and to the productivity of the irri- <br />