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similar devices on all power installations would be required. These assumptions are reflected in the projected withdrawals shown in Table 4-6. Water withdrawn by the rural population in 1965 includes the water used by people I iving on farms and by those living in suburban areas not served by a public water system. The rural domestic water shown for the forecast periods represents only the water used by those people I iving on farms. The suburban requirements are included in the urban domesric totals. Region 2 Region 2 is composed of nine counties located in southeastern Kansas. It is predominately an area of general farming and medium size cities. The region had a population of 194,500 in 1965. This area has under- gone a transition from a mining and densely settled general farming economy to a diversified I ight industry and mechanized farming economy. Population losses in the region have been extensive over the last four decades. The population has declined steadi Iy since 1920, with a decrease of nearly 80,000 people in the 45 years ending 1965. Crawford and Cherokee counties, the location of extensive coal and lead and zinc mining, have experienced the largest losses. Since 1940, the labor force has decl ined from over 87,000 to about 75,000; due primarily to the decline in agricultural and mining employment and the subsequent out-migration. The existing primary industries are involved in food and petroleum processing and machinery fabrication. Natural resource production has been important to the region. Formerly coal, zinc, and lead were the most valuable commodities; but these have diminished in importance due to their exhaustion. Cement, petroleum, stone and clays are presently the most valuable mineral products. About half of the farmland is range, pasture, and forest. The remainder is cropland devoted to soybeans, wheat, sorghums, corn, and other crops. The average farm size has increased from about 170 acres in 1940 to over 300 acres in 1965. The rate of growth in Region 2, based on the level of economic activity forecast, wil I be similar to the rate of population growth for the state as a whole. In 1965, the region had 194,500 people and this number is expected to increase to 371,200 by the end of the forecast period. The region's relative share of the state's population will be about eight percent for the years 2000 and 2020. Agricultural output is expected to increase from $136 mil I ion to $436 mill ion by the end of the forecast period. In 1965, the agricultural output was nine percent of the state total. The region's 36.