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<br />OO~~f\~ <br />\11..... .. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION <br /> <br />ALTHOUGH SOME CROP YIELDS WERE R~DUCED BY EXCESSIVELY COOL, WET WEATHER EARLY IN <br /> <br />THE GROWING SEASON, THE OVER-ALL PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF CROPS PRODUCED IN THE DISTRICT <br /> <br />DECLINED ONLY 2% rRDM 1966. THE STABILIZING EFFECT OF THE CATTLE FEEDING INDUSTRY UPON <br /> <br />CROP PRoDUCTION CAN BE SEEN IN THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF ACREAGE DEVOTED TO FORAGE AND <br /> <br />GRAIN CROPS USED TO FATTEN CATTLE AND LAMBS FOR MARKET. THE COMBINED VALUE OF CROPS <br /> <br />PRODUCED. LIVESTOCK FED. AND LIVESTOCK SlAUGHTEREO IN THE DISTRICT HAS NO~ REACHED AN <br /> <br />ANNUAL SUM WELL IN EXCESS OF $350,000,000. <br /> <br />THE FOllOWING TASLE SUMMARIZES DATA TAKEN FROM THE ANNUAL CROP PRODUCTION REPORTS <br /> <br />PREPAReD BY THE DISTRICT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE '938 REPAYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN TH( 015- <br /> <br />TRleT AND THE UNITED STATES. INFORMATION NEEDED TO PREPARE THE REPORT IS OBTAINED ~ROM <br /> <br />THE COUNTY AGENTS IN WELD, LARIMER, AND BOULDER COUNTIESj FROM THE GREAT WESTERN SUGAR <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />COMPANY; AND F~OM THE COLORADO D(PARTMtNT OF ACRJCULTURE. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A MORE DETAILED TABULATION OF 1967 CROP ACREAGE, PRODUCTION. AND VALUES IS CONTAINED <br /> <br />IN THE STATISTICAL ApPENDIX. <br /> <br />CROP PRODUCTION COMP~R'SON <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> HARVES1ED AC.RES PRODUCTION VALUE <br /> , N THOUSANDS IN THOUSANDS IN THOUSANDS <br />Cf'o!:,. 1966 !..lli ~ l2B. ~ !.ill. <br />CORN FOR GRA I N 76.9 81.1 7.306 Bu. 7.299 Bu. $10.009 $ 8.759 <br />OTHER GRA I N 74.5 71. 4 4.474 Bu. 4.288 Bu. 4.833 4.920 <br />SUGAR BEETS 79.7 75.2 1.371 T. 1.192 T. 18.238 17.092 <br />DRY BEANS 64.3 64.9 1.157 CWT. 1.168 Cwr. 7.812 7,593 <br />POTATOES 22.0 22.1 4.722 CWT. 3.723 CWT. 4,646 6,140 <br />ALFALFA HAY 178.9 180.2 626 T. 631 T. 15.028 14.506 <br />ENSILAGE 146.7 147.7 2.641 T. 2.659 T. 14.523 15.287 <br />OTHER CROPS 42.0 42.4 15.157 18.144 <br />TOT AL S 685.0 685.0 94.246 92.441 <br />FEDERAL SUGAR PAYMENTS 3.045 2.718 <br />GROSS FARM INCOME FROM CROPS $97.291 $95.159 <br /> <br />-13- <br />