WSP09148

• File Number: 8443
• Description: Narrows Unit
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 8/1/1966
• Author: US DoI BoR
• Title: Report on the Narrows Unit Colorado South Platte Division Missouri River Basin Project Part 2 of 2
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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A~ricultural Economy

~able 14.--Farm land use and crop distribution

Item

Without
supplemental water !:/
Acres Percent

With
supplemental water EI
Acres Percent

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LAND USE
Irrigated land:
Cropland 226 y 42.6 261 d/ 49.2
Pasture (6w) 28 5.3 28 - 5.3
Total irrigated 254 41.9 289 54:5
Dry land:
Cropland 136 25.7 82 15.5
Native pasture 115 ~l.r 134 25.3
Total dry land 251 7. 216 1i:oJl
Farmstead and waste 25 4.7 25 4.7
Total farm 530 100.0 530 100.0
CROP D:J:STRIBUTION

Irrigated:
Alfalfa 65 12.9 75 14.9
Dry beans 17 3.4 19 3.8
Sugar beets 56 11.1 65 12.9
Corn grain 47 9.3 54 10.7
Corn silage 28 5.5 32 6.3
Nonproductive 13 2.6 16 3.2
Pasture (6w) 28 --.2..:.2 28 --.2..:.2
Total irrigated 254 50.7 289 51.3
Dryland:
Wheat 48 9.5 41 8.1
Fallow 48 9.5 41 8.1
Nati ve pasture 155 30.7 134 26.5
Total dryland 251 49.7 216 42.7
Total cropped land 505 100.0 505 100:0

a/Based on North Sterling Irrigation District farm survey data.
~/Based on unit-wide land classification data in addition to the
farm survey data.
c/Includes 13 acres nonproductive.
~Includes 16 acres nonproductive.

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