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""':i ..'. '. " '<:l'l C'J , , "---- ,-' ....-, ---- are adapted to tlle area, bllt their productioi1 is no,^, limited by the shortage of early spring and of late season water. The OTeighted gross crop income per farm acre on 91,650 acres in the project during the period 1939-19,1.4 was ;)17.02. ','fith a regulated water supply, increased yields and returns will be experienced on al.l Class 1, 2, and 3 lands. In addition, the production potential of these lands will be more fully utilized by increasinG the acre- ages in higher value cash crops. No apo)reciable increase in gross crop incom' can reliably be expected from the 23,780 acres of Class 5 and 6 lands ~7hich are nOli largely irri:;i'ted mead'ow. It is 'entirely possible that the water users may elect to gradually retire some of these lands in order to develop new areas of the more productive Class 1, 2, and 3 lands. The ant:l,cipated future gross crop income with a full water supply is ~~35.66 per average proj- ect acre. With a 60,000 acre-foot reservoir, the average annual gross crop income per project aCl'e, making due allowance for unavoidable watel' shortages, is estimated at ~';33.68. The increase in crop incOJae is largely attributable to Class 1, 2, and 3 lands. Considering only t'lese lands, their cross crop income with a full water supply would be about ~:,47 per acre. Under the pro~- ect herein described, their income would be about ::::43.50 per acre. 8. The water users in the area value their land at from 1;)40 to ~)100 per acre depending upon the quality of the land and the sufficiency of the water right. Land is currently selling for as much as e125 to $135 per'.'!lcre. The 1945 assessed valuation of all property in the Conejos Water Conservancy District was ()3,188,GIO. 9. The' hay and "rain produced in the project area is principally consumed locally as rivestock feed. The potato and green'peaindustries are well established and adequate marketing outlets are available through the facilities of cooperative associations and private buyers. A pea cannery is located at La Jara lirnuediately adjacent to the project area. Livestock from the area moves principally to Denver and eastern markets. 10.' A line of tlle Denver and Rio Grande Western nailroad and a paved highway, U. s. 285, cross tile, rroject. Graded county-Toads serve all parts of the area. . Electricity and telephone service is generally available. 11. The principal source of water sUPiJly for the Conejos Division is the unrec',ulated flow of the Conejos :liver. The supply is adequate, averaging 256,000 acre-feet at the ::ogote gaGing station plus 110,000 acre-feet from the tributar'J San Antonio and Los Pinos Rivers. l:lO'lTever, tile stream flows falloff rapidly upon recession of the spring flood rtm-off, principally from snow melt, leaving a very marked deficiency in the supply for irrigation use after July. From lS'03 to date water shortages, based on an ideal clemand of 248,000 acre-feet per year, were incurred by the project in every year. Regulation of the flow by a fO,ooo acre-foot reservoir at the Platoro site would reduce the shortages to limits well within those allovrable for success- ful operation of the 861150 acres. 12. The quality of tIle water supply is suitable in all respects for continuous irrigation use. 13. The present irrigation works within the division area are generally adequate for the diversion and distribution of the flaws of C\l1'lejos River 3