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<br />,.1 <br /> <br />(Mr. Har,er then continued to read his U[:.;.er). <br />The aven,gc crop return per acre foot of water epplied to <br />t!1e land for the project'. only, for the c:ast six Y8ars, has been <br />$14 and for ~ll lands irrigatEd from the project system, includ- <br />ing the Mesa County and PEli3ade irrigation districts, for the <br />last three Y8",rs, has been ap~roximf.itely *24 per acre foot. <br />That concludes my st!ctement. <br />1m. CnRPLNT1R: How meny euttings of alfalfa do you hE~e during <br />the seas on? <br />MR, HARPLR: Three e~ery ~'car and occasionally four. <br />MR. CARP~ll~1R: You say the averfige ~c;lue gross of the crops <br />is how much? <br />MR. HAR.!?.t:R: It is about $45 - ~bout $48 the past six years <br />on the new lands under the go~ernment project. <br />MR. CAHP~N~LR: Your headweter diversion is slightly over three <br />acre -fee t? <br />MR. HP.R?.t:n: Our deli~ery to the land; we deliver the water to <br />each individm.l fe-I'm and the aver:~ge duty is about 3-1/2 acre <br />feet per acre. 'fhet is naturally higher than it will be later <br />because of the fact that this is e new land and there is no <br />underground water at ell at any reasonable depth; it takes con- <br />siderable water to get the land soaked up the first few years. <br />MR. C1.RPl:!I'l'~R:. What do you consider the ultilJ1<,te duty? <br />lL:,. P.ARPL!{: I believe th2t we can get dovln to a duty of <br />2-1/2 acre feet per acre with reasonB.bly careful use. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />G.J. <br /> <br />. <br />