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<br />~ <br /> <br />- <br />c <br />- <br /> <br />c Information obtained during the field survey showed that, historically, prices <br />received locally for agricultural commodities have varied from Colorado State <br />average prices and United States average prices. These variations are more <br />pronounced for hay crops, livestock and livestock products and are due <br />primarily to distance from market, off-farm marketing costs, quality of <br />commodities, and the balance between local livestock and local feed supplies. <br />Adjustments in the projected prices of commodities for the State of Colorado <br />were made to reflect these local market conditions. Projected prices of <br />crops, livestock, and livestock products used in the analysis are shown in <br />table 6. <br /> <br />Table 6.- Long-term projected prices of agricultural commodities, Smith Fork <br />project <br /> <br />Item <br /> <br />Unit <br /> <br />Price !/ <br />Dollars <br /> <br />Alfalfa hay, baled <br />Corn silage <br />Other hay, baled <br />Barley <br /> <br />Butterfat (whole milk) <br /> <br />Calves (beef steers) <br />Calves (beef heifers) <br />Long yearlings (beef steers) <br />Long yearlings (beef heifers) <br />Cull cows (beef) <br />Cull cows (dai ry) <br /> <br />Ton <br />Ton <br />Ton <br />Bushel <br /> <br />20.50 <br />7.50 <br />20.50 <br />1.10 <br /> <br />Pound <br /> <br />Y.98 <br />20.70 <br />18.70 <br />18.70 <br />16.70 <br />12.50 <br />10.00 <br /> <br />Cwt. <br />Cwt. <br />Cwt. <br />Cwt. <br />Cwt. <br />Cwt. <br /> <br />Lambs <br />Cull ewes <br />Wool <br /> <br />Cwt. <br />Cwt. <br />Pound <br /> <br />19.00 <br />6.00 <br />.49 <br /> <br />11 Net prices received by farmers. <br />g; Weighted average, 37.5 percent grade-A and 62.5 percent grade-G whole <br />milk at 3.5 test. <br /> <br />Based upon price projections by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, <br />September 1957. <br /> <br />- 21 - <br />