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<br /> <br />fJO()07 <br /> <br /> <br />REGIONAL BACKGROUNO AND PROJECTED BENEFITS <br /> <br />The High Plains is a semi-arid region. The annual precipi- <br /> <br />tation, averaging 14 to 20 inches over most of the land, <br /> <br /> <br />led to 19th century descriptions of a "Great American <br /> <br />Desert" west of the IOOth meridian. Kat only is the normal <br /> <br />precipitation sufficient for only hybrid crop varieties <br /> <br />tilled under moisture-saving practices, but also the vagaries <br /> <br />of precipitation are as high as anywhere in the Nation. <br /> <br />Ratios of minimum to maximum annual precipitation range <br /> <br />from 2.5 upward and parched (less than 85 percent of normal) <br /> <br />growing seasons are experienced 2 to 3 out of every 4 years. <br /> <br />FREQUENCY OF DRY GROWING SEASONS <br />HIGH PLAINS COOPERATIVE PROGRAM <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~~% <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Ii/" <br /> <br />13 <br />