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<br />WATER - THE BASIS FOR INCREASING INCOME <br /> <br />GROSS FARM INCOME RELATED <br />T' WATER AND LAND USE <br />Jvth Platte Basin - NCWC District <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />............ <br /> <br />1928-37 <br />Average <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />~~. <br />-.\0 <br />,.q <br />c.; <br />.' <br /><:>,0 <br /> <br />\ Wote' used <br />10'0 <br />Irrigated Acreage <br />.................................. <br /> <br />1958-67 <br />Averoge <br /> <br />5ou.cr H.",...'ho\nnvoIR..po" No,'h..."Colo.odoWo'...(o"...,,,oncyD,,.,,c' <br /> <br />300% <br /> <br /> . <br /> . <br /> 0 <br />200% . <br />" <br /> u <br /> C <br /> C <br /> . <br /> u <br /> " <br /> . <br /> 0. <br />100% <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Increases in farm production hove been achieved primarily through the use of new <br />technology to increase the DEPENDABILITY of the water supply. Farmers with only <br /> <br />an increase of 11 % in acreage hove increased gross crop value more than 300% <br />through better water management and intensive forming. <br /> <br />Consumptive use per ir- <br />rigated acre has increased <br />from .88 to .96 acre feet <br />of water, while overage <br />yields increased 212%. <br /> <br />Return flow and re-use <br />make it possible to divert <br />2.5 acre feet for every <br />acre foot of primary sup- <br />ply. <br /> <br />CONSUMPTIVE USE aF WATER I <br />PER ACRE FOR CROP PRODUCTION <br />South PloUe Bosin - NeWC District <br /> , - . <br /> I do peT t>.ue - <br /> I "Ioto\\.he <br />- - ~ I <br /> , <br /> i , <br />- , Consumptive Use Per Irrigoted Acre <br /> I <br /> <br />1928.1937 1958-1967 <br />Averoge Avetoge <br /> <br />SoUIC~ Th".....h 4""uo1 R~po" No"h~," Colo'ada Wo'~' Ca" <br />....~""<~ 0"'.,,,' <br /> <br />5 <br />4 > <br /> c <br /> , <br /> c <br /> c <br />3 " <br /> " <br /> . <br /> . <br /> " <br />2 . <br />. <br /> ~ <br /> ~ <br /> . <br /> " <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />')i'\,o" <br /> <br />Pog..5 <br />