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<br />DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF WATER CURT AILMENT <br /> <br />Estimated results of 0 250/0 cut in pump diversions <br />during July and August in the South Platte Basin <br /> <br /> 100 Bu. 16 Tons 5 Tons <br /> --- --. <br />PROFIT <br />LEVEL $60.00 $20.00 <br /> per ocre <br /> per acre LOSS <br /> $62.S0 LOSS <br /> per acre <br /> LOSS <br /> Est. <br /> Est. 4 Tons <br /> 12 Tons per ocrt' <br /> perone Produced <br /> Est. Produced <br /> 50 Bu. <br /> perone <br /> Produced <br /> <br /> <br />CORN <br /> <br />SUGAR BEETS <br /> <br />ALFALFA <br /> <br />So\l"" S"".e1 0+ ""'10' 09",,,,""'01 p.oo"".." 01 So....h 1'10"" I>(",~ 11..".,,]n M,II... ~..~<"d, Corp <br /> <br />CURRENT COSTS OF PRODUCTION PER ACRE <br /> <br />Corn <br />Beets <br />Hay <br /> <br />labor <br />524.42 <br />9B.70 <br />29.20 <br /> <br />Fuel <br />S 13.21 <br />29.90 <br />11.90 <br /> <br />Fertilizer Interesf 8. <br />8. Chemicals Depreciation <br />S43.36 S 17.56 <br />S4.04 28.80 <br />19.08 14.04 <br /> <br />land <br />Cost <br />S21.OO <br />21.00 <br />21.00 <br /> <br />Misc. <br />S 7.07 <br />21.00 <br />4.72 <br /> <br />Total <br />S 125.81 <br />240.67 <br />106.15 <br /> <br />Today, formers in the South PloHe Basin ore growing approximately 250,000 <br />acres of corn, 100,000 acres of beets and 250,000 acres of irrigated hay. <br /> <br />ASSUMING THAT ONLY ONE-HALF OF THESE ACRES WERE AFFECTED BY WELL <br />RESTRICTIONS. LOSSES ARE ESTIMATED AT $14,312,500 IN ONLY ONE YEAR WITH <br />A 25% REDUCTION IN PUMP USAGE. THIS ESTIMATE DOES NOT INCLUDE LOSSES <br />THAT WOULD OCCUR IN OTHER CROPS SUCH AS SMALL GRAINS. BEANS OR <br />POTATOES. <br /> <br />,,~'\ <br />~" <br /> <br />1'09..9 <br />