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<br />by the water users of a portion of the construction cost, and sets <br />forth certain procedures for the operation and maintenance of proJ- <br />ect facilities. <br /> <br />Multi~le Pur~oses <br /> <br />Agr:oiculture <br /> <br />Cultivation in the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, <br />as practiced under irriSation, was started when the early pioneers <br />diverted water by gravity from the mountain streams and watered <br />fertile va.lley lands in the upper South Platte Basin. From this <br />irrigated land, food and livestock feed were produced for the untold <br />number of fortune seekers attracted to the area because of the <br />mining bonanza, The success of these early agricultural enter- <br />prises attracted IDBDJ home seekers during the latter half of the <br />19th century. These settlers, in turn, initiated development of <br />one of the most extensively irr;l.gated areas in the entire West. <br />Irrigation facilities constructed by farmer-owned mutual irrigation <br />companies in the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District con- <br />sist of approximately 120 irrigation systems and 60 principal stor- <br />age reservoirs. These systems serve an area from which about <br />631,000 acres of crops valued at $45 million were harvested in 1949. <br />Major crops produced by irrigation are alfalfa, grain crops, sugar <br />beets, potatoes, and miscellantlous vegetables. <br /> <br />~~t;11*~0;~~f}S,f~f'~Wt~~~~;;j <br /> <br />... -~. -: - ...').,...r_,;..>!-""~rt'''7'~''_'~_,.l,..,, """'(~'" l ...."';J~.- )'Llr.~.~;~_.\ ......~ ~ <br />....~~!! r; ~_'~"\;~ . .., .... ,y!.o:-,f' ~"J. r - ,.-...,~-, ~..-- "_' <br />. : ';. l:-~-'-',_:.r~: iiI:'~' ~'+~h~~" .}'i',01 <br /> <br /> <br />Irrigation using siphon tubes. <br /> <br />4 <br />