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C'J 00 ~ alfalfa-grass h~, small grain, and grass legume pastures, With livestock as the principal enterprise, feed crops from these evaluation area B lands can usefully supplement more intensive cropping on evaluation area A lands within farm units, Water supply has been the same as for evaluation area A and appraximately .9 acre-foot per acre of additional water is expected with the proposed project development for presently irrigated lands, Intermingled non-irri- gated new lands will receive 2,7 acre-feet of water delivered at the farm headgate. There are 106 acres included within this evaluation area that will be evaluated separately since they now have a full water supply punaped from Cactus Valley Ditch. Evaluation Area C This evaluation ana consists of 657 acres of new lands to be served by the Davie Di tch. These lands have been farmed previously but are now aban- doned. Soils are similar to those in evaluation area A and it is anticipated that they will produce similar crops and yields when irrigated, Water supply will come through Davie Ditch from the Rifle Gap Reservoir, Appro- ximately 2,7 acre-feet of irrigation water per acre will be furnished these lands with project development, New farm units will be established because these lands are physically separated from presently irrigated areas, Eval uation Area D Evaluation area D comprises 215 acres of new land intermingled with evalua- tion area C lands also to be served by Davie Ditch, Irrigation water supply will be the same as evaluation area C, Soils and slopes are similar to evaluati on area B, It is anticipated that these lands will have the same limitations in cropping as those in evaluation area B, Crop distribution and yields are projected to average the same as for evaluation area B, New units established on lands of evaluation area D will likely include some lands in evaluation area C, Evaluation Area E Evaluation area E is comprised of 181 acres of presently irrigated land located in Dry Elk Valley, Soils in this evaluation area are deep with medium to fine textures, moderate to slow permeability, generally on slopes between 3 and 6 percent. A small acreage of land has a high water table which should be corrected by the proposed project drainage, Evaluation area E lands will be served by direct diversion of irrigation water in the Grass Valley Canal froll East Rifle Creek. Average water supply with project development is anticipated to be the same as for other evalua- tion areas. The proposed project will supply approximately 1,9 acre-feet per acre additional irrigation water to these lands, - 7 -