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<br />".st. ;"tt...pta to c.alotain the ar.. uDJer O'"ltlv&t1.on with the <br /> <br /> <br />depleted runoff durir.g tho 'rou,ght f'8r1~)/j. }w.v" Iflread the _tar <br /> <br /> <br />oupply to auch a. ..taut t~t _h ..cr..t" hoa IlO UlOuJ1'1c1oot "..tor <br /> <br /> <br />....ppl;; to ...rry tho crop. to full ""tur~ty or to a""""..fully prodao. <br /> <br /> <br />tlD ~h-'fllluo oropa n8ed'-ld to IUl'Port tha lnorea.lod local &.D1 pa- <br /> <br /> <br />tio.-l dOIftl<.n,dI. Although ....tor luppll . t.w been tulq \%tilhed <br /> <br /> <br />durlr.(. the brOil'iDg sor;.son, April 1 to October SI, irrigation snort- <br /> <br /> <br />.,.. e./J high". 63 i,.rcoat occurred 1D t bJ ArkB,..O$&1 Valley dur l~ <br /> <br /> <br />the 19:iO-l'j.(). period. (4 tba .ati.. tttd ~24,OOO aer.. bel.ac currentl)" <br /> <br /> <br />lrrl.-.ted, ~bout 306,000 acre., aerwd by t-.ret:t)'-tour eUULla aDd <br /> <br />4it.clBI ..long t.he Aro.n... Rl'Yer b:t'tl'feell Pueblo ..z:d tbD Co10Tlldo- <br /> <br /> <br />lana. bcun~..r)", 80 re J:loatl1' ..1:t hoUt atefpate WIltor even. thou&h lose <br /> <br />wppleuntL.l water lit au.ppl1ed fraa ..sUa ...n1 ..-.11 tra.nDJI,O'lut..1D <br /> <br /> <br />dlwrdcnlo. ~(lU water, t.Olf"l!:ver, cannet Lo cc.ntli..:ercC III an ad.4Ition <br /> <br />to t1:lo talal ..tor supply 'bec&UMl that. aouree or lupp1)'. for practical <br /> <br /> <br />purpose., h tho WJ!.ruoum! now trOlA surtan. ....t.r.. <br /> <br /> <br />U:ad.ar woh conditions only tlw oldor _tel" rlthta ban t.D:t aalUl"- <br /> <br /> <br />anOO or an adequ:.te lII&tor IUPPly, and. in tlw drier )'Gars th.e QllKD8r. or <br /> <br />junior ri&l1ta are fero.d to oonf1" th.1r fa,.,.~ to cropo that can be <br /> <br /> <br />.tured by the oarly nood now or t.bit rClqu.1re a .1n1mWl. amou.nt ot <br /> <br /> <br />...to.f. In years ...hen 'tho .upply i. net nOfJ".ctly .l'tbILt.ed, consid.erabl. <br /> <br />lost rosults. Ordinarily thlli crop' ral..d in this and ot.mr 1rr1&&~e4 <br /> <br /> <br />areaS do n~ noItplte wi:th 'those tro-,n UJJ1t&'" ralntall caaUtIon:!., bQt a <br /> <br /> <br />shortago of ..stor al_ys leadl to the ra1a1og of .or. or tho com.pet1the <br /> <br /> <br />cre'PI. Such eroFI 8011:0 cut tl-a income of the irrlg,e.tleD. l'&raer belCllll' <br /> <br /> <br />.hat he can ec.rn with tb. hither type, noncom:pstitlvo crop.. <br /> <br />14 <br />