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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I however, the canal system itself is owned and managed by three separate companies. The New Cache La Poudre Irrigating Company owns and manages approximately 25 miles of ditch from Timnath, Colorado to a location approximately % mile north of the intersection of Weld County Road 43 and Highway 392 at which point the ditch forks with the New Cache ditch heading south and the North Side Lateral heading east. From there, the North Side Lateral Company owns and manages approximately 12 miles of ditch extending to near Gill, Colorado. The North Side Extension Company owns and manages approximately 11 miles of ditch from near Gill to a location approximately one mile east and % mile south of the intersection of Weld County Road 63 and Weld County Road 68. A service area map is shown in Figure 1. Land Use The surface soil types within the service area are predominantly sandy and clayey loams. The land is level to moderately sloping and suitable for a wide range of agricultural use when irrigated. Without irrigation, the land will support only dry land grasses. Currently, most of the land within the service area is used for agricultural purposes. The most recent survey of cropping patterns by shareholders was conducted in 1992. Table 1 below shows the estimated distribution of crops within the system and the total value of irrigated crops. Table 1 - Crop Distribution and Value t:stlmatea Percentage Acres in Net Operating Total Value of Crops of Total Area Production Profit Per Acrel Irrigated Crops Corn 40.2 14,070 $ 283.00 $ 3,981,810.00 Carrots 7.7 2,695 $ 2,200.00 $ 5,929,000.00 Beans 14.6 5,110 $ 274.00 $ 1,400,140.00 Alfalfa Hav 14.1 4,935 $ 299.00 $ 1,475,565.00 Barley 0.7 245 $ 179.00 $ 43,855.00 Sorqhum 0.3 105 $ 150.00 $ 15,750.00 Onions 9.1 3,185 $ 1,982.00 $ 6,312,670.00 Suqar Beets 7.2 2,520 $ 247.00 $ 622,440.00 Miscellaneous 6.1 2,135 $ 200.00 $ 427,000.00 Total 100 35,000 $ 20,208,230.00 1. Calculated as Gross Receipts - Operating Costs (not including property and machinery costs). Values for Carrots, Sorghum, and Miscellaneous from CSU-DARE Information Report, I-R 90-1, July 1990. All others from CSU Agriculture and Business Management Crop Enterprise Budgets, 2001. Additional information on the primary soil types within the service area is contained in Appendix C. New Cache Feasibility Study 2