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Table 2 <br />CASS Field Crop Types <br />Barle <br />Beans Dry <br />Corn for Grain <br />Corn for Sila e <br />Hay Alfalfa <br />Hay Other <br />Oats <br />Potatoes <br />Sor hum for Grain <br />Sugar Beets <br />Sunflowers <br />Wheat Winter <br />Wheat Spring <br />CASS reports total annual Colorado production data for Fruit Crop types. Most of these fruit <br />crops are grown in Delta and Mesa counties, neither of which is in the study area. CASS also <br />reports total annual Colorado acreage data for the following Vegetable Crop types: cabbage, <br />cantaloupe, carrots, lettuce, onions, spinach, and sweet corn. However, CASS does not report <br />the Fruit Crop or Vegetable Crop data at the county level; it is only recorded on a state-wide <br />basis. CASS does not report hay crops that are not cut, therefore irrigated pasture is not <br />reported. <br />NASS Data <br />NASS data is published every five years and is based on fewer agricultural producer surveys - <br />generally only producers who meet a $1,000 per year sales threshold. According to Mr. <br />Fretwell, not all of those surveys are filled out and returned. NASS uses data from surveys <br />returned to "fill" missing data. In addition, if a farmer produces crops in more than one county, <br />the data may be reported differently between the CASS annual report and the NASS census. <br />Under the NASS census, all crops will be reported under the county in which the majority of the <br />crops are produced. According to Mr. Fretwell, CASS obtains more farm-specific information <br />so it is more likely that the crops will be reported under the individual counties in which they are <br />produced. <br />NASS includes county-level data for both vegetable and irrigated pasture categories. As noted <br />above, vegetables are only provided on a State-wide basis for CASS statistics and CASS reports <br />do not include an irrigated pasture category. <br />Page 5 of 13 <br />