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<br />tJ.nce l,j the Imil,m \uta n..:hb bSLle. .11ld
<br />the federal ~"\l'rmlll.nt" nn-J l,' fulhlllh
<br />(1h1i~J!li.lO t,lthe tnl:>t......
<br />[l"J<lrel' Pr,)led C,lIFlrtJdl,>n l'laned
<br />In tll,'i(l and the hr~l waler \I-a.... Jehwred
<br />to l,'ne: and ~urrdundln,i; .HeJl' ""--'m,' ....\)>;
<br />,'earl' tucr Bm the lte.... ....t111 Iud W \\',111
<br />In f,1\.'t. 11 \\',I~ nl'! unlil jq<.lt' Lh,l! !r\:'.lh:d
<br />dnnklflg WJ!<'r r,',h..h.'J thl' rcxr\";Iu,'n
<br />thwugh J 2lLmllc plJ_'lChn.'l','n~tm([eJ h~
<br />the C01(lraJ,1 \\'alt'r Lon'"-<.'r\'.ltl"fl B~lJrd
<br />It wa~ an emot\llnall"pcn,'nu' when the
<br />lap wa,;. lurned ,mJ \Ialn "t;HkJ llowlflg_
<br />recalls Ernest HI)u..c -':'r Irlh;ll .:halrmJn
<br />.It the tim" '[t:- ,1 n'r~ ulJll'rent le,'lmg
<br />when YllU .ldLlaH~ :-el' W,lter '<'n1\' oUlllf .1
<br />lJucel.-' he l'.IY...., -'Il~ ,1 ~reJl fedin~
<br />Hnu.;,c, wh,\ Illk'mllll,'mly ,;c-r\'nl .l~
<br />chamTI;lO fL1r halt hb 20 Yl'JrS ,In the mh,ll
<br />c,mnnl, ~l\'~ hl' know.... hl.... "r.lIld!Jlher
<br />Chid ]JI'k Ht,tl_"'-. alSi.' \\'(luld h,l\'c Iltxn
<br />plra:<ed The Ll<;t (lj lhe tr;ldlll,'ll;ll ,hid....
<br />!.ll'k Hou<,(' b credltcd \\lth TlYll~'111:ln~ the
<br />ImpllnJnu:' of reg,llflm,i: the lnllt.:" \\Jlt'r
<br />nghlS and d('ulcatln).; hl~ ,'nel)...'\' t,lw.mllhal
<br />..~(1J1 unn] (lIS dc,nh In 1071
<br />BUL the \\.m WJsn'l ,1\'('[ \'I..t lht
<br />Ltc" \\'t~rr still .lwaItH\~ the WJI(:! ;111<).
<br />CHell to lhl.'m f(lf agncultur:d Irng-mon
<br />Spt:ofically. thc~ Waf" ;m;l1llT1~ 21.2\.\)
<br />acre-kt,t tl1 W,l1Cf rn'nn<.<'d to lmgatt'
<br />s,lml' 7.N.)(1 ..,'lgcbrush .1t f<'S s,luth ,>I
<br />T,1\\;llll II \\';].... 10........ b\' lht' timr the mh,'
<br />re\.clWu lts lull me.ISllrc ,,1 II'Ul'r Jdl\'
<br />ered through a d.ly-linl'J L.1m[ t'.\tcnum"
<br />41 mill'S ....mlh fwm :-'ld'hn' Rc::.t'T\"lir
<br />At [asl. the tnhe'5- Iirst major agncuhur,tl
<br />venture could become fully operatlonal
<br />~EYel)thing 15 lmgated. \\e couldn't do
<br />it \l,lthout Imgation,W sa~ Paul hans, who
<br />for a dozen years has served as gt'neral man-
<br />ger of the Ute Moumam Farm and Ranch
<br />Emerpnsc. Di\ided into farmmg and mnch.
<br />mg operauons, the enterprise employs 16
<br />full-time and fi\'e seasonal employees
<br />5..1.les of CTOps and caule supplement
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<br />-I iii.... lht' JI,<lr/;.I( hlf lP1.<:<UHI,\;,' '<l\' ,\11./\,...'1 \I,-imri ,J.-{t "fl" 11.1' /"..n l'I1,~.lIln.c I~" r/lI,,<"
<br />\',.,,, r." Ih..I./1", ");'1< h.1\, ,IILtT ,',1.111,>.: 1h, ",.n.. 1'",/11""1> .l.\,lln '1'lJ tJ,\'J:>1 f\wl E'"m, n>.:ht'
<br />)1.1' b,.., "1.HI",.:r'l-': Ih. f,;rf>l 1-HlJ 1.:,,'I.h Entol"hl '. "1"',. rh,;~" d"~"'1 wtJ" ~, .\fJm.; I,' t .l'h
<br />'n, II~.. In"", 1'l1.lIn .>:,,,-,1, I," th, ounrn,.. I< (" r""'lrl.- "rJ",-rldllll.'S Ie" I.>.,-t./J .<'1<11:
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<br />tho: lnb..'-" re\"t..nll"~ fmm II.... ,)ther nawral
<br />ro:s,lun,l'" I1ldudm~ 011. fl.1tural ~b and
<br />~r,l::mg Tht' lnlx ab., ,'pcr.lto> ;1 ~'a....If1(l,
<br />R.\' park truck ..t(lp_ p,lltery t.1ll0'1' ('tlt-
<br />1t'1 .U1d tnbal pJrk \lel:'1 rl'u:nl hgure~
<br />IlldICH,-lh,lt Iht' Inne.;l'ner,He5 ah0UI <)('1(1
<br />l(lb~, nl.lkl1lg thl' LIe.... Ih,' ",,'umJ-J.u.;6l
<br />t'l1lployn m lh,- ;He,l
<br />h',lrl5 ~.lY" th,' brm lruly b '~lal(,.pf-
<br />Ihl'-Jrl ~althuu,gh hes re!u(l;tnt tl' use
<br />thal trrm nccHl<.r. .[ d,ln-t \-\--am 1,1 '_pund
<br />hke 1m br,lb,<:mg
<br />Th\, faml fcatu!'<..s 1 W Cef1l<.:r-pl\ut
<br />~pnnklcr lm~lll(ln syslems, rangmg lf1 size
<br />from 40 to 140 acJ\"s. operatt'd by lhe force
<br />01 gra\-11y-fed Willer. It empk1~"'S the latest In
<br />modem ll'Chnology includmg gCl~rhi(
<br />positlomng satellites, wmpuleri.:cd lmks
<br />....llh fields, radl(\-comrolled IrrigatlOn sys-
<br />tems and weather statlons_ All all' integrated
<br />mw a centralized control center at the Farm
<br />and Ranch Enterprise headquarters.
<br />hans says the mOOl council set
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<br />c4uJ.1I~ lllljll'n,1llt gtlal.. It'r lh,' 1'.\011 ,1IlJ
<br />RJnlh lmcrpn<... lo he a <'Lkte,,~ful Jnd
<br />pr(lfll,lh1c husm........,. .md l<' pr"\-I\k <1pP'--'r-
<br />lunlt16 [nc y<1uth Th,' tnh,' numher~~d
<br />aln1<1st 2.l'\.'Ll n1<'rnbrr.. .Ic.'lnrdmg [(1 19L)Q
<br />L,'n.,u" rl'~ull". Ill,l"t m their 1\\t'ntlCS or
<br />\uun~cr ,md h\'mg 10 Te'\\;]<1L Oil till' rel'.
<br />erY.llwn Pro\"ld1Og Ilw;lfllngful'l,ho.-and
<br />l:Jrl'er;;~I,'r 11ll'X'" y,'ung lle.. ha~ Impll-
<br />LJll<'nl' Itlr the lulurl' <'U(CC!>S "f the !rib<'
<br />that ge' Ix>y,'nd prllhb
<br />Th,' IntCnt. J.l(llrdlflg w E\,lllS. is 1,1r
<br />tnb.ll mcmha.... t'll'\'C!1tUally t,lk.. over lhe
<br />enllre entcrpnse '"They wam us tt) w{lrk
<br />ourseln:'s Out of a JO/).w he explalOs _--\nd
<br />operaLions haw been sUccessful~mdud-
<br />mg earmng lhe lribe th,> second-hIghest
<br />honors In Ihe naHon last rear for Its Ute
<br />~hlUntaln Gold \"anety of sweet com,
<br />-I'm \'cry POS-lllvc about the Farm
<br />and Ranch Enlerprise,w Soars former tribal
<br />chaIrman House. ~It has been very 2~
<br />lWO and fnHtful for the tribe,~ ':J~
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