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<br />.l..vvU <br /> <br />these'clouds are dissipating we are being <br />robbed of moisture in the area, particu- <br />larly in the northern and western sections <br />of this area where.they are having a dry <br />summer. <br /> <br />In addition to the protests from that I <br />athrea'tand ihncidenttally thibos itS getting to . . <br />e sage were hey are a u to circulate <br />a petition to stop this seeding operation, <br />on the southern border near Yuma and Wray <br />there is some protest from that area be- <br />cause they think they are receiving too <br />much precipitation and too much hail be- <br />cause of the seeding activities conducted <br />around Sterling. <br /> <br />So far as' our o,vn role in this is con- <br />cerned I think it might be well to clarify <br />that. We were requested by representatives <br />of the northeastern Colorado district - they <br />asked us 'Can you study this problem for <br />us and c9me up with a yes or no answer on <br />whether or not hail is being suppressed by <br />this operation?'. Their problem is very <br />simple - they are 'putting out $65,000 this <br />summer and they are wanting to know whether <br />or not their money is being well spent. We <br />told them we had some ideas on how this <br />might be done and also we told them we <br />thought this was more than a problem of <br />simply yes or no on hail suppression but <br />also there's a lot of water involved, when <br />you think'of one additional inch more or <br />one additional inch less over 3,000 square <br />miles amounts to about 150,000 acre feet of <br />water. <br /> <br />I think that is enough for the back- <br />ground.' I would like to continue with this <br />and to give you a brief picture of the types <br />of data being collected, the types of analyses <br />that can be performed, the anticipated re- <br />sults that we think we can get out of this I <br />study from some of the indications to date. <br />So far as the,type of data that we can col- <br />lect in this area, which includes, of course, <br />the Weather Bureau aata that is available, <br />in addition to this we have requested in- <br />formation from residents living in or near <br />sections 8 and 26 of each township ranging <br />from about Akron to the north and Grover to <br />