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<br />The woodlands. together with the cultivated fields. range lands <br />and numerous water courses provide excellent but limited wildlife <br />habitat. Upland game include jackrabbits. cottontails. quail. <br />pheasants and doves. A few deer and antelope frequent the area. <br />In addition, the Arkansas River is important to migrant water fowl. <br /> <br />Fishery resources in the Holly area are available in the Arkansas <br />River, irrigation canals and farm ponds. The fishery inhabiting these <br />sources include catfish, perCh. carp and trout. The trout fishery is <br />the result of a "put and take" operation in the abandoned Holly ni tch. <br /> <br />Mineral resources in the Holly area appear to be limited to sand <br />gravel deposits in the Arkansas River Valley. <br /> <br />There are no known historic sites in the vicinity of Holly. <br />Although the Santa Fe Trail did pass near the town. past land uses <br />have obliterated the "Old Trail, fl with the only recognition of its <br />occurrence being noted by a marker near the community. <br /> <br />HUMAN RESOURCES <br /> <br />The population of Holly has experienced slow growth since its <br />founding in 1896 and has been relatively stable for many years as <br />shown by the following census: <br /> <br />Year <br />T93ci <br />1940 <br />1950 <br />1960 <br />1970 <br />1973 <br /> <br />Population <br />971 <br />864 <br />1.236 <br />1.108 <br />993 <br />1.150-1.200 (estimated) <br /> <br />The surrounding rural population has also remained stable. Since agri- <br />culture is expected to remain the principal economic activity of the <br />area, the future population of Holly and the surrounding area is ex- <br />pected to remain relatively stable also. <br /> <br />Skills and occupations in the Holly area are those primarily <br />associated directly or indirectly with farming, processing of agri- <br />cultural products and cattle raising with many of the farm and ranch <br />workers and owners residing in the urban area of Holly. Agricultural <br />type skills and occupations in the Holly area are expected. to remain <br />dominant in the foreseeable future. However. if the present trend <br />of rural to urban population shift continues. skills and occupations <br />in the services area are likely to increase. <br /> <br />DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMY <br /> <br />The town of \lolly serves as the local trade center for the sur- <br />rounding livestock and farming industry which provides the chief <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />~ <br />