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27 , as a rule lower, less well-drained parts of the bas on this soi I are alfalfa, small grains, late potatol crops. ne main crops grown gar beets, and other , J I Soils of the Cass Group: The Cass series js a valley soil, which has developed from alluvial sands and gravel. This soi I, if over~I'rrigated or cultivated when too wet, becomes very hard and difficult to handle on drying. Wide variations are also a factor of this soil. The better-drained areas are used in the production of sugar beets, alfalfa, and small grains. The poorly drained areas support a growth largely of salt grass and are used as pasture lands. Soils of the'Larimer Group: The Larimer soils are upland plains soils. These soils which are usually shallow over shale and sandstone have a moderate- ly low productive rating. The Soil Series is.reasonably high. tion in the future. remain in production evi dent. Survey indicates that the productive capacity of the lands Also, there are no factors that will restrict this produc- The productive capacity of the lands and their ability to under irrigation throughout the repayment period is r PRESENT LAND USE ,+ The stockholders of the Water Supply and Storage Company are engaged wholly in agricultural enterprises. The farms are essentially al I privately owned and operated. The following table'shows the distribution of farms under the system by size. The farms of several renters of Company shares are in- c1uded as wel I as the farms of all shareholders. The acreages shown are total farm acres in the system, and were determined from a special survey made in 19&8. The number and size of farms has been constant for at least the last ten years. Indications are that there wil I be only minor changes in the future. TABLE III-A NUMBER AND SIZE OF FARMS IN 1968 THE WATER SUPPLY AND STORAGE COMPANY Farm size Number of Tota I a rea (Acres) FarmS (Acres) 0-20 3 37 21-40 7 250 41-80 35 2,703 81-120 18 1,899 121-160 100 15.701 161-240 43 9,020 ~ 241-320 26 8.035 321-480 16 6,942 481-740 7 4,052 641 & over -2. 5,220 TOTALS 261 53,859