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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CHAPTER I <br /> <br />GENERAL DISCUSSIONS <br /> <br />Late-season ;rater shortages occur every year and drought conditions <br />\1ere particularly severe in the 1931-40 decade and in many of the years <br />since 1950. The uncertain production of winter livestock feed on irri- <br />gated lands often u;psets the normal balance with the range feed supply <br />available in other seasons and causes hardships on the farm operators. <br />\later shortages and the distances to established marl(ets have also made <br />conversion to cash crops unprofitable. As a result, many of the opera- <br />tors have been forced to reduce the size of their livestock herds, and <br />others unable to maintain adequate standards of living have sold or aban- <br />doned their farms. Since there has been no recent expansion of agricul- <br />ture in the area, most of the young people have been forced to go else;rhere <br />to seek livelihoods. Employment opportunities have recently been provided <br />in oil and uraniu:m industries in adjacent areas, but the economic stimula- <br />tion of these nev developments has not extended to the vicinity of the <br />project area. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />8 <br />