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Watershed Resources The operating units in the upper portion of the watershed comprise livestock ranching units in conjunction with the production of non- irrigated wheat. The operating units in the lower portion are mostly irrigated with the lower lying saltgrass meadows along the South Platte River being grazed. There are approximately 174 landowners and 135 operating units. in the watershed as shown in the following table: -------~------------------------,------------------------------------------- Distribution by States Item Colorado Nebraska Total Landowners Operators 91 67 83 68 174 135 -------~------------------------~----------------~------------------------- The average size of the operating units is 450 acres. The principal crops grown and flood-free yields in . - ,.,_ _the-5ame-foLw.Lthnut--and ~ith-rr.oject cond4i.ons, and yields are as follows: the watershed are The Pf-i-nc-i-!>a-1-emp;;-- . Crops Yield Alfalfa Beets, suga r Beans, dry Corn Wheat - Summer Fallow Saltgrass Meadow 5.45 tons 22.00 tons 40.80 Bu. 110.40 Bu. 30.00 Bu. 3.00 AUM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most of the corn and alfalfa is fed on the farms through small feedlot operations. The sugar beets and beans, together with livestock produc- tion of beef and a few sheep and hogs, are sold as cash crops. The current per-acre value for irrigated and urban land is about $550, nonirrigated cropland $125 and rangeland $60. The woodland sites are rated low to medium in potential for commercial tree development. Exist- ing sites have little commercial value. II