PROJ00436

• Contract/PO #: C153669
• Contractor Name: Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company
• Contract Type: Loan
• Water District: 3
• County: Larimer
• Bill Number: EIA
• Loan Projects - Doc Type: Feasibility Study

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TABLE III-I
IRRIGATED and NON-IRRIGATED CROPS
1994 STATISTICS FOR WELD COUNTY

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Crops Price Estimated Yield 2 Yield'
Acres I in Irrigated Oryland
Production Units/acre Units/acre
Corn $3.20/bu 30,000 154.0 41.03
Silage $20.00/ton 5,000 23.5 6.04
Beets $40.00/ton 5,000 24.0 0.0
Barley $3.00/bu 500 84.0 34.4
Beans $27.70/cwt 2,000 22.0 3.43
Oats $1.80/bu 500 85.0 28.03
Hay $78.00/ton 10,000 4.9 1.70
Wheat $3.20Ibu 2,000 75.0 26.5

(1) Estimated land use based on a total of 55,000 acres that could be effectively irrigated with firm yield from Windsor Reservoir
& Canal Co. Number of acres per crop is based on crop use in Weld County taken from, Colorado AQricul1ural Statistics 1994,
published by Colorado Agricultural Statistics Service.
(2) From Colorado Aericultural Statistics 1994: for 1993 harvest.
(3) Not given in report for Weld County; value used based on slate average.
(4) Not given in report; estimated value.

D. LAND OWNERSHIP

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The ownership of land served by The Windsor Reservoir and Canal Company is primarily private
farms, ranch land, and individual home sites. All of the agricultural land serviced by the
Company is privately owned.

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