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AgriculLural Economy Data collected dllring the land elassifieation sllrvey show lands totaling 19,149 acres had been irrigated consistently or inter- mittently during the 1955-1959 period. This acreage was considered irrigated in the land classification survey and is judged to be the maximum acreage irrigated in good water years during recent times. FUTURE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY "Without" project development the existing type of agriculture and current organization of individual farms will probably continue into the future basically unchanged. Therefore, the economic analyses representing future "without" conditions are based on the, size and organization of the f~rms and the type of farming being currently practiced in the area, inclllding the off-farm employment of the operators. Regulation of the water sllpply will effect significant improve- ments in the agriculture of the area. It is anticipated that the same general crops will continue to be grown whether or not the project is constructed. However, a greater and more dependable water supply will enable the farmers to intensify production inputs, involving such items as increased use of fertilizers, herbicides, and improved crop varieties, Greater and wider use of these factors of production will result in increased flow of economic goods to and from the project area. Size and Organization of Farms ,o~ Since farm income is influenced significantly by the land re~ources involved, studies were made of the size of farms in each of the four study tracts. The farms which typify the existing agriculture of each tract are shown in table 10, Budgets were prepared for these typical or representative farms. ;'.. Crops and Crop Yields .eo,; The crops and crop yields used in the agricultural economy analyses were derived from data furnished by local farmers. The 38