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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />.1 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />'1 <br />I <br />I <br />I, <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />1841 <br /> <br />resource and environmental parameters (climate, water quan- <br /> <br />tity/quality, and soil physical/chemical characteristics) enables <br />the quantification of crop yield and agronomic requirements and <br />forms the basis for economic and engineering analyses which are <br />subsequently performed in the adjudication of reserved Indian water <br />rights. <br /> <br />In order to meet the objectives of the Agronomic Study, irrigated and <br /> <br />dryland cropping pattern alternatives have been established for the <br />reservation lands. Crop yield and agronomic requirements are based <br /> <br />on natural resource and climatic conditions; therefore, cropping <br /> <br />pattern alternatives, crop yields, and crop cultural requirements <br /> <br />may vary appreciably on the reservations because of the diversity in <br />climatic, soil, and water conditions that occur. The Agronomic <br />Study relied on existing literature to develop base information with <br />field investigations performed to verify and support the data and. to <br />gather additional information as needed. <br /> <br />1..2 STUDY APPROACH <br /> <br />The Agronomic Study for subject reservations was performed by <br /> <br />collecting and evaluating existing information from sources such as <br />the USGS/ USSR, State of Colorado, State of New Mexico, Universities <br /> <br />of Colorado and New Mexico, agricultural experiment stations, etc. <br /> <br /> <br />to develop cropping pattern alternates and crop agronomic <br /> <br /> <br />requirements as related to specific site conditions. Field <br /> <br />1- 3 <br />