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<br />000215 <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />The only alternative source of enterprise input-output data would in- <br />clude primary data collection in the region. At the minimum this would <br />involve interviews with agricultural specialists (C,S,U, Extensioll :"'I"\"ice <br />agents and Farm Management organization advisers) in the area, A more <br />elaborate version would entail sample surveys to interview a fraction of <br />the farmers in the area to determine current production technology, resource <br />organization and attitudes toward aquifer management policies, The more <br />detailed data collection is recommended to assure rel iabil ity of projections <br />and usefulness for related studies, <br />Since the available data are for current prices and technologies, ad- <br />justment would be required for each crop and soil-type category for alterna- <br />tive technologies and prices throughout the five-decade period of analysis, <br />2. Land Use and Soil Classification InventQrL <br />Soil type inventories are an important initial step, since crop and <br />water productivity is largely determined by soil characteristics, Also, <br />costs of crop production and feasibility of alternative production and <br />irrigation technologies are contingent upon soil type, These data would <br />be obtained from Soil Conservation Service publications and interviews with <br />SCS and CSU personnel, <br />land use patterns are available on an historical basis from the Census <br />of Agriculture and from the Colorado Crop and Livestock Reporting Service <br />annual reports, SCS reports also provide estimates on this topic, Tech- <br />ni ques for empl oyi ng automa ted compos ite mappi ng of 1 and use are under <br />development, and investigation of their potential will be undertaken in this <br /> <br />phtlse. <br />