WSPC02374

• File Number: 8064.100
• Description: Ute Tribes
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 12/1/1986
• Author: Boyle Engineering
• Title: Southern Ute and Ute Mountain - Ute Indian Reservations - Agronomy Study - Sections 6-Appendix A
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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SECTION 6
CROP SUITABILITY AND PRODUCTION

6.1 GENERAL

The agronomic suitability of a particular crop for establishment on

Ute Indian Reservation lands is dependent on its adaptability to the
existing climatic and natural resource conditions previously
identified in this report. Crops planted in an ,existing
agr icul t ural area are general I y selected because they pro v ide

potentially high economic returns or complement the existing

agr icul t ural operat ions and market ing faci 1 i ties in the area.

Those crops typically grown in the project area are considered
suitable because of proven production performance, established
compatibility with natural resource and climatic conditions, and

established marketing outlets for produced commodities.

The potential agricultural lands on the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain

Ute Indian reservations exhibit a wide array of climatic, soil, and

water conditions primarily as a result of their elevation and

proximity to the local mountains and water courses. This variable

potential agricultural environment is, however, generally
represented by existing agricultural operations located in the
vicinity of the two reservations. Existing agricultural operations
in general form the base from which the alternative cropping patterns

and anticipated crop yields are estimated.

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