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<br />I <br />.' <br />I' <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I, <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I, <br />I <br />I <br />1\ <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />t <br /> <br />2000 <br /> <br />net agricultural benefit could be higher in some areas under dry land <br /> <br />farming when compared to irrigated agriculture. In the absence of <br /> <br />that scenario, it is still appropriate to determine the net benefits <br />from dryland agriculture in suitable areas since the income from this <br /> <br />potential alternative use could be used as an opportunity cost in the <br /> <br />economic analysis of potentially irrigable lands. To address these <br />considerations, this section contains discussions which address <br />crop yields, production practices, and alternative cropping <br />patterns for both the irrigated and dry land farming alternatives. <br /> <br />6.2 CROP YIELD/PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS <br /> <br />Crop yield is site specific as related to variable climatic, soil, <br />water, and management factors. Therefore, estimated maximum base <br />crop yields are reduced to reflect the negative impact of these <br />variable factors. Project area climatic and natural resource <br />conditions were carefully summarized and characterized in the <br />previous sections of this report. Crop suitability, crop yield, and <br />crop production requirements in relation to project area climatic <br /> <br />and natural resource conditions are set forth and discussed in this <br /> <br />section. <br /> <br />6- 5 <br />