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<br />000574 <br /> <br />West Divide Project (cont'd) <br /> <br />Miscellaneous <br /> <br />Elevation of project lands (feet) ..... <br />Average frost-free season (days above 320F.) <br />Population of project area (1960) <br />Glenwood Springs <br />New Castle <br />Silt . . . . <br />Ri f1 e . . . . <br />Grand Valley <br />DeBeque . . <br />Redstone <br />Carbondale <br />Rural . . .. <br />Total <br /> <br />4,900 to 8,000 <br />109 to 118 <br /> <br />3,637 <br />447 <br />384 <br />2,135 <br />245 <br />172 <br />100 <br />612 <br />4,560 <br />12,292 <br /> <br />Project Acreage (acres) <br /> <br />\: <br />i <br />f <br />c <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />All project lands are privately owned except for about 480 acres in <br />Federal ownership scattered throughout project area. With project devel- <br />opment it is anticipated Federal lands would be acquired by private <br />interests for farm units. <br /> <br />Types of Farming <br /> <br />Production of beef and dairy cattle and sheep with continuously increas- <br />ing emphasis on dairying with project development. Crops would include <br />primarily livestock feeds such as hay, pasture, and corn silage. Cash <br /> <br />4 <br />