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<br />in, e.nd 'bordering tbe river valley towsrd the north, both ccst <br />and WElst of Mancos. A BlIIlIIll 'P-'l.rt of such eoils is loamy, but <br />the moat are cla1 lo~s to hesvY clays. XhiG ~oi1 tends to be <br />thin above the parent sh81e, IInel in t'uch CIlN.~S io highly alks- <br />line end often non-productive from thet ceuse, but if the depth <br /> <br />is sufficient Bnd the eoi1 well handled it,producae fine crops. <br /> <br />OnJ,y Um1ted areas E're noli' ~,ffected h, 'cep"'ge, end <br /> <br />for ~~n1 of thess, drainage ie not practiceble or would be too, <br /> <br />expensive. In ~eneral, natural drsin~ge scema nde~u~t~ to <br /> <br />oere for the greeter pB~t of the cree. <br /> <br />The m09t Tecent ve1u~tions in Monte~u~a County indi- <br /> <br />cate "'ell 1l11stUned values in the fllce of depression and orop <br /> <br />failures. l'hl!! to tel vs1u.ntlon of land in the c01lnty ~eo <br /> <br /> <br />$1,350,000 in 1936, of ~hich cbmlt ~?5o,n?o Wfl5 the nosnssed <br /> <br />v:'jhn'bton of. thl'l project l.mds, to ";licb l?l1lrot be ndded the <br /> <br />v8ltle I}f improvement!!" l:!veBtoek, Bnd Clthe!" :reA1 -m1 l3er::('Ina1 <br /> <br />pro~arty to arrive ~t the tl}~2 veluntion for the pl~Jaot ar.e. <br /> <br />which is about *700,000, including the town or M.tl\coz. <br /> <br />TPb1e 4 ehowe the fivel'oge ~A~e~Bed vn~lot,ions of <br />lends in Montezume County in recent YOllrs; <br /> <br />Table 4 <br /> <br /><0 fl.;l, <br /> <br />As~eSBed V81u~til}n8 - Montezumn County <br /> <br />Average Value Per Acre <br />: 1913 I 1934 l 1935 1 <br />35.331 35.91 I 33.361 <br />25.05: 25.11 l 25.101 <br />7.JJI 6.9$ 1 7.30: <br />15.711 15.73 I 15.631 <br />2.181 2.25 2.101 <br /> <br />Description <br />Or cllard <br />Irrigated land <br />Non-irrigated <br />Nsture.l hay <br />Grazilla: <br /> <br />1936 <br />33.36 <br />25.10 <br />7.30 <br />15.60 <br />2.10 <br /> <br />25 <br />