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<br />51 <br /> <br />4 better than seasonal income. There will, however, be more <br /> <br />5 benefits derived other than economics. Congress has passed <br /> <br />6 a law, the funds have been appropriated,. and, therefore, the <br /> <br />7 project should be completed as soon as possible to avoid <br /> <br />8 further cost increases. Thank you. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />MODERATOR: t1r. Roper, thank you for staying over and <br /> <br />10 participating with us at this late session this evening. <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />Mr. Norbert Jackson of the Fruitland Irrigation <br /> <br />12 Company. <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />MR. JACKSON: I'm Norbert Jackson, a member of the <br /> <br />14 Board of Directors of the Fruitland Irrigation Company. <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br />I have been farming on Fruitland Mesa since 1952. <br /> <br />I have <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />gone through some of the \'Tor!'\t droughts in the history .of the <br />, . <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />Fruitland Irrigation Company, I guess,. during that time, and <br /> <br />18 <br /> <br />I can say that ~ie need this project in the worstw'ay. <br /> <br />We <br /> <br />19 have land out there that ,-Till yield .with any in this area <br />20 "'l.' th a d 1 f t I <br />,. goo supp y O' wa ~r. <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />As far as the deer winter ran'Je is concerned that <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br />we h'zard so much about, unle's!) they come ut' 'tTith more deer, <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br />I don't: think they have anything to worry about. <br /> <br />I. have <br /> <br />24 <br />hunted this area for 25 years, been a lic.;!Dsed guide for 16 <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />or 17 years. <br /> <br />I' va s'~en the deer hunting go from the tops in <br />