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. ' . . Irrigation Benefits AnalySis Irrigation benefits consist of direct, indirect, and public benefits. Direct benefits are the increased net farm income that will occur as a result of construction of the unit. Indirect and public benefits will occur on a value added basis for processing increased crop production and stabilization of the local economy. Farm budgets for the "with" and "without" future situation were prepared and used to determine the irrigation benefits attributable to the proposed development. New water estimated to be available for determination of gross irrigation benefits consists of 102,000 acre-feet of stored water to be released at the reservoir and 24,500 acre-feet of usable return flow, for a total of 126,500 acre-feet (109,700 acre.feet in 1973 DPR). No benefi ts are cl aimed for 31,000 acre-feet of water assumed to be acqui red from the Weldon Va 11 ey Canal di rect-fl ow ri ghts. The following tabu'ation summarizes the derivation of these benefits through increased net farm income attrib~table to the project. Item Dollars Forage and feed grain Grains for processing Sugar beets Livestock (livestock purchases) (Net livestock increase) Perqui sites Total income Farm expenses Net fa rm income Less alternate earnings Direct irrigation benefits $4,695,800 42,400 3,463,600 8,844,000 (6,862,100) (1,981,900) 177 ,800 17,223,700 12,120,300 5,103,400 148,000 $4,955,400 Indirect and publ ic. benefits are based on the processing of increased agricultural production and the related stability of the local economy resulting from the project. Direct, indirect, and public irrigation benefits are listed below along with OM&R savings attributed to the project. 17