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<br />00 <br />00 <br />1'- <br /> <br />- 12 - <br /> <br />A self-contained unit of 160 acres of Class I land, or its equivalent, is not <br /> <br />likely to be an economical unit in the Snvery~Pothook area. It will probably be more <br /> <br />economical to have units lar,P'e enoup,h in the beginnin(T, rather than have "starvation <br /> <br />consolidations" at a later date. Therefore, in further analysis of this problem, <br /> <br />size limits have been relaxed and various sizes of operation have been considered. <br /> <br />Case Study - Existing Ranches <br /> <br />Four of the individual ranches on which complete ranch enumerations were taken <br /> <br />were examined in greater detail. In presenting data relating to these four ranches, <br /> <br />certain adjustments have been made in order to eliminate Some of the peculiarities <br /> <br />and irregularities which occur as year-to-year variations. It is felt that these <br /> <br />adjustments will not materially affect the results of the analysis. But the adjust- <br /> <br />ments will simplify the explanation and comparisons between ranches, and will simpli- <br />fy consideration of the effects of changes resulting if the Savery-Pothook Reclama- <br /> <br />tion Project should be constructed. <br /> <br />An attempt was made to evaluate the effect of the project on the four case- <br /> <br />study ranches. In makin!, this evaluation, the actual 1962 situation was adjusted to <br /> <br />a normalized situation. In adjustin,P' to a normalized situation, present resources <br /> <br />were used, but productivity and efficiency as indicated by yields, calf crop, cattle <br /> <br />weights, and labor requirements were set at average levels, and long-term average <br /> <br />or projected prices were used. The 'normalized situation without the project was <br /> <br />compared with two situations if the project Nere constructed. The first situation <br /> <br />would provide supplemental water to the present land resources only. The second <br /> <br />situation considered would allow for supplemental water on the present deeded and <br /> <br />leased land resources. Acquisition of sufficient irrigated land to bring the ranch- <br /> <br />irrigated acreage up to 400 acres of deeded land is also allowed in this second <br /> <br />situation, with a possibility of leasing additional irrigated land also. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />