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<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 />, ~ , <br />West Divide j"Jject (cont'd) <br /> <br />"::" <br />o:::l" <br />(0 Miscellaneous <br />(\1 <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 fl e . . . . <br />Grand Valley <br />DeBeque . . <br />Redstone . <br />Carbondale <br />Rura 1 . . .. <br />Total <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />. , <br /> <br />. . . . . . I <br /> <br />. . . <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />. . . . <br /> <br />. . . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Project Acreage (acres) <br /> Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 <br />Full service land <br />Divide-Battlement area 2,690 5,000 10,800 <br />Thompson area 20 380 <br />Subtotal 2,690 5,020 11 ,180 <br />Supplemental service land <br />Divide-Battlement area 2,290 8,790 8,410 <br />Thompson area 470 ,1,070 <br />Subtotal 2,290 9,260 9,480 <br />Total project area <br />Divide-Battlement area 4,980 13,790 19,210 <br />Thompson area 490 - 1,450 <br />Total 4,980 14,280 20,660 <br />Average cost per acre. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . <br /> <br />Repayment by project beneficiaries - percent (includes <br />ad valorem taxes) ...... ... .. . . . . . . . . ... <br /> <br />Repayment by "apportioned" and other revenues. . . . . <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />18,490 <br />400 <br />18,890 <br /> <br />19,490 <br />1,540 <br />21 ,030 <br /> <br />37,980 <br />1,940 <br />39,920 <br /> <br />$1,861 <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />22% <br />78% <br />100% <br /> <br />Present land Ownership <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 /> <br />" <br />, <br />