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<br />r- <br />iD <br />.... <br /> <br />Land values would be increased and business on the project <br /> <br />and in neighboring to~ns would be benefittei. <br /> <br />~ canvass of the farmers of the project was made to determine <br /> <br />what amount they would be able to pay for supplemental water. <br /> <br />Their estimates ranged from $1.00 to ~3.00 per acre per year with <br /> <br />the majority indicating the lower amount. A few expressed a will- <br /> <br />ingness to pay $5.00 per acre per year for a supply for land <br /> <br />which they are now unable to irrigate because of water shortage. <br /> <br />Some idea of the present value of ~~ter is indicated by the <br /> <br />rental price of about ~6.00 per acre per year received by some <br /> <br />owners who have ditch stock not required for their o~n lands. <br /> <br />Vmile such sales of water are no doubt indicative of values for <br /> <br />occasional purchases to fill out a crop or for a special pur- <br /> <br />chase, the average value of ~~ter is unlikely to be that high. <br /> <br />From a consideration of these indicative data it is con- <br /> <br />cluded that an annual charge for irrigation service of $4 per <br /> <br />acre for a water supply such as would be afforded by either of <br /> <br />the plans discussed would not be burdensome and yet would require <br /> <br />a real effort on the part of the irrigator, to meet irrigation <br /> <br />charges. <br /> <br />71 <br />