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<br />estimates for land leveling and farm irrigation system requirements since <br />they directly affect irrigation design and layout, and irrigation efficienqr. <br /> <br />There are some limited areas of seeped lands included within the perimeter of the <br />project area. Soils of these areas have low permeabi1ities and drainage is <br />not economically practicable. These and adjacent areas susceptible to seep- <br />age have been excluded from the project. <br /> <br />Some small areas of project lands are intermi ttently wet due to inadequate <br />tail water removal and lateral seepage from excessive irrigation. However, <br />project lands are generally underlain by deep beds of porous, well drained <br />gravels and cobbles and there is no indication that they are susceptible to <br />seepage or drainage problems vhich cannot be corrected by good irrigation <br />practices and land development. Accordingly, no drainage costs are antici- <br />pated for project lands. <br /> <br />Areas wi th a stony surface or profi le represent less than one percent of the <br />project lands. Cost of rock and stone removal on these lands would be ex- <br />cessi ve. It has been assumed they would be restri cted to pasture crops and <br />would not require rock or stone removal for their utilization. No costs <br />have been estimated for this purpose. <br /> <br />Findings <br /> <br />Estimates of development costs for project lands are based on an analysis of <br />the physical requirements of the soils and site conditions. They are re- <br />lated to project economi c condi tions and to the minimum requirements for land <br />and water management at the levels expected under project conditions. Weighted <br />average development cost estimates are summarized by evaluation areas in <br />table 10. <br /> <br />Table 10. - Cost of land and irrigation development by evaluation areas, <br />Florida project <br /> <br />A <br />B <br />C <br />D <br /> <br />Estimated weighted average cost per acre To tal <br />: : Farm : wei ghted <br />Clearing Leveling : i rri ga tion . average cost <br />. <br /> system per acre <br />------ - - - - - Dollars - - - - - - <br />3.21 27.81 5.84 36.86 <br />2.18 26.16 11.03 39.37 <br />2.53 23.84 15.13 41.50 <br /> 15.00 4.75 19.75 <br /> <br />Evaluation <br />area <br /> <br />Based upon price projections by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, <br />September 1957. <br /> <br />- 21 - <br />