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<br />_ ------- -- j - ---- -.-- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-, f"'\ ~ .~ <br />IJJ.l..J. <br /> <br />Irri~ation Benefits Analysis <br /> <br />Irrigation benefits are the increased net farm income that will <br /> <br />occur as a result of construction of the ground-water recharge <br /> <br />facilities. <br /> <br />Farm budgets for the "with" and "without" future situation were <br /> <br />prepared and used to determine the irrigation benefits attributable to <br /> <br />the proposed development. <br /> <br />New water estimated to be available for determination of gross <br /> <br />irrigation benefits consists of 45,700 acre-feet available to the farms <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />from ground-water recharge. <br /> <br />The following tabulation summarizes the derivation of these <br /> <br />benefits through increased net farm income attributable to the <br /> <br />proj ect. <br /> <br />Item <br /> <br />Dollars <br /> <br />Forage and feed grain <br />Grains for processing <br />Sugar beets <br />Livestock <br />(livestock purchases) <br />(net livestock increase) <br />Perquisites <br /> <br />$3,897,500 <br />-5,200 <br />4,103,600 <br />(5,366,800) <br />(3,387,600) <br />:1,979,200 <br />119,200 <br /> <br />'" <br />o <br />..J <br /> <br />Total income <br />Farm expenses <br />Net farm income <br />Less alternate earnings <br /> <br />10,094,300 <br />4,585,100 <br />5,509,200 <br />58,000 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />nirect irrigation benefits <br /> <br />$5,451,200 <br />