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The annual (1970 census) family income is: $10.000 or more $5.000 - $10.000 Less than.$5.000 ~4.(ln,n "~d less 53 percent 33 percent 14 percent 7 percent The value of agricultural land and buildings is about $3.000 per acre with a range from $1.000 to $5.000. The market value of agricultural products produced on irrigated land in 1974 was estimated at $716.000 in Clark County or $90 per acre. About one-half of the irrigated land in the county is in the study area. The major crops in descending order of abundance. if not importance. are alfalfa. barley. pasture. and sudan cut for forage. Employment - Employment in the area is diverse and most of the employed labor works within the area. About two percent commute to jobs outside the area (primarlly Las Vegas). The labor force of the area comprises approximately 67 percent of the population over 16 years of age. About 94 percent is civilian labor and about 95 percent of the labor force is employed. Fanning is not a major source of employment in the area. The majority of the labor force is in the service. craftsman. managerial and professional categories. Changes in population density. social and economic conditions will occur whether or not the salinity control measures are implemented. Historic and Archeo10gic - No properties presently listed on or pending nomination to the National Register of Historic Places are located in the Moapa Valley study area. The Muddy River. California Wash. and Mormon Mesa areas are however. known to be some of the richest archeological regions in the state. The area was settled very early and several remnants of that history remains. The historic trails crossing the study area are the Yount-Pattie (1826) and Joseph Walker (1833). The Archeological Research Center. University of Nevada. Las Vegas. and the Southern Nevada Historical Society maintain information on what is presently known of the area. 23 OQZ";U3 .