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<br />.,,", <br /> <br />C") <br />-i <br /> <br />Farm Characteristics ~ There are aDout 64,700 acres of irrigated land in <br /> <br />2 the Valley, of which about 11 percent Is not cropped in anyone year, <br /> <br />3 The principal crops grown in order of acreage are hay and pasture, corn, <br /> <br />4 fruits, small grain, and sugar beets. <br /> <br />5 Farms in the Grand Valley range in size from a few aCI-es to as many as <br /> <br />6 500 acres. Although the average sized farm unit generally is around 28 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />7 acres, actual ownerships can be classified as large, rledium and small <br /> <br />8 sized un i ts. Large un i ts range from 100 to as much as 500 acres, the <br /> <br />9 medium units range from about 20 to 90 acres, and sma] 1 units usually <br /> <br />10 are less than 20 acres. Full-time employment elsewhere causes many of <br /> <br />11 the medium size and small size units to be classified as part-time <br /> <br />12 operations. <br /> <br />13 The general distribution of crops which are currently grown on a typical <br /> <br />14 150-acre time farm unit in the valley, on a typical 25-acre part time <br /> <br />15 farm unit, and on a typical 10-acre orchard unit are shown in the <br /> <br />16 following table. <br /> <br />26 <br />