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<br />I'- <br />'-- <br />l'j <br />t.,::; <br />-- <br />_.: <br />. <br /> <br />The Colorado State Western Slope <br /> <br />Branch Experiment Station <br /> <br />Demonstration Project <br /> <br />The Colorado Water Conservation Board is participating in a drip <br />irrigation demonstration with C,S.U. We purchased the line, emittors <br />and pipe to equip two and one-Lalf acres of new apple planting at the <br />experiment station. <br /> <br />This project is outstanding because it will show how to grow three <br />thousand bushel of apples to the acre. With this kind of production a ten <br />acre farm could become an economical unit to operate. 10 acres x 3,000 <br />bushel @ $6.00/bushel = $180,000, Since many of the farms in this area are <br />too small to be economical the land and water don't get the right kind of <br />attention. If these small units can be made profitable, many small land <br />holders will begin to give the land and water the kind of attention that is <br />needed to change the course of salinity. <br /> <br />The water being used on this plot comes from a sump pump that was <br />installed many years ago to keep the basement dry. The quality of the <br />water is very poor for it ranges from 100 p,p,m. in the spring to 4000 p.p.m. <br />in the fall. The trees however are doing exceptionally well and the salty <br />water seems to have had no effect on their growth. <br /> <br /> <br />- 18 - <br />