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<br /> <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />...,.. . <br /> <br />-. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />. - <br />;.' -::::,:J. <br />. -"'. <br /> <br />". <br />.. <br /> <br />"."'! <br />1..........<<"'..;... -~-:.>: _ <br />..:....-:_ __ _ '1>:......-:, <br />~~... .. .........::;. <br />. J'" ~..~...~... <br />,,- ;:.:, . .:.4 :;.-- <br /> <br />'-4, <br /> <br />/: <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />....: <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />Orchards dre the primary agricultural operation in <br />eastern part of Grand Valley. <br /> <br />Orchard crops in the order of importance are apples, peaches, pears, <br />cherries, plums, prunes, and grapes. Total value of all fruit pro- <br />duction in Mesa County during 1974 was estimated at 57,779,000 of which <br />about 94 percent is produced in the Grand Valley. However, it must be <br />noted that weather can reduce production by more than 80 percent in a <br />given year. <br /> <br />Levels of management in the Grand Valley are quite divergent and in <br />general, reflect the degree of profitability of the farm operation and <br />the efficiency of irrigation in the farming operation. Management <br />appears to be the most significant factor in attaining high on-farm <br />Irrigation efficiency. Management in this sense includes efficient water <br />management and efficient management of cultural practices. <br /> <br />Other factors which affect the level of management are soil type and the <br />extent that new technology is used. <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br />- <br />