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<br />THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCE OF RETREAT <br /> <br />The potential losses from arbitrary water <br />tion in basic crop production. <br /> <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />..... <br /> <br />. <br />.... <br /> <br />, <br />$100,1 MilliON <br />lOSS TO <br />COLORADO IN <br />lOST SALES OF <br />GOODS AND <br />SERVICES TO <br />AGRICULTURE <br /> <br />regula- <br /> <br />Permanent damage to the economy in the form <br />of bankruptcies, loss of farms and secondary <br />effects on ogri-businesses are practically impos- <br />sible to estimate. <br /> <br />ESTIMATED $14,3 MilLION <br />lOSS TO FARMERS IN THE <br />PLATTE BASIN IN ONE YEAR, <br />FROM THREE BASIC CROPS ONLY <br /> <br /> <br />..' <br />.... <br />." <br /> <br />Dollar <br />lOSS <br />10 <br />Farmer <br /> <br />Crop <br />Loss <br /> <br />.. <br />.. <br />.. <br /> <br />Dollars from primary agricultural produc- <br />tion has 0 multiplying effect of seven to <br />eight times in the general economy. <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />When primary production undergoes processing <br />in the region - such as slaughter and meat <br />processing of beef - the multiplying effect is os <br />much at 19 times. <br /> <br />Source <br /> <br />Imooel of Ag"culturol Chong(' on 0 Locol E(onom~ In ,/I,. <br />Greal Plulnl. Tecr.",col Bulle!'n 106 Colo.odo SIOle Un;~er~ll~ <br />E.p",,,menl StOll on exl 1909 by Mel"n B S.ald and Arlhur <br />J 0,1'...., Jr <br /> <br />Pog" 10 <br /> <br />Dollar <br />lOSS <br />lolhe <br />Economy <br />