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<br />. <br /> <br />, . <br /> <br />6oisi9 <br /> <br />production. Application of unit water requirements to units of <br /> <br />economic production determines the requirements for that level of <br /> <br />economic development. Many studies of this nature have been made, <br /> <br />but most of them do not extend over the 50-year period of study, nor <br /> <br />are they sufficiently comprehensive to cover all the needs of the <br /> <br />future. Long-range studies and projections have been made for the <br /> <br />northern portion of the state as a part 'of the Missouri River Basin <br /> <br />Comprehensive Framework Studies. These studies do not apply to the <br /> <br />entire state; therefore, there is a need for a comprehensive, long- <br /> <br />range, statewide evaluation of the resources of the State and their <br /> <br />potential for development. This evaluation coupled with the pro- <br /> <br />jection of industrial and agricultural growth and the increase in the <br /> <br />population of the State will furnish the basis for estimating the <br /> <br />needs for water supplies in the future. The results of the economic <br /> <br />base study and projections are basic to the entire investigation and <br /> <br />can be used as soon as they become available. <br /> <br />A review of the reports on land resources, listed in Interim <br /> <br />Report No.1, indicates that there is considerable information avail- <br /> <br />able on soil associations and series and land use capability. There <br /> <br />are also some circulars on soils and a few counties are covered by <br /> <br />recent, detailed soil survey reports. The latter are particularly <br /> <br />useful in determining the extent of irrigable lands in Kansas, but <br /> <br />4 <br />