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<br />. - . --,~~, - -,,--~- .-~-,~ - ._,..,.'h"~-"_..~ _ -,,,,- --~.' "'~ ~~___:;., ,-"" - _=-'-;i";;C-~~_,' _"" <br /> <br />~ <br />- <br /> <br />c-- :~ <br />- <br /> <br />c: <br />~'.;:' , <br /> <br />for local milling needs. The type of crop varies to a con- <br /> <br />siderable extent with the altitude. Meadow hay in the upper <br /> <br />river valley gives way to alfalfa at elevations below about <br /> <br />7200. Oats, gro~TI at the higher elevations, are largely re- <br /> <br />placed at lower elevations by wheat, although an increasing <br /> <br />acreage of corn is gro~TI in the basin just north of the state <br /> <br />line and south~urd into New Mexico. At the Fort Lewis Experi- <br /> <br />ment Station, elevation 7600, a large variety of fruits and <br /> <br />vegetables, including crops susceptible to frost such as sweet <br /> <br />corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes have been matured successfully. <br /> <br />> ,,', <br /> <br />Potatoes do well below 7,000, while dry beans do better at <br /> <br />lower elevations. Formerly there Was quite a large acreage of <br /> <br />commercial apple orchards in the New Mexico area, but because <br /> <br />of poor marketing facilities and poor ~uter supply, trees have <br /> <br />been removed. <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />An accurate crop census for the project is not available. <br /> <br />Incomplete data reported by the water commissioner for the <br /> <br />;~ <br /> <br />Colorado area and by the county agents for both divisions <br /> <br />f <br />:?, <br />~ <br /> <br />follow: <br /> <br />13 <br />