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<br />XII. ECONOHIC ANALYSIS <br /> <br />Land tre.t.@nt .ao co~?]e~ed on 48,195 acres bet.een 1975 and 1986. The laoo <br />tre3tr.lE-7'",: COS.~ ..CIS, ",-j);roxi!tately $29 aillioD. <br /> <br />Technical and financial installation costs were estimated to average about S") <br />and S390 per acre, respectively. Local cost averaged about S130 per acre. <br />Total average installation cost per acre vas estisated to be $603. <br /> <br />The estimated average annual beneficial effects are increased yields of <br />$2,657,000, decreased applications of vater applied vorth $4,248,000 and a <br />decrease in irrigstion labor coats of $343,000. <br /> <br />A benefit/cost ratio of 2:1 was achieved using estimated average annual <br />benefits of 5150 per acre and costS of S73 per acre. <br /> <br />The econocic analysis is displayed on the following tables. <br /> <br />~'.~' <br /> <br /> <br />'., <br /> <br />"... <br />- <br /> <br />0, <br /> <br />~ <br />~I';' .; <br /> <br />View of irrigated cropland <br /> <br />- 17 - <br />