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<br />I <br />-. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />It <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />, <br />I <br /> <br />JtJITDIIL HAYIIIlI , CO. <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />APPIWIIU <br /> <br />LAND CLASSIFICA TION <br /> <br />Basis of Classification <br /> <br /> <br />Land in the areas consists primarily of irrigated crop and pasture land, <br /> <br /> <br />dry crop land and grazing land. <br /> <br /> <br />Irrigation practices in the area include ditch and pump irrigation and the <br /> <br /> <br />farming of sub-irrigated lands. <br /> <br /> <br />Land classification has been based on standards similar to those adopted <br /> <br /> <br />by the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and the Soil Conserva- <br /> <br /> <br />tion Service. Their classification and capability information studies, whenever <br /> <br /> <br />ayailable, were used as guides for all land within the subject areas. Additional <br /> <br /> <br />basic data was obtained from owners and tenants as to the quality of soils, produc- <br /> <br />tivity, experience, hazards, cropping practices, drainage problems and adequacy <br /> <br /> <br />of irrigation water and the operation of pump irrigation systems. <br /> <br /> <br />Our classification of land assigned the individual parcels was based on our <br /> <br /> <br />personal inspection and analysis. <br />Description of Classes <br />The primary elements in the determination of the various classes of land <br /> <br />were as follows: <br /> <br />Irrigated Land <br />. Land irrigated by flood irrigation from canals and ditches is divided into <br /> <br />four classes. Briefly, the determining factors were: <br /> <br /> <br />Class I <br /> <br /> <br />Deep medium textured soils - good permeability and water holding <br /> <br /> <br />capacity - high productivity and fertility - reasonably level topography - not <br /> <br />J <br />