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<br />---e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />.- -- <br /> <br />1635 <br /> <br />(Introduc tion) <br /> <br />In Lako and Chaffoo Countios the produotion of hD.y and boef cllttlo <br />is of major impertanco. In Fr~ont County agricultuznlcontors around <br />fruit and vogetable growing. where apples. cherries, poars. peaches. <br />grapes. and raspberrios are the important fruits. Dairying and generlll <br />farning are carried on to sorno extent in Fremont County. <br /> <br />Vegetable gardening for beth 10Clll llnd cammoroilll markets is impor- <br />tant on the St. Charlos ilesll ellst of Pueblo. CTenoral farming, in which <br />sugllr boots ~nd alflllfa aro the prinoipal crops. is followod extensively <br />in Puoblo County. Pwblo County is the leading county of tho entiro <br />projoot c.roa in dairy produotion. <br /> <br />Otero County. pllrts of Crowloy County. and parts of Bont County are <br />i1:1portant truck erep producing counties. Tho prineipo.l truck crops aro <br />onions, oantaloupos. oucunbors, and tomntocs. Lllrgo quantities of vego- <br />tablo c.nd flower seeds of nc.ny kinds aro produ,ed in Otoro County. <br /> <br />Cerec.l crops rend sorG>UI:UI ::xc inportc.nt in Bent ~nd Prowers Coun- <br />tic s. <br /> <br />Tllking tho llrea llS a Whole, gonorc.1 faming and stock raising pro- <br />doninnte. This typo of filming is followed threu~eut the entiro arOll <br />on tho largor films. The principal enterprises on the genorlll-typo <br />fc.rns ere production of sugar beots. whellt; hay llnd othor feed crops; <br />shoop llnd cllttle raising; llnd foed lot fllttening of livostook. <br /> <br />The arell is so lo.rgo llnd has 00 I:1O.ny varillble types of fums with <br />different production records tho.t it is difficult to prediot the anti- <br />c ipa ted potontilll llgricul turlll production the. t would llccruo frcn proj- <br />ect dovclopr1ent. An attcnpt has been r.lr.do to viow tho distant future <br />and, based upon certllin supporting evidonce, c. censorvc.tivo pioture of <br />the potentilll c.gricul ture.l developnent he.s been drawn. <br /> <br />In addition to tho potentilll incroc.se in crop o.nd livestock preduc- <br />l..ion,-rw.ny-othor-j;ntan~ble-beno1'its-would-accrlfo-fr on-tho-n-gric ul-turlll <br />devolopnent. Now turns for fam-hungry fe.nilic s; nClN honos c.nd new en- <br />plo;ynent for people noeding a plllee to live and work; und neW wealth <br />creuting eoonorcial and industrial enterprises to process raW agrieul- <br />tural produets are only a. fow of the indirect benefits to be derived <br />frem the Gunnioon-Arkc.nsas project. <br /> <br />It ia oafo to predict thD.t over.a11 development of the area., which <br />is larger thD.n the combined areaS of several Eastern states, weuld have <br />0. profound and highly beneficial effect on tho entire region, the Stc.to <br />of Colorado. e.nd the Nction Co a Whole, <br /> <br />4 <br />