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<br />SYLLABUS
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<br />The present irrigation development in the AWR Basins consists
<br />of 2,010,000 acres of irrigated land. Nearly all of this irrigated
<br />development is in the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Kansas,
<br />Oklahoma, and Arkansas. .
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<br />A total of 6,083,000 acres of new land oan be served by the
<br />plan through the development of areas investigated as projects (4,239,000
<br />acres) .and areas investigated for development by individuals or small
<br />groups. (1,844,000 aores).
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<br />Tbe framework plan as presented herein would benefit 7,021,000
<br />acres and result in a total of 8,093,000 acres under irrigation. It
<br />would provide for maximum practicable utilization of the available water
<br />supplies within the limits of available lands.
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<br />The application of irrigation vater to lands in the AWR
<br />Basins, as outlined in this report, would result in a considerable
<br />increase in crop produotion. The estimated increases in produotion for
<br />alfalfa would amount to 737,000 tons; corn, 5,153,000 bushels; wheat and
<br />small grains, 7,572,000 bushels; cotton, 75,980,000 pounds; dry beans,
<br />4,334,000 bushels; soy beans, 3,440,000 bushels; sorghum, 9,278,000
<br />bushels; rice, 28,300,000 bushels; and sugar beets, 582,000 tons. In
<br />addition to the .foregoing increase in orop production, it is estimated
<br />that there would be as much as 4-1/2 million dollars gross annual
<br />increase in the value of truck crops,
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<br />It is estimated that the full development of the irrigation
<br />potential outlined in the framework plan would involve a capital expen-
<br />diture of about $902,000,000 ($691,000,000 project type, and $211,000,000
<br />non-project type), of which the potential. irrigation development in the
<br />Eastern Zone_represents $617~~00,000 ($549,000,000 project type, and
<br />$68,000,000. non-project type), and the total for the Qe'~noe of the AWl
<br />Basiii.s eqlials $285,000,000 ($l42,000,000 project type, and $143,000,000
<br />noli-project typ9)~ on: the basis of-the estimated increase in net income,
<br />the expenditures in the Eastern Zone and part of those in the balance of
<br />the basins would be justified.
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<br />Many projects inoluded in this framework plan are not con-
<br />sidered eoonomioally feasible by standards of benefit evaluation adopted
<br />by the AliRBIAC. Maliy years will be required before full development of
<br />the irrigation potential may be realized and as probable economio and
<br />other changes occur some of the projects now considered economioally
<br />infeasible may beoome feasible.
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<br />An integral part of a plan for development of the irrigation
<br />potentials of the basins, along with development of required water
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