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<br />MAY IQ82 <br /> <br />NU~iliEK OF FARMS ~Y VALUE OF SALES <br /> <br />Value No. <br /> <br />$20,000 and over 122 <br />10,000 - 19,989 82 <br />5,000 - 9,999 113 <br />25,000 - 4,999 97 <br />less than 2,500 170 <br />TOTAL 584 <br /> <br />It is anticipated that crop distribution and yield will change <br /> <br />considerably with completion of the Dolores Project as shown in the project <br /> <br />plan by the Bureau of Kec1amation. Crop distribution is not anticipated to <br /> <br />change significantly due to implementation of the McElmo Creek Salinity <br /> <br />Control Program. It is anticipated that principal future crops will be <br /> <br />pasture and animal feed. <br /> <br />Expansion to accomodate the estimated one percent per year growth in <br /> <br />population will encroach on approximately 300 irrigated acres during the <br /> <br />next 25 years. This acreage has already been subtracted from the total <br /> <br />acreage to arrive at the 28,450 acres of irrigated cropland in the area <br /> <br />being considered for program action. <br /> <br />Present and anticipated cropping patterns for the McElmo Creek Salinity <br /> <br />Study Area are: <br /> <br />CROP !:!,/ PRESENTl FUTURE WITHOUTl l FUTURE WIT~ <br />Alfalfa and Hay 29.4% 49.3% 50.3% <br />Small Grains 7.1 13 .6 13.6 <br />Pasture 56.9 25.5 24.5 <br />Corn Silage 1.7 5.0 5.0 <br />Dry Beans 0.0 2.5 2.5 <br />Fallow( Idle) 4.1 4.1 4.1 <br />Apples 0.8 0.0 0.0 <br /> <br />IRRIGATED CROPPING PATTERN <br />/ / / <br /> <br />/ <br /> <br />TOTALS <br /> <br />100.0 <br /> <br />100.0 <br /> <br />100.0% <br /> <br />1/ Based on field inventory and 1981 Bureau of Reclamation data for the <br />Dolores proj ect. <br />1/ Anticipated composite acreage with the Dolores Project in place. Also, <br />the composite acreage for alternative 1 and 6. <br />3/ Alternative 2,3,4 and 5 composite acreage. rC4848 <br />,J "- .&. <br /> <br />III-12 <br />