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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Co) <br />f- <br />N <br />c..;i <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />DistributJon of lhe~e crops is not expected to change, but, crop yields may <br />increase ~ilh improved technologies. Of tbe irrigated land, about 48 percent <br />(88,000 acres) is classified as ~ell suited to cultivdtion. Pasture and animal <br />feed crops that lend to provide durable ground cover can be grown in the remainder <br />of the area. <br /> <br />Furro~ irrigatIon is expected to remain the principal Irrigation method, ~ith <br />impl~mentalion of border, sprinkler and drip systems occurring ~here applicable <br />Jnd as these methods gain acceptance among farm operators. About 828,000 <br />acre-feet of ~aler is delivered annually to the many farms in tbe valley for <br />crop irrigation, In additIon, small streams of ~ater flo~ through some canals <br />throughout the year to provide ~ater for livestock. <br /> <br />Expansion to ..tccollUJlodate the estimated 2 percent per year gro~th in population <br />~ill encroach on about 2,000 acres of irrigated land during the next 25 years. <br />Agriculture _ill, however, continue as the primary component of the area's <br />economy. There are approximately 2,000 farms irrigating the 171,000 acres of <br />crops and pasture land in the valley. <br /> <br />1\'-31 <br />