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<br />(") <br />Clt.~ <br />~.~ <br /> <br />supply, although somewhat influenced by location with respect to <br /> <br />community settlement and accessibility to market and transportation <br /> <br />points. Farm land on Harvey Mesa under the Harvey Gap Reservoir with <br /> <br />an average water right is valued in normal times at from 50 to 70 <br /> <br />dollars per acre. The land above the Harvey Gap Reservoir is val ued <br /> <br />at from 20 to 40 dollars per acre. Dry land suitable of irrigation is <br /> <br />commonly valued at from 10 to 15 dollars per acre and grazing land at <br /> <br />about 2 dollars per acre, <br /> <br />The close proximity of extensive areas of summer grazing land for <br /> <br />sheep and cattle makes livestock r~ising an important feature of the <br /> <br />agriculture economy of the area. The livestock raised on sllch areas <br /> <br />is largely fed during the winter months with alfalfa hay and other forage <br />, <br /> <br />crops produced on irrigated farm land. Summer range lands are under the <br /> <br />supervision of the Division of Grazing and the 1fuite River National <br /> <br />Ii'orest. <br /> <br />The agricultural products of the area are largely mark~ted east <br /> <br />of the Continental Divide. The communi ties of Qlenwood Springs B.nd <br /> <br />Rifle and a number of mining camps in Western Colorado of small population <br /> <br />furnish a very limited market and may be considered the only points of <br /> <br />market in Western Colorado. <br /> <br />Ri.fle City Water SuPPly <br />The City of Rifle with a population of 1,486 (1940 census) is a <br /> <br />potential purchaser of project water. The water would be used in the <br /> <br />city water works system for culinary purposes. Prior to 1940 culinary <br /> <br />water for the city was supplied from Beaver Creek by gravity pipe line. <br /> <br />In 1940, faced with the problem of securing arldiMonal water, the city <br /> <br />.) <br />