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<br />o <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />and forage crops to supplement their livestock feed requirements. <br />I <br /> <br />The climate and soils are suitable for the production of a variety of <br /> <br />field and forage crops. Alfalfa, irrigated pasture, corn silage, malt <br /> <br />barley and dry beans are well adapted to the area. Cropping patterns <br /> <br />involving these five crops have been used to generate cost and return <br /> <br />budgets. Combinations of these crops provide flexibility for good soil <br /> <br />management, in addition to diversification of feed and cash crops. The <br /> <br />hay and silage could either be transferred to on-farm cow-calf maintenance <br /> <br />feeding operations or sold for cash transactions. Malt barley could be <br /> <br />grown Wlder contract for area breweries. Dry beans could be sold on the <br /> <br />local markets. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />There are special development regulations relative to Indian lands. <br /> <br />Agricultural lands on Indian reservations are held in trust and cannot be <br /> <br />'sold. Indians do not pay state or federal property or income taxes on <br /> <br />reservation lands. <br /> <br />Under Leavitt Act collection of "construction costs against any <br /> <br />In~ian lands within any irrigation project" are deferred as long as the <br />land is' owned by thendians. Since construction costs related to the <br /> <br />ielivery of irrigation water and necessary drainage systems are charges <br /> <br />19ainst land, no repayment of project construction costs is included in <br /> <br />~is study. It has also been the practice of the Bureau of Indian Affairs <br /> <br />:0 pay for the "on-farm" irrigation development without requiring repayment <br /> <br />'Corman. 1974). The sprinkler system is considered on-farm development <br />nd no repayment charges are calculated for the sprinkler system. <br /> <br />.6 Irrigation System and Diversion Water Requirement <br /> <br />Considerations of the Wldulating topographic features of the land and <br /> <br />~ limited supply of irrigation water preclude surface methods of irrigation. <br />