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<br />* 10 * <br /> <br />The are~ is served by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, <br />Frontier Airltnes, transcontinental buslines, Federal Highways 160, 84, <br />and 550, and State Highways 151 and 172. <br /> <br />The 1960 census shows .the following populations: <br /> <br />Within the project area: <br /> <br />Allison <br />Tiffany <br />Arboles <br />Rural People <br /> <br />125 <br />80 <br />100 <br />300 <br />605 <br /> <br />Outside the project ares: <br /> <br />Bayfield <br />Durango <br />Ignacio <br />Indian Agency <br />Pagosa Springs <br /> <br />322 <br />10,530 <br />609 <br />100 <br />1,374 <br />12,935 <br /> <br />Total * <br /> <br />13,540 <br /> <br />Durango is some 28 miles to the west and Pagosa Springs about 45 <br />miles to .the east on Federal Highway No. 160. <br /> <br />About 72 percent of the watershed area is range and forest lands. <br />In the past, the entire area was open range and heavily used both for <br />grazing and for utilization of the timber resources. Presently, most <br />of the National Forest lands are closed to grazing. On the privately* <br />owned and Indian rangelands, soil and water conservation measures are <br />being practiced and use is considerably restricted. <br /> <br />About 27 percent of the project area is irrigated cropland. <br />Beef, lamb, and wool production are the dominant factors in the agricul* <br />tural economy. Most of the operators own stock and grow hay crops <br />and small grain for feeding. All of the crops grown are used and <br />consumed locally. Use of cOITllllercial fertilizers is increasing through* <br />out the project. <br /> <br />Ctop use on the irrigated lands benefited by the project is as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Crop <br />Alfalfa <br />Alfalfa and Grass Hay <br />Irrigated Pasture <br />Small Grains <br />To ta 1 - <br /> <br />Acres <br />1,806 <br />1,037 <br />8,064 <br />1,293 <br />12,300 <br /> <br />Percent <br />14.8 <br />8.5 <br />66.1 <br />10.6 <br />100.0 <br />