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<br /> cost of planting, preparation, fertiizatioa, lease costs, _ <br />• irrigation labor, ?.nc maintenance of ditches, to _repare <br /> and plani an alf~fa field in the a_^ea, the cost is a__re:~- <br /> mately S30 to 3100 ^er acre. T}s includes _locr_ng, levelinb, <br /> mulching, planting and co=regatiag. Life of an alf~fa fief <br /> ~r 11 vary from five years to fifteer_ years, depending on <br /> fertilization, crater availability, and general fa_-:uing <br /> practices. Cost to fertilise alfalfa is appro:~mately 330 <br /> per acre, which :Til carry the fielc for appro:~mately thr°° <br /> years. Yields of live tons or 150 bales per acre are obtain- <br /> able in the Canon City area if all of the moisture and <br /> nutrients required by the plant are available. ':he lessee of <br /> the field declined to provide information on yields from the <br /> hayfield. <br /> f t <br />th <br /> he mine on <br />e <br />In reviewing the possible economic impact o <br /> hydrologically adjacent alluvial valley floor, ii is conduced <br /> that the mine will not materially damage crop production <br /> and/or the quantity or quality of vrater supplies. <br />I- addition to Leeais Gulch and Cak Creels the streambeds of Seuth Oa'.: <br />Creel; cross the per^~it area. ?'hese Stream beds cross i±p land dapos'_ts ..: <br />ca:.rte-nary alLiviun ar? ~n a steed oradicnt through the rer^.at ar2~. <br />The streams are Pphemeral and are subject to e::tre^:e flash .'loocir.,; <br />d~~r'_n~ hea~•y rain storms. Control of the f'_oo-~ in the streams for <br />agricultural purposes :could rot be.practical when the extreme unpr~:d?ct- <br />able floras and the lan3 ::}:ich could possibly be used for agricultural <br />purposes is considered. Th::re is no evidence in th^ calley~ t::ct <br />• s+ould indicate the presence of suuirr:gatior.. <br />ti <br /> <br />