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measurements. ET is the water used by a crop for growth and cooling purposes. The Penman <br />and Jensen -l-1aise models are checked and calibrated for local conditions and give reliable <br />estimates of ET. 1M..any years of research and studies can give scientist estimates. Some <br />Universities have .ised Alfalfa as a reference, crop. E values range froin 0.1. to 0.2 from April to <br />September with the extreme being 0.25. Ross' figures will not be accepted. <br />Fact 2::URLS is concerned about any action that tends to impair the productive capacity of <br />American agriculture. The elation. needs to know Coe extent and location of the best land for <br />producing food, FEED, fiber foraac, and oilseed crops. In. addition to PRIME and unique <br />farirl:ands, farmlands that are statewide and local irrportance for producing these crops also need. <br />to be identified and. under production.. <br />Fact 3: The amount of irrigation water needed to irritate these lands has been grossly <br />exaggerated and falsely figured. See all documents enclosed. <br />Fact 4: Page 1. "Wild flood irrigation" This term is used very loosely and although it applies to <br />areas on the East. rn slope and. other states, we simply use the; term Flood Irrigating. Flood <br />irrigating in. our area is v°ry ted?nus and requires hours of" good ma31's genient. There are Mar<, <br />ui#fe;rent sets made forcing the water to travel across the field at all points necessary. ']'he <br />Frri ,ation shovel was almost. a hart of any vehicle that went by and always a part of'a 4-whecier. <br />The reason fbr a lot of the farmers to buy gated pipe;, side:rolls, center pivots, and big guns was to <br />eliminate the numerous hours it took to flood irri<,z-ate, <br />Fact 5: TR 55 was thrown otit 'Ross used a lot ofTR55 to put toggether this Revision and pages <br />that had already been thrown. out arts ?te was geld you wouldn't accept. <br />Fact 6: TR 513 was suppose to apple= only to properties f AST of 27 Road. Page 1 says <br />"previously designated irrigated pasture areas have been converted in the revegetation. plan to <br />diyland pasture. You promised Chat the i.n :bminatiori in 1.8.58 was suppose to apply ONLY to <br />areas {;AST of 2 Road and these revisions had NO bearing on aly Fi 11.1 RE REVISIONS. We <br />have that in writing from all of you and verbally at our meeting at Western lFuels. <br />Fact 7: Page 2: Our orchard was never abandoned. We picked fruit until the last day possible and <br />also used the: orchard for small gn&zings and it was irrigated. This is also a P ale out of T'R55 <br />stating hTigat;:d r iplani d arid pastureland. are very similar in. coin.position in. many cas is and may <br />be used interchangeably depending on the operwwr's newels. See Jim oyd'i letter dated January <br />i. 21007, Here we are again . 'I'bis was zliicfwi°€ out and. pxoven to bti a lsernoe,d and here it is <br />wain. WHY do we have to keep I Anting such ignorance?')7 <br />Fact 8: Page 3. False inforn-,ation again. -832 shares of water is needed per acre of irrigated land <br />using a: si.de;, roll sprinkler. 'I`bis is all false, this has never been proveix with any research. ',"his is <br />1 .4 acres per share;. Fall ag:airir?i We have always done i share will do 2 acres over 50 years of <br />experience and irrigati g. We have stated this obviously not enough times. Jim Boyd from <br />NRCS says very confidently "Ask the l:'arirer. . Ask the mart with the actual experience that has <br />been. doing the work in the past years, They have the experience and the.:eiwledge of what it <br />has taken w irrigate their own lPiac isi idle past 70 _ ears. Facts and tat7ctkizieia"S in ,his packet. <br />SEE FOR FURTHER PROOF. <br />Fact 9: Page 3) Bensons Property- Again false information "There ?,vere 1%rrows arcs it was not <br />WILD FLOOD IRRIGATED. <br />Fact 10: Page 4 Lloyd property. It does not natter that this property is owned by fiive diNere nt