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Part VI. Agricultural economy.
Present and anticipated economy-

Land ownership-
Land use
Crop yields.
Livestock.
Size of farms.
Farm market outlets.
Off-farm employment.

Fruit -

Industrial and commercial.
Irrigation organizations..

Howard Flat Irrigation District.
United Water Co..
Columbia Orchard Co.--

Greater Wenatchee Irrigation District.
Irrigation repayment.--
Basic assumptions.

Prices..
Farm investment items

Value of farm privileges.
Farm budgets for representative farms.

Fruit farms.-.
General crop farms.

Dryland wheat farm.
Payment capacity--
Project development -

Subdivision of excess holdings.
Indian lands ---

Development period.
Part VII. Financial summary-
Economic justification.-

Irrigation benefits.

Fish and wildlife benefits. Project costs.

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Irrigation construction costs.
Capitalized operating costs.
Fish and wildlife costs.

Federal project costs.
Benefit-cost ratio.
Repayment.--

Nonreimbursable costs..
Reimbursable costs..
Annual operating costs.
Recommended water users' repayment-

Contracting organizations.
Alternative plans..
Part VIII. Conclusions and recommendations..

Conclusions.--

Recommendations-
Appended materials.-

1. Letters and resolutions -
2. Fish and wildlife report...

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LIST OF PRINCIPAL TABLES 1. Climatological data.. 2. Farm delivery requirements by water requirement classes. 3. Farm delivery requirements by units. 4. Peak farm delivery requirements by water requirement classes.. 5. Annual and peak farm delivery requirements by units. 6. Diversion requirements---7. Summary of construction and annual operating costs 8. Summary of costs... 9. Ownership of irrigable land. 10. Land use "without” project development.

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11. Land use "with" project development.--
12. Estimated normal yields of principal crops.
13. Washington farm prices, 1946–50 and projected normal---
14. Farm organization and financial summary for representative apple

orchards with project development.---
15. Farm organization and financial summary for representative cherry-

peach orchards with project development. 16. Farm organization and financial summary for representative general

crop farms with project development.17. Farm organization and financial summary for dryland wheat farms... 18. Adjusted payment capacity by units. 19. Summary of irrigation benefits, North Pateros unit. 20. Summary of irrigation benefits, South Pateros unit. 21. Summary of irrigation benefits, Antoine Creek unit22. Summary of irrigation benefits, Howard Flat unit. 23. Summary of irrigation benefits, Brays Landing unit. 24. Summary of irrigation benefits, East unit25. Summary of irrigation benefits, Moses Coulee unit. 26. Summary of irrigation benefits27. Summary of project costs by units. 28. Summary of Federal project costs. 29. Benefit-cost ratios by units.. 30. Repayment summary 31. Comparison of benefits, costs and repayment for East unit selected and

alternative plans ---
32. Comparison of benefits, costs and repayment for Moses Coulee selected
and alternative plans.---

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
General map---
Unit summary, irrigable acres by land class, Greater Wenatchee Division-
Land classification for sprinkler irrigation, North Pateros unit.
Land classification for sprinkler irrigation, South Pateros unit.
Land classification for sprinkler irrigation, Antoine Creek unit-
Land classification for gravity irrigation, Howard Flat unit..
Land classification for sprinkler irrigation, Brays Landing unit.
Land classification for sprinkler irrigation, East unit.-
Land classification for gravity irrigation, Moses Coulee unit-
East unit pumping plants..
East unit, lateral system.
Brays Landing pumping plant.
Pipe distribution system, Brays Landing unit.
Howard Flat pumping plant..
Howard Flat unit, lateral system
Antoine Creek pumping plant.
Antoine Creek, lateral system.
South Pateros pumping plant --
Distribution system, South Pateros unit.
North Pateros pumping plant.--
North Pateros sprinkler irrigation system.
Moses Coulee pumping plant.--
Moses Coulee distribution system..
East unit, alternate plan lateral system..
Alternate plan, distribution system..
Official estimate (form PF-1)-
Control schedule (form PF-2).

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