BUDGET AREA....... VIRDEN AREA, HIDALGO COUNTY, 2001.
FARM SIZE......... 200 ACRES
IRRIGATION TYPE... FLOOD
NUMBER OF CROPS... 4
========================================================================
WATER USE
------------
LAND USE AC. IN. TOTAL
ACREAGE SUMMARY: (ACRES) PER ACRE AC. IN.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALFALFA ESTABLISHMENT * 15 20 300
ALFALFA 45 54 2,430
CORN SILAGE 25 50 1,250
COTTON 68 36 2,448
ARP 0
FLEX IN CORN SILAGE 12 36 432
GRAIN SORGHUM 34 40 1,360
ARP 0
FLEX IN CORN SILAGE 6 36 216
ROADS, DITCHES 10
------ ------
TOTAL 200 8,436
ACRE FEET PER ACRE OF WATER RIGHTS 3.52
========================================================================
* DOUBLE-CROPPED