Table 13. Measures of the "Potential Capacity" of Lands 

 in Three Reservoir Areas, Immediate and Present Po3t-Coiisiruction Periods 



1 In use for agriculture, excluding home gardens. 

 - A.U.G. — Animal Units Grazed. 

 ^ Total, excluding home gardens. 



estimates, the down-grading of certain tracts, based on risks of flooding, was 

 involved. To some extent, this downgrading of land was offset by the 

 assumed bringing into production of certain additional tracts which were not 

 associated with agricultural enterprises in the pre-construction period, but 

 which were, by virtue of their characteristics, deemed suitable for that pur- 

 pose. For the Franklin Falls and Blackwater areas, it appears that the down- 

 grading of agricultural lands due to increased risks were greater than the 

 effect of the idle land brought into use, whereas in the Surry Mountain 

 area the down-grading of land because of increased risks was less than the 

 effects of bringing additional lands into production. 



In the post-construction "optimum" estimates, it was assumed that the 

 entire tracts rented would be brought into agricultural use. This resulted 

 in some increases in agricultural output as compared to the post-construction 

 "actual" estimates. In the present post-construction "potential" estimates, 

 a number of additional areas of land would be brought into agricultural 



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