> "given this water allocation, what crop will maximize my return on my dollar" It has traditionally been "given this water allocation, if I don’t use it I wil

> "given this water allocation, what crop will maximize my return on my dollar" It has traditionally been "given this water allocation, if I don’t use it I will lose it so what thirsty crop can I grow to keep it" so they grow alfalfa and cotton in the desert. Though, apparently, this has been changed recently to conserve water for the golf courses in the desert.