The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-01-12
NEVADA.
Last Years Progress In the Fieid OF
Agriculture = Mines - stock nais-
ing. Etc.
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fsan Francisco Chronicle
When the State of Nevada is sreferred
10. either in print or in conversation,
1t suggests, to a vast majority OF the
people "A generally sterile and noun
famous region, which has been rich
In minerals and the scene of remark
ably lively and prosperous times, but
which, now that its leading bonanza
mines no longer pay dividends and
the product OF bullion has heavily
fallen of, Is veritably upon its last legs
and unless new bonanzas are discov-
cred will sink back into a Dormant
and unprogressive condition, and, TO
be plain, amount TO but very little.
II cannot be denied that this Is the
generally accepted idea of Nevada,
and it Is pleasant 10 her historian Tor
year to be able to correct such an
erroneous belief and to show that Me-
yada is capable through her agricul-
tural and grazing resources alone TO
support in prosperity much larger
population than il at present con-
tanned within her borders. As com
pared with the product OF sc veral years
past, however, the mineral yield OF
Nevada in 1888 was considerably less,
and mining generally shows n marked
decline from preceding years. But
those who have The most faith in the
future of The State rest II upon what
may be made 10 come from The soil
aud not the roek--the results OF agri-
culture. twill surprise a great many
to look over the figures which have
been collated and are presented below
aud see the amount of acreage under
cult. walton, the great variety Of the
produ,ds in cereals and fruits aud he
adapLablllty OF large portion of Ne
vada TO cattle ranges. Being noun
tainous, it Is dotted here and there
with valleys and plains, much OF the
soil OF which IL very fertile and will
produce as much per acre as the
average arabic land of tho country,
and which III addition IS certain of
being we'll waiered by the mountain
streams which decend into them. II
Is peculiarly we'll adapted 10 the grow
ing OF such fruits as are indigenous
70 the temperate zone, and the prob
lem of their profitable production has
already passed the experiment. stage.
The dairy interests are also being
developed, the sweet, succulent
grasses of the hillsidcs and valleys
yielding the elements which produce
the choicest butter. SO that the deca
dence of mining If il should prove 10
be more than emporary-will be ac-
companied by a substantial growth
OF the agricultural and livestock
interests which--as they, particularly
the former, are regarded as the chief
source of the property OF "a common
wealth-will no doubt result IN future
years in giving TO Nevada a greater
need OF solidty than she could ever
hope TO receive from her mining inter
ests alone. OF the 100000 acres OF
land devoted 10 agriculture in the
state, the cultivation of barley requires
about one-third annually, only about
10000 bushels of heat being raised,
while over 800, 900 bushels of barley
were produced during the past year.
Oats, potatoes, hay, apples, peaches,
pears, plums, cherries, apricots,
grapes, strawberries, gooseberries and
other fruits, vegetables and cereals
occupied the remaining acreage and
g00a crops were the rule in the more
FERTILE regions and where irrigation
was available. Many of the valleys
gave splendid yields OF such crops as
are generally included under the head
OF market gardening, and nowhere in
tho regions where water can be OBJ
tained does crop of any kind fail
with proper attention. In Douglass
county the crops are generally large
ana last year came up to the general
average in most sections. 1t is not
unusual to produce 10000 bushels of
wheat and $4,000 bushels of barlev,
while 20, 900 bushels of oats and l0, 900
bushels of potatoes are easily grown
IN that fertile section in a favorable