The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-24
FARMING IN NEVADA.

Hon. 5. Z. Preble, IN his report 10 the
Legislature, says of our agricultural in
terests: More attention has been paid
to farming of late years than formerly.
The excitement of new mining camps,
the absence of railroads and the conse-
quent activity of teaming and staging in
days gone by, created fancy prices for
hay and grain. The choice, natural spots
were selected, and the farmers attention
was engrossed in raising as much hay
and grain as possible. Very little atten-
ton was paid the soil, or other character
of crops than barley, so long as good
market at their very door was had for
what they produced. Now that railroads
have cut across the country and the min
ing fever has abated, occasioning the
withdrawing Of teams and stages in many
parts, over production of hay and grain
and consequent reduction of prices has
ensued, and farmers who can no longer
make use Of their door stills as market
place, complain of dull times. Those
who recognize the science of farming, and
who connect the business principle Of
making market at home whenever such
is possible, makes use Of this "over pro-
duction" of hay and grain by getting cat
tie, sheep and hogs to consume it, and
then disposing of the consumers, con-
Meeting in this manner stock raising and
farming.
In the natural bottoms, formed by the
| sinks of creeks or overflow of streams
and rivers, tons of hay are cut annually
from the natural wild grasses that grow
there, furnishing fattening food for the
cattle in winter. These grasses yielo
but one crop year, and average one ant
a half tons to the acre. Considerable
red-top, clover and timothy grow in thu
bottoms, together with the wire-grass
making very nutritious hay. Alfalfi
| Chill clover is raised in abundance OF
irrigated lands, and makes the very bes
of hay, there being two, and sometime
three, crops cut i'll a season, yielding Oh
an average two tons to the acre to eacl
crop, and in favored localities even more
Wheat and barley grow well and ar
good paying crops, from forty to sixt,
bushels to the acre of good quality be
ing produced. The wheat grown her
is of exceptional size and weight and
sought after by California wheat mer
chants to bring up to the standard thei
low grade wheat. Potatoes, large AM
well formed, of the very best quality
grow in abundance and are shipped t
California, commanding the very best g
prices on account Of their excellence
All the grains, cereals and vegetables pe
culiar to this latitude can be and ar
raised in abundance and superior perfet
ton. All the fruits and berries of
northern climate are produced in tn
State, and being free from insects, worn
and disease, thrive we'll. Late sprir
frosts sometimes nip the fruits, but as
rule the yield is good. Apple trees tn
year have done remarkably well, IL
Yield being large and theI fruit of exec
lent size and quality; in many cas-
large clusters of apples forming on eac
. limb to the danger of its breaking. In
short time the grape will be found
flourish as well in Nevada as in Califo
, mia or France. So much attention b
been paid to the eldest son mining"
this State that that agriculture, grain
| or anything else has had to take care
itself. All legislation being toward Il
encouraging and production of mimi
9 while other industries Of the State ha
received but little consideration. v
begin, however, to recognize that agricr
y ture and grazing make mining more pc
sible, and that each goes toward MAXI
up the wealth of country.