The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-05-02
NEVADA GRAIN FIELDS.

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'"o' VIGIL ee."oi''"eo iio'A ."y
lands of Nevada when properly cleared
and cultivated will WELD GOOD crops of
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oo'n oaiiey anu "hea'' ou' neie.oio'e
has been popularity considered that this
cannot well be done without systematic
and tborouob ;rr;oat;o, This idea NAV
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oe perieo'ly ooiree' III lhos. ihS'aioe''
yet the writer OF this more than twenty
years ago saw both wheat and barley
growing in the mountains soutb and east
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VI 'he earSop RIVER ~i.iou' any ni's"
ton whatever, other than the natural
rams and SHOWS. IL grew iuxurlantiy
and headed and fllled out well. In one
instance 1t was sown by accident, put IN
two others the ground was SPACED up
and the grain sown in small patches by
way OF experiment. In this connection
the Keno Gazette gives the following;
Cnder the dlrection OF non. Wiiiahi
ID. Mills, Land Agent OF the central "a
cine Railroad, tine experiment OF raising
gram without lrrigatlon Is neihg gwen
thorough trial IN the vicinity OF memo.
"A piece Oh nice SOL On '1e ai'i acoVe 'he
reservoir was seieG'eo iast spring anu
oiealep u seorus1i ~ e was .ntn ssen
gooo Piowing anu ieie iaiiow an SUM
the fall. patcn was put In alongshe
TO see wnat the di1erence would De IN
land cultivated ana uncultivated. Az
tnls Time the evidence Is IN favor OF tne
proved iana, wnich is looking Wen Ine
oiades oelhg a. ricn Sreeh' WIN s.rohg;
hrm heao. Inc piece looks gooo ueai
oetter IMAM "heat near oy that mas peeh
irrigated once TINS spring. piece Oh
lana IN spanish spring Vailey was
piowed last month and barley sowh. AS
soon as 1t gets a good start 1t VIII DC
piowed again, and the green stand OF
barley turned under TO see what moisture
IL can furnsh TO new crop 70 De sowh
on top OF the ground, 1t mas long been
believed that with careful CULTIVATION
many parts OF this country could raise
crops without irrigation, as certainly as
Colnsa or Tulaire counties, where the
land has to lie fallow every second or
third year. It'll very certain that noth,
Nevada and town of Reno as to have
the land brought into use, and it may be
no idle hope that additional moisture
can be induced by spreading the area of
cultivated land.
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PERSIAN BATHs.-There are two re.
markable restrictions in every Persian
city. No Christian is ever permitted tt
enter one of the public baths. These
baths are on the plan of what are callet
Turkish baths in America. The womer
battle in the morning and the men in thu
afternoon. After the bath the bather
lounge in the outer room and gossip ant
: waollv v;.;t ~ The hath - l;[e resort;n
g IN a woman,s cInb They take their sew
5 inc and embroidery and after the hat
ait for hours chatting sewing and smok
. inc the water.n;ne When the woma
returns home from the bath she is full q
= the gossip of the neighborhood. and ba
In Tnrkev ali sects can visit the hath
hut the Pero;ons .l,,w No one to hath
with them Init the faithful followers q
. tha pronhet
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IT is now asserted that Henry Va
: Sickle, the missing Nevada rancher, ha
left the country on account of financia
saws: "People from the valley say tina
his debts will in the aoorepate amount I
Sl4O 600. and that he borrowed right an
q +ha ranoh was ts"hod Gov ak ooO m
. h tno g W CT, ~, ~ s ,,ortooc 20 =
- Gov eaN 900 81 thara ,ra thar NOV,
;. 0Oo and sl7, 900. His family and friend
). scout tne ioea shae ne leu peca"so
financial straits.