Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1891-11-14

The Finest Agricultural Country I'm
the SIate-Hife at Its CapitOl-NeW
Enterprises and AN Outlook for Pros
porous Times.

The first of this week TIMES re-
porter paid a visit to the thriving
town Of Greenfield in Mason Valley,
and also visited the surrounding
country for several miles. For years
the TIMES has been telling the peo-
pie Of this county that they have
the finest agricultural country in the
State, and from the activity now
being shown in the Valley, it is evil
dent that they are coming to the
same conclusion. The new Touring
mill, being erected by the Wilson's,
is nearly completed, and it will be
one of the finest little mills on the
coast. 1t is patent roller mill, and
there is no reason why it should not
tnrn out as fine flour, when it starts,
as any mill in the State, for it will
be under the management of a COM
petent mill man, and the wheat that
it will soon be turning into -four
will be second to none in the United
States. This mill is going to be of
great benefit to the people, as it will
enable them to obtain breadstuffs
from what they can raise, with
moderate cost for milling, thereby
saving the outlay of cash that is
now required for the purchase of the
materials.
Another enterprise that is now
agitating the people is the establish
ment of a creamery. This is to be
built on the Peterson ranch, about
two miles south of Greenfield, and
almost everybody considers that it
will be good thing for the valley.
Evan Williams and Mr.. Kaupisch
are furnishing the money to put the
machinery in this creamery, and
the people are to erect the building,
each one who feels so disposed, COM
tributing so much, and then paying
for it in certain quantity OF milk
per month. We understand from
Mr.. Peterson that 80 cents per hun
dred pounds of milk is guaranteed
to be paid the milk furnishers by
the Creamery Company the year
round This milk, after the cream
is taken from it, can be bought back
by the farmers for 10 cents per 100
] pounds, leaving so cents for the
, farmer for the cream on the 100
pounds, and the milk to feed to
calves, hogs, etc. AS it is known
that good COW will give from to
8 gallons of milk per day, it can
easily be estimated that farmer
who feeds from % to 80 cows can
have monthly pay day of from
| $75 to $3.50 per month, while at the
present stage of the game the ranch.
ers get a pay day about once year.
The location of the creamery is a
good one for the people in the south
ern part Of the valley, but a little
announcement for those further down.
However, all that is necessary to
establish another creamery, is for
the farmers to furnish the milk to
keep one in operation, WIND it will be
built, so that all may be accommo-
dated.
A larger number of cattle are be-
ing fed in the valley this year than
for some years past. Probably three
thousand head are now eating up
the surplus hay, and Gallagher,
Snyder and the Mcleod Bros. are
building numerous racks on their
respective ranches for feeding pur-
poses.
The fine stock throughout the
valley is becoming more numerous
each year, and it viii not be long
before trotting, draught and road
stock can be had in any number
Among the owners of fine horses
are Snyder, Barrett, Bailey, Mason,
Holland, Nichol, the Brann Bros,
and others.
On many of the ranches it can be
noticed that the farmers are getting
more into the Eastern style of liv-
ing. Take, for instance, the Barrett
ranch, and here we find cellars of