Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-10-06

the AoE are chiefly CO hcerned. The
Worlds Fair visitor expresses no sur
prise at 5eholding a complete display
Of the products of the mines, but
thousands Of people have stood before
the Nevada booth in the Agricultural
Building and rubbed their eyes be-
fore fully believing that they read
the name Alright. They are surprised
to learn that the State has an agri-
cultural industry mt all; they are
more surprised when they look care
fully and observe the extraordinary
quality OF the cereals.
OF course Nevada has great posi-.
bilities beyond the cereals, forage
crops and vegetables which form the
principal part of its agricultural ex-
hibit. 1t, can produce splendid re-
suits with all the deciduous fruits,
and these are very profitable. In the
southern part of the State, figs,
almonds and many other crops of
the semi-tropic region are successful
ly produced. The list of possible
products is very large one.
But after all, the agricultural side
Of Nevada's display at the Fair. is
valuable not as evidence of what has
been done, but as an indication of
what will be done. It is important
as suggestion rather than achieve
ment. When the visitor goes into
the Illinois State building he sees the
results Of massive agricultural in
dustry. He learns how many bushels
Of wheat, corn and other cereals are
raised in the aggregate. It is, of
course, a great showing, and the be-
holder loses sight Of quality and finds
himself admiring bulk. He is in the
midst of State that is already made.
| Nevada represents the other extreme.
Its exhibit is to be studied as q
prophecy. AS the world he's so often
been told that Nevada has no future
and is in way to be abandoned in
the end to the Piute Indians, he is
surprised to see it's agricultural pos
sbilitles wildly illustrated and ag.
excessively presented for considera-
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Let US consider now some of the
actual results that intelligent men
have obtained IN the intensive cult.
walton o. small areas in Nevada. One
forty-acre lot produced, in 1888, So, 75C
from wheat, potatoes and hay. This
fact shows how far short are the CEN
Z, sus figures of giving the remotest idea
Of the best results of irrigated farm.
ing in Nevada. George AIT, of Glen
dale, put fifteen acres into vegetables
last year, and raised on one half of il
40 tons of potatoes, which he SOLD
for IA cents per pound. He also
sold 500 worth of celery from half ar
acre, and $1,000 worth of cauliaowel
from one acre. He sold forty tons O
cabbage at N cents per pound, anc
says he could have disposed of 1,00t
tons OF produce if he had had it
Joseph Frey sold $500 worth Of apple
pears and plums from one acre il
1889. The traveller on the Contra
Pacific never forgets ii imboldt
which is one of the rare GASES on tn
Nevada desert. He remembers tn
hotel at the railroad station, and th
little orchard Of eight acres that sur
rounds it. That orchard produce
, about 500 bushels of the finest apple
I which sell readily for 50 per bushel
These facts taken in connection wit
the splendid exhibit at the Fair
leave no doubt as to what Gun
3 done in building up prosperous irri
I CATION industry in this State.
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