The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-02-16
AGRICULTURE IN NEVADA.

AGRICULTURE IN NEVADA.
A review of the agricultural pro-
gress of the State shows considerable
increase in the area of land brought
under cultivation, indicating a tenden-
cy of the people towards agricultural
pursuits. New communities are be-
ing established and the rearing of per-
manent homes are noticeable in many
localities. New industries must in
consequence spring up, augmenting in
a perceptible degree our wealthy pop
lation. Railroads will be built into
every community for the transporta-
ton of it's products to market to return
freighted with supplies for its use and
demand. Electricity in its various ap-
plications and other modern appliances
will be brought into use to minister
to the wants and comforts of the peo-
pie together with all accessories for
the promotion and advancement of
social intercourse incident to enlight-
ened and progressive communities.
With these blessings in the natural
course of events 80 freely bestowed,
each home will enjoy peace and plenty;
the growing children will be respect
able, useful, free and independent,
and an era of genuine prosperity will
dawn upon the now dropping indus
tries of the State, making our people
contented and happy.
The cultivation of the sugar beet
and hops has been eminently success
full in a number of localities. The at
tention paid to horticulture is greater
than ever before, although the fruit
crop was generally light the past sea-
son. The dairying and cheese making
industry is assuming considerable pro-
portion in several valleys of the State
and very fair success has been attained
in this branch of enterprise.
Stock raising and sheep husbandary
continue to engage large number of
our citizens in this industrial branch.
Notwithstanding the low prices for
beef, mutton and wool, the people are
hopeful that this terrible depression
will not continue and that the tide of
prosperity will roll its wave in their
direction, when they will float upon
it's crest to harbor of peace and
plenty.
The States exhibit of her varied
products at the Columbian Exposition
at Chicago, Illinois, and also at the
Midwinter Exposition at San Fran
cisco, California, resulted in much
good and benefit. The prejudices
which existed in the minds of many
of our countrymen as to the varied re-
sources Of our State were dispelled,
and they were astonished at the mar
vellous productions raised in the State,
outstripping the older States in many
of it's products, it being hereto un-
known to many that our soil and eli
mate were capable of production. This
representation of our natural products
has been of great resultant and lasting
benefit to our State. Heretofore but
little was known as to either our soil
or climate. Now we observe continual
inquiry about lands for homes to the
intending settler and colonist being
made, and several thousand acres of
State lands have been disposed of
during the last year in small tracts,
being the direct result of the adver-
Using the State received through these
exhibits, supplemented by pamphlets
setting forth advantages of the State
in clear and concise manner, which
indicates a turn in the tide of immigra-
ton in favor of Nevada. Surveyor
Generals report.