The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-09-21
NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA.

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powerful in Nevada to compare it's
soil with those of California, and the
edict may go forth "Woe unto him
through whom an offence comes" :"
which has gone forth many times
against Nevada offenders. but what
ever may be the consequences to the
Journal limited comparison will
be made.
Nevada has been in the shade of
the Sierras for many years and the
sun or prosperity bas not been per-
mitted to bestow its blessing of light
and heat east of the western slopes.
We have not the means to ascertain
tine quantities of the relative proper
ties in the soils of these States, but
we have an unfailipg guide to ar
rive at the aggregate quantities of the
valuable properties in their soils in
the products of each Wheat is the
great food staple produced in the
State of California. Ships engaged
in carrying to the markets of the
world the wheat product of Califor-
mia come and go over the oceans.
The wheat product of the State is
large, which is not from the guam
tity produced per acre, but is re-
suit of the large acreage in that state
used for the production OF that grain.
The average product per acre is from
ten to fifteen bushels per, and in
many places it requires two years to
produce that number of bushels.
The first year is one of preparation
for the crop of the second year. The
ground is summer fallowed, plowed,
narrowed and otherwise prepared to
receive the seed that will produce
the crop of the second year, which
mode of preparation is an admission n
by all the farmers west of the noun
tains that their land requires rest be-
fore it is planted to wheat, and the
rest given to the land is an admis-
sion that the land is too weak to sus-
tain a crop each year when one OF
the crops is wheat crop. Should
we divide the ten or fifteen bushel
crop by two the crop for each sea-
son required to produce it wonld be
from five to seven and one-half bush
els per acre. The wheat product
of California is about the same al
the product per acre i'll the States
east of the rockies.
When we turn to poor. despisec
Nevada, the land of sand, horned
toads and shagebrnsh--sterile, bar
rem and as devoid in popular sense
OF life as the politicians of the State
in real sense are of ideas-there is
change, and we have a product O
thirty to sixty bushels per acre wher,
summer fallow is unknown in tn,
preparation of the land to receive tn,
seed intended to produce a whea
crop. 1t is not men who do til,
flrming in California and Nevads
that makes the difference in the
wheat product of these states. They
are equally as intelligent 1t is thu
difference in the soils in the BASH
aud the sells on the plains of Cal
ifornia.
When the people of Nevada con
clude that it is the truth that the,
occupy the promised land of th
United States respecting the pro
ductiveness of its soils, and the su
perior quality OF its products, it ma
be seen that the time will come whel
Charley Wallace and his associat
enemies of the State will not rul
them, and they may conclude tina
they know enough to rule them
selves.
The products of California ar
more a result of climate than of il
soils. The climate conditions eve
upon the State gives to it a very de
cided advantage over the variety {
its productions, but Nevada, in th
products of the north temperate zon
has in its soils large percentage i
quantity and qualify over like pre-
ductions west of the mountains i
California.
"Look at my grimy windows
said young housekeeper discons'
lately. 81 cannot help it. it seemi
Who understands how to wash