Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-12
EXPERIMENTAL INSTITUTION.
An Institution that is Upbui!ding Ne
vada's Resources.

The agricultural experiment station
staff has many plans to make the eA-
perimental work for the coming year
of value to the agricultural interests
of the State
Professor True is carrying on a
number ~ c~~arir1nts at the station
farm On tie IT, .aliar Of different crops
under different conditions Of irrigation
the purpose being to determine the
duty &C water for different plants and
the relative value Of the different meth
eds cf irrigation Fer example there
are three seperate plots OF wheat,
one of which will be irrigated by the
flooding method and the third under
conditions of scant water supply. Al
falfa, oats, corn and potatoes are TO
be treated in similar manner.
Current meters are to be placed on
all supply bitches and record is to
be kept of the quantity of water to be
used for each plot. Polish macaronl
wheat is to be tested on larger scale
than last year, because the millers
have reported favorably on it, and it
offers an opportunity to further an I'M
developed industry. A plot OF bronze
grass and one of various roots have
been set out for use in the feeding ex,
periments.
1t is planned to get before next fall
a dairy herd, some pure bred hogs. a
few horses and a small flock OF sheep
for breeding and feeding tests.
DR.. Kennedy has recently laid out
three acres Of orchard containing sew
eraI varieties of summer, autumn and
winter apples. including number Oh
new kinds. His purpose is to test the
method of planting and adaptab'f
itv of the fruit to this climate. \
wind break Of 275 trees has been SCI
ont on the west side, made up OF nat
i've and Carolina paplars, Anerlca'
elms and box elders. Between tle ap
n,a rows is the nursery stock, made u
of large number of different Narle
ties OF Ofna1ntHtdi anu
hitherto not tried in this region TN
nariments are also being maze VIII
grasses and salt bushes.
Sometime late in the fall Dr, Zen
nedv expects to so with the sleep inv
the winter ranges in the Nlclhl'y
E,ll<o. for the purpose OF STUDY ln5 Win
tor forage conditions. This IS oca
tinna1ion of the work he has Ne
doing on the summer range III
western and northern parts 81 'h'
State. ,,,,.,
afossor Doten was called u hih'
county recently, to help Ihe is''
AGAINST an inroad OF crlo"1'~.
crickets are at present ml@Ts''.-
,ha mountains and it is feared Una
tbev will return in July IN large nun
bars and destroy the crops
Doten expects to spend mo7' ~ "
n,or s-r1ving their life hi7tof
and habits. and in supervising li.7''
ods for their restraint and oe7'''o
,on IF fhev descend into the valley
again. For this purpose a certain u
sease introduced by the United 9ta'@
danartment Of agriculture 80 @e#ss.
1rass-hoppers and locusts WIFE oe 'i'I
If this fails lines Of poisoned lc-.' l'.4
ture will be placed alon9 the Fa-'e
borders. If necessary as last reSo
the Cypriote method may be used,
this method lines of canvas are cree
cd with the lower six inches utih'
under the earth and strip OF OH c'o
sewed near the top. The insects cfS
M the canvass but III atempt-na
cross the oil cloth, they fall back
The ground. Holes may also be dug
intervals along the fence INTO "hi'
the crickets will fall. and IN Whl'
they ay finally be buried.-Journal,