Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-08-05
ALFALFA MILL IS
NEEDED IN THIS
VALLEY
WHAT 1T WOULD DO FOR THE
FARMERS AND HOW TO
OBTAIN 1T

was reported that certain parties had i'll
view the erection of mill at some point
in the valley, but since then nothing has
been heard of the project
Alfalfa mills are paying enterprises in
every State i'll which they have been
constructed; not only that, but they
have increased the value of alfalfa land
in every community where they have
been located.
At the present time the people of
Bishop Greek, are, according to the Reg
lister, figuring seriously on the establish
ment of a mill in their valley, and that
paper says:
a. G.. Murray. Of the California AL
falia Meal Milling Co., will recommend
10 his company the selection of Bishop
as one of its sites, and his recommenda-
tion will be conclusive. A condition is
attached, however; to secure it the
growers will he expected to interest
themselves to the amount of Sl0,0 900
worth Of stock. The company will, i'll
construction and operation.
1t is more than likely that if the peo-
pie of this valley would interest them
selves in this matter that Mr. Murray
could be induced to investigate condi-
tions here and, possibly, put a mill in.
The alfalfa grown here is of good
quality, but, according TO Mr. MURRAY.
alfalfa should be cut as soon as leaved
out. Sixty to eighty per cent of the
protein, or muscle ard nerve building
element. is contained in the leaves. The
waste OF hay is in the stems. BY early
cutting more valuable hay is obtained
and a greater Yield per season.
Mr.. Murray SAYS: alfalfa meal is an
absolute success. and mills are multiply
ing, particularly through the middle
west. A ton of meal will go as far as
three tons of hay. None OF it is wasted
1t is especially valuable for dairy cattle
or other uses where it is desired to use
mixed ration which gives highest re
suits. II can be mixed with other sub
stances in exact proportions, which hay
cannot. There is no waste about it A
ton OF it occupies 100 cubic feet, while
ton of hay fills 2l5 cubic feet, when we'll
baled; therefore. the expense Of ship
ping is lessened.
The mills handle hay in any form,
baled or unbaled. The company prefers
to locate III growing center, AS the ex-
pense of baling-no advantage To the
Company-is done away with, by deliv-
ering hay direct from fields or stacks.
This also saves greater percentage OF
leaves
Hay is put into the mills when about
as dry as for baling. The usual loss in
moisture and dust is 3 per cent; a ton of
hay will make about 1910 pounds of
meal The dirt is removed by strong
blowers before the hay goes into the
grinding machinery, thus giving clean
product The meal is about the same
hneuess as bran, and is packed III 100
pound jute sacks
Transportation is an important factor.
II the proposed mill is built here it will
be near town, on the line OF the Owens
Valley railroad But for this road we
would not consider the proposition. We
expect To have a site where the product
can be put on the cars, and also where
growers can Easily deliver the hay.
There is enough hay grown within a
radius of five miles of Bishop to keep the
plant busy, and the total would certainly
increase. Our calculations are based on
paving IS a ton for the unbaled hay.
we have no monopoly OF the process
and that is why we ask a strong local
subscription as a guarantee that alter
our plant is running and successful we
may not be prevented from obtaining
hay by the coming of some other plant
1t rs matter of protection.
There is "A mistak en- impression that
we want a local company organized.
That is not true. We have been through
the mill with subsidiary or local COM
pauies aud understand their troubles.
Each subs crber to this enterprise be
comes stockholder in the main and
only company. While a certain allot-
ment is made for the local plant, its rev
enues go to the company, which is its
directing head. Stockholders share i'll
net revenues of all its plants, not of one
alone Thus if the Bishop plant should
be idle and all others running, stock
holders would have the benefit of prohts
from those others. The plant is man
aged by an expert, and the number of
employees is about ten in each place.
Each locality subscribing is allowed
representation in the directorate; but
only to that extent is the local mill un-
der local control II is run by the cont
pany, according to plans which 1t has,
bv experience, found to be the best.
The mills are of uniform size, pro-
ducing three tons of meal per hour.
They are expected to run at least eleven
months of the year, though able to pay
profit if running only nine.
THE company will pay II per cent
dividend this year This ought to be
attractive as an investment. Besides
this, the installation of such plant is
of value i'll increase in alfalfa land val
ues, in the certain market for what may
be grown, in the cash with which al
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