Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
WILL ESTABLISH
ALFALFA MILLS


ing the alfalfa sections of Elko county,
says the Free Press with the intention
of recommending the erection of an
alfalfa meal mill. lie represents J. +.
Fender and associates of Dallas, Texas.
In an interview Mr.. Walser states:
Il am the legal representative of J. f.
Fender, Texas capitalist, who wishes,
if conditions will warrant, to erect
number of alfalfa mills in this State
His intention being to construct mills at
points favorable, not only throughout
the Humboldt Valley, but in Mason Val
ley, Lyon county, which is large pro-
ducing alfalfa region. The mills will
vary in size, dependant upon supply
available, the smallest, however, to be
30-ton capacity, and from that up. y
The advantages derived from these
alfalfa meal is. perhaps, the best stock
food known. There is no waste, as is
now the case, but the entire plant is
ground into stock food The fattening
tistics as being double the raw hay, and
the cost of pre- paration is but little.
The mills are not an experiment but
proven success hundreds of them being
in operation in Kansas, Texas and Cali
fornia No extra care is required, eX
cept through curing as the hay must be
dry To grind easily. The process is as
simple as grinding wheat or corn meal,
and the feeding is regulated according
to the stockmans individual ideas
Some feed the straight meal and give
the roughness separate, others mix. The
meal is so strong that either wild hay or
straw should also be fed
The only obligation resting upon the
grower will be an obligation to sell his
entire crop to the company, at prices to
be usually agreed upon each year This
is necessary as protection, as the mill
company must contract its supply, and if
oversold must, of course, ship i'll at an
added expense No other obligation
will be exacted. and if the farmers Co
operate, the present alfalfa acreage can
easily be doubled and a market found
for all produced.
The benefit to the stockmen from feed
ing the meal. is that, first, they are not
compelled to market direct from the
range; next, they can winter at a less
cost if Il ey choose to feed them under
the present system; this is for horned
stock To the sheepmen it will afford
cheap way of carrying their herds through
the winter, eliminate the loss Of lambs,
as is now the case from sore mouths,
and loss from storms
70 the hog raiser il will benefit, as no
feed vet discovered will fatten hog so
rapidly.
The dairy men in other sections feed it
exclusively, as it increases and enriches
the milk. The location of the mill will
depend on available supply. 1t must be
near enough To the grower to enable him
to haul loose, as baling adds too much
to the cost 1t need not necessarily be
located on a railroad, as from this sec
ton there will be no shipping done,
though from other mills there will be.
Mr. Walser, continuing, says:
II have not been long enough in your
city to form an opinion, i'll fact my in
yestigation is but preliminary. Mr..
Fender will come in person and make
the final decision. ! can assure YOU,
however, that if conditions will justify,
mill somewhere i'll your county will be
erected, and if successful, and failures
in crushing are almost unknown, you
can depend upon home market for
every ton OF hay ground. "
The company will deal only OF a cash
basis. Cash for hay when delivered
and cash for meal when sold, though it
will be able, if a stock grower is unabl
to carry his stock through the winter, to
furnish him the feed required, and will
undoubtedly do so, as that is a business
proposition but aside from individual
instances, all business will be on a cash
basis, thus insuring steady revenue.
This will give general idea of what
we wish to do and our purpose If my
investigation warrants my recommend
ing this section, Mr.. Fender will come
direct from Texas and meet in person
your people, The enterprise will be
Nevada corporation, with offices some
where in the State that will best handle
the business"