Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-16

Inc southern Pacific land depart
ment has just begun distributing 25,-
900 copies of. folder designed to
interest eastern farmers and invest
ors in Nevada. These folders will
be distributed at every office of the
Southern Pacific and associated lines
from Atlantic to the British north
west, and undoubtedly they will re-
suit in awakening interest in the
Cinderella of western states which
is receiving plenty of gratuitous ad
yertising.
Accompanying the folder is a vivid
pen picture of the opportunities of
fered willing workers and men with
capital in almost every county of
the commonwealth. This is written
by John C. Martin, formerly editor
cf the Goldfield Tribune, who has
developed some new and pertinent
facts for the guidance of those who
have not been keeping pace with the
growth of this state. The story EN-
braces about 5000 words and is sub
mitted under the caption of Nevada.
the Land. of Fulfillment." The static
tics are predigested from the con-
tents of the Handbook of Nevada"
in preparation by the same writer
under the auspices of the land de-
partment of the Southern Pacific.
Following are some of the interest
ing features of the folder:
Eighty-three per cent of Nevada
farms are free from debt No other
state can approximate this immunity
from heavy interest burdens.
With $15,500,000 deposited in state
and national banks, or a per capita
wealth of over $195 for every man,
woman and child, poverty is negli-
gible factor. 1t is all the more re.
markable that the leading farming
counties have the largest deposits
Elko banks report deposits aggregat-
ing $2,067166; Winnemucca, Love
lock and Quinn River banks hold
for depositors something over ST.
957, 800, and Churchill county, on the
Truckee- Carson reclamation project
has on hand $226,23343 at a time
when ranchers are still waiting for
returns on their crops. These reports
do not reflect any hardship This
does not include the millions dis
tributed by mining companies to non
resident stockholders. The gold and
silver production of Nevada, accord
ing to the last United States census,
is $27S.14 per capital or 225 per cent
greater than that of the next near
est mineral producing state. The
output of gold silver, lead, copper
and zinc last year from Nevada
mines was valued at $34,000,000
SO good for the money extracted
from underground. Let us take a view
h. oh, i
times more interesting and profit
able. Here there is no exhaustion.
Acreage increases and crops multi
ply constantly. Last year farm prod
ucts aggregated $6,000,000, not count
ing sales of wool valued at $780,
900. On Nevada farms January /,
1912, there were hogs representing
81, 100000, and the hog industry is
only in it's infancy; sheep, many of
them of the purest strains, worth
$5,4S7, 900 and COWS and other cattle
valued at $12,197 900.
AT the California state fair at Sac
ramento, held in September, 1912.
the winnings of the exhibit by the
Nevada agricultural college totaled
SO firsts, IA seconds, IL thirds, and
10 championships. At the same fair
last year Nevada won the prize for
the largest exhibit by state insti-
tuition.
In. wheat Nevada leads with 32.5
bushels per acre for spring planting
of farm price of 95 cents bushel,
making $3O.S71a per acre. Winter
wheat yielded % bushels or $21.S0
per acre.
Montana, the nearest competitor,
is credited with 31.7 bushels, but
with farm valuation of n cents a
bushel, the crop was worth only $685.
81 an acre. Idaho produced 31.5
bushels, but as the market price was
but 66 cents, the producer received
only $20.79 per acre.
In barley, Nevada leads with 40
bushels to the acre, with a farm
value of 81 cents, netting 1872. 0 per
acre. Utah and Idaho are the only
two states which had greater yield
per acre, but the crop value was
more than offset by the difference
in prices on the farm. The Utah
farmer received Sc cents a bushel, or
$283S per acre, and the Idaho farm.
err, who harvested AZ bushels, receiv-
ed 20 cents, or at the rate of $29.40
per acre.
In oats. Nevada again claims the
trophy, for she was only eXcelled by
Montana with production of 49.s
bushels, valued at 40 cents, or $40.
92 per acre, while the Nevada yiel6
was As bushels or at the rate oil