The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-02
NEvADA'S GREAT AGRI-
CULTURAL POSSIBILITIES
With Twenty Million Acres of Arabic Land There Are
Tremendous Possibilities In Her Fruit and Grain
Raising Opportunities

Neva0d Is DiR Ctate-in area lUU,UDO
SQUARE miles or 20. 900. 900 acres, with IA
great mineral output and probably the
greatest in possibilities for agricultural
development IN the near future of all
the Pacific Coast States. Twenty mil
lion acres have been classified as agri.
cultural land. and IL only 10 per cent is
transformed into wheat fields with an
average Of 30 bushels per acre Nevada
will be another Kansas for wheat ana
will be supplying California before many
years. Recent operations in wheat rails
ing have been so successful that it is
confidently predicted that the increase
in this direction will be very rapid.
IL only fraction of its agricultural
land is put into orchards, such as the
successful orchards now found in Hum
boldt, Elko and other counties. in the
near future. Oregon apples, Colorado
peaches aud California plums and pears
will have successful rivals.
Battle born Nevada has seen it's days
of adversely. bat II has gradually been
preparing for great development
With a good available water supply by
reservoir and canal systems and pump.
ing plants to lift underground waters,
q reasonable investment Of capital
should within 10 years bring under
irrigation at least one. half of Nevada's
6,O00, 900 acres estimated as suitable for
reclamation by irrigation. The success
OF the United States reclamation project
known as the Truckee. Carson, covering
100000 acres already, showing good
munity growth, with a successful
sugar factory, proves that in what was
considered a most unfavorable district
money aud hard work have succeeded
in planting home sites. and the great
new dam, now under construction, will
greatly extend the agricultural area in
that district.
Irrigation Extension
Scientific soil culture will reclaim sew.
eral million acres within the next 10
years in the region in northern Nevada
in which the rainfall is light. The re-
suits of sugar beet culture in Churchill
County prove the possibilities In thai
direction. The great problems Of land
and water are being solved gradually
aud satisfactorily in Nevada, and the
success during the last 20 years Of the
few farmers who have been success
fully handling their lands makes practi
cally certain the rapid future develop
ment OF many districts. The use OF
water, as In other States. will be in.
cree sed as the agricultural areas are ex-
tended, and districts now considered
choice for irrigation development Will
be found TO be available.
With a climate ranging from that OF
Idaho to that OF Southern California,
great varieties of crops are being raised
and heavy yields Of staple crops are
being reported. In product per acre
and prices realized Nevada now leads
many Of the western States with estab-
lished regulations for wheat, barley,
oats. alfalfa aud potatoes. Nevada live
stock is on safe basis. Future prices
are assured because of the constant and
increasing demand from Pacific coast
market canters.
Under the operations of the Carey
irrigation act several new projects are
being completed which will. IN the near
future. increase consi ierably the irri-
gated areas.
Close to Coast Markets
Nevada is conveniently located with