The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-10-11
NEVADA ON EVE
OF FARMING BOOM

Nevada is now on the eve of the
greatest growth in an agricultural line
ever before witnessed in the history of
the state, known for its wonderfully
rich mines of gold and silver. While
its mines are still producing and new
ones are being continually discovered,
and while the mining game still holds
the most attention in the state, il will
not be long before farming will eclipse
the working of lodges of gold, silver
and other precious metals.
Truckee- Carson Project.
Since the Inauguration of the
Truckee Carson reclamation project
in Churchill county, large tracts of
once useless desert have been turned
into prosperous farms, and hundreds
of homeseekers have builded hom~
and farms which are today making
them comfortable The older farms in
Churchill county have also been inn
proved by this giant project of the
government.
The growth of the Truekee- Carson
project however has just commenced
1t is only in its infancy. When the
Lahontan dam is completed, which
will be in a short time and the great
Lahontan lake is formed, here will
be more than 100000 acres more of
fertile farming land turned over to
homeseekers.
This lake will store the flood wa
ters of the Truckee and Carson rivers
and an ample supply of water for
farming purposes will be guaranteed
the farmers by Uncle Sam the year
around.
Other Counties Irrigating.
The Truekee Carson project, while
the greatest in the entire state, is
not by any means the only irriga-
tion and land project. In all of the
western counties new irrigation pro-
jeets are being promoted and more
land is being reclaimed.
In Washoe county the large farms
are being cut into smaller ones and
are being sold to produce double
what they have heretofore.
Alfalfa, Gardens, Dairying.
In Chuchill county hay is the prin-
cipal product, but cantaloupes and
celery are becoming known and are
constantly demanded. Stock raising
is also leading resource, and now,
with George Wingfeld, I. H. Kent, r.
l.. Douglass, w. w. Williams and
other prominent men interested,
dairying is becoming an important re-
source of the county.
In Lyon county several small irri-
cation projects are under way and all
are making good. The farmers are
making money and the crops are be
coming larger and more varied each
year.
Irrigating With Pumps.
In Ormsby county the problem of
has been solved with pump
ing. One large tract of land is be-
ing watered by electrical pumps
from Washoe lake and in other parts
of the county the water is pumped
from wells.
In Douglass county there is plenty
of water and this county is consider
ed the greatest grain and cattle
raising county in Nevada.
Humboldt county is coming to the
front rapidly. With number of
great estates being cut up and eoloniz-
ed, and with all of these farms being
guaranteed water from modern pro
jeets, the prosperity of that county is
assured.
Sugar Beet Industry.
The sugar beet industry is forging
o the front in western Nevada and
it will be only short time until this
is one of the principal industries of
the state All of the western eoun
ties are now raising beets for the Fal
lon factor.-Leroy Pike, in Saeramen
to Bee