The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1913-01-01
OUR AGRICULTURAL CENSUS
Shows Many Marked Advances
During The Year
1912.

Although last season witnessed a
shortage in water for project pur-
poses, the agricultural census taken
by the reclamation officials, which
is now about complete plainly shows
substantial advance during the
season of 1912 of majority of the
interests of the valley 1t is a not
able fact that many of the fields of
the project produced more alfalfa
than ever before and were actually
benefited by the minimum of water
furnished, which taken in conjunc-
ton with the production of the new
acreage, suffieed to show a total of
more forage than was produced in
any previous year.
For purposes of convenience the
project is divided into IL districts
for census taking, each district be-
ing accorded separate figures in the
classification of the various products
grown. The first of the enumera-
tions made concerns the farm popu-
lation of the valley, which at the
time of census taking a few weeks
ago was as follows:
Saltwater, 142; Sugar factory dis
trict, 1856; Grimes, 2S7; st. Clair,
336; Island, 90; Sheckler, 1O7;
Leetyille, AS; Soda Lake. (including
everything north of Carson river)
141; Hartman, 30; swingle, Is;
Fernley, 116; Derby. 16. Total,
1919.
Number of Fruit Trees in Districts.
Saltwater. els; Sugar Factory
district. 1894; Grimes, 1857; st.
Clair, 1878; Island, 1926; Sheckler,
91S; Leetville, 365; Soda Lake, $40;
Hartman, sos; swingle, zoo; Fern
ley, 1913; Derby, 262. Total, H.
6S5.
Acres Placed in Cultivation During
Year.
Saltwater, 242: Sugar Factory,
S05; Grimes, 373; st. Clair, 235;
Island, 49, Sheekler, 1877; Leet-
vile, 81; Soda Lake, 212; Hartman
%; Swingle, 8; Fernley, 261; Derby
Is. Total new land placed under
cultivation during the year, 2,31S
acres.
Acres of Native Grass.
Saltwater, 7170; Sugar Factory,
1854; Grimes, 1860; st. Clair, 976;
Island, 1910; sheckler. %; Derby.
IL. Total project lands in native
grass, 15,004 acres.
Acres in Alfalfa. Old and New.
Saltwater, 1886; Sugar Factory,
1860; Grimes, 1881; St. Clair,
9061; Island, 1853; Sheckler, 1922;
Leetville, 327; Soda Lake, 941; Har-
riman, $50; Swingle, 272; Fernley,
1913; Derby, 104. Total in alfalfa,
2,912 acres.
Acres i'm Wheat.
Saltwater, 443; Factory, 21S;
Grimes, 55; st. Clair, 277; Island,
SS4; Sheckler, %; Leetville, 30;
Soda Lake, 66; Hartman, 80; Swim
gle, 10; Fernley. 5 Derby, 6. Total
acres in wheat, 2,042.
Acres i'm Potatoes
Saltwater, 6; Factory, SO; Grimes
%; st. Clair, 17S; Island, 46; Sheck-
Ter, 81; Leetville, SO; Soda Lake,
Is; Hartman, 80; Swingle, 9; Fern
ley, 10; Derby, 7. Total acres in
potatoes, 4S3.
Acres in Sugar Beets.
Saltwater, 2; Factory, 81; Grimes
IA; st. Clair, 159; Island, 5; Leet-
Vile, 3. Total project lands in beets,
253 acres.
Acres i'm Fruit.
Saltwater, 6; Factory, 2S; Grimes
16; st. Clair, 80; Island, 13; Sheck-
Ter, IL; Leetville, IA Soda Lake, 8 /;
Hartman, 3; Swingle, 55; Fernley,
13; Derby, 2. Total acres in fruit,
Acres in Barley.
Saltwater, 1916; Factory, So;
Grimes, 25: Island, 302. Total acres
in barley, 1857.
Total Land Cultivated.
Saltwater, 1908; Factory. 4135;
Grimes, 1904; st. Clair. 51S9; Is
land, $3.50; Sheekler, 1882; Leet-
Vile, AT; Soda Lake. 1892; Har-
riman, 279; Swingle, 377; Fernley
1922 Derby, 151. Total land in
cultivation within the project, &c.
Gil acres.
In addition oats approximating
270 tons were raised on 25S acres,
divided between the several districts.
Recapitulated the census tabula-
tion shows that 231S acres were