The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-04-19
RESULTS OBTAINED
ON EXPERIMENT farm

only within the last few years has
he subject of dry-farming been given
my consideration in the state OF Ne.
ada This state has always been
ookei upon as a mining state, with
cry little land adapted to farming
mposes. Practically all land taken
p for the purpose of farming was
supplied with water from rivers. or
canals leading from rivers. Only re-
Gently since practically all of the
ana unedr ditch has been taken have
he dry-farming lands been consider.
FOR this reason only comparat-
lively few stations have been estab-
.ished thhroughout the state where
THE rain fall records have been re-
corded, most of these being along the
railroad, where the rainfall is not al
ways the greatest or the most even
~ aistrlLnicd With the new inter
st taken In this Lranch of agricul
.,re. new stations have been located
n various sections of the state, and
some very favorable conditions have
been recorded. BY careful survey
II the state desirable dry farming
districts may be located.
A law enated by the- 1910 legis
lature provided for the establishment
state experimental dry-farm
With the object of determining
whether or not dry-farming could be
practiced successfully in this state.
An appropriation of $4,000 was made
to carry on the work up to January
|. 1911, when an additional $4,000
was appropriated for the work dur
ing the following two years. This
farm is located in Elko county about
~ miles south of Elko. in the east,
Y rn part OF the estate IN a valley con-
tanning thousands of acres of land
With conditions of soil and rainfall
quite similar to that ON the farm. !,
The soil conditions on the farm
are very favorable for growing crops
bout irrigation Like the soil
throughout the valley it ranges from
a deep sandy loan to rich black
clay lcam. The land was formerly
covered with ncavy growth of black
sage from three to six feet high. In
.icating soil of high fertility The
,ubsoil varies from sandy clay to
a clay loan and Is very retentative
1 moisturc
or the different spring grains ex-
nerimented with last year, beardless
barley proved I to be the heaviest
yiaider. producing 27,7 bushels per
acre. Sixty-day oats came next with
..s bushels per acre. kubanks
(. aat. durum variety. gave the best
resu Is of the spring wheat, yielding
l4.9 bushels per acre. Spring rye
uoeu lS4 bushels per acre. The
grain from each variety was we'll fill
. and of excellent quality, In every
,sa tho weight per oashei e-X1uu.-.s
IL standard wight Fer each varie' y.
Although the yields reported on
spring grains are quite favorable.
there is no question but that the win
er grain will outyield them. A field
I Turkey Red wheat growa at the
Pacific Reclamation company. about
.niles northeast CT the state dry
farm. was reported to yield a BUSH
els per acre, This grain was not ir-
rigated but the annual rainfall
about five inches came during the
growing season. In this state the
winter grains mature about three
weeks earlier than the spring
grains, and since very little moisture
-ails during the latter half OF the
period Of growth, the winter varie-
ties should far exceed the spring
varieties in yielding capacity. OF the
'at"rt'iled crors ar. YIN at rhe experi-
mental dry.faym only potatoes and