The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-04-18
Dry Farming New
Industry for County

killed. No fall rye was sown in 1912,
but seed sown in the spring of 1918,
produced splendidly. Last fall, the
autumn of 1918, about 300 acres of
Turkey Red, winter barley and rye
were sown and the outlook for a
bounteous yield of these crops in the
present year are most encouraging.
The farming company has acquired
large tractor and plows and hopes
to have one thousand acres more
broken by the autumn of 1914. The
revenue for operation, purchase of
lumber supplies, machinery, etc., has
been obtained by means OF monthly
assessments upon each member of
the association, but it Is expected that
the enterprise will be placed upon
paying basis this year. Each meln-
Der has taken up a half section of
land and by the time 1t is proved up
on, each will have in his own right
and title that amount of acreage.
Now for something more about
Lake Valley. 1t is conservatively es-
timated that it contains at least $780,
900 acres of land, practically all of
which acreage can be farmed and
practically all of which is yet open
u Lut SellltT. IL ID Olc VI LuG lew
favored spots yet open for filing un-
der Uncle Sans land laws. The soil
is a rich sandy loan and volcanic
ash and contains all the nutriment for
prolific plant life. In the northern
end of the valley Is located the Gey-
ser ranch and some others and here
the underground waters come to the
surface in the form of geysers which
do their "spouting'' at regular inter-
walls. This fact leads to the belief
that the develL pment of artesian wa
ter in the valley Is among the PROB
abilities of the near future. Sinking
for artesian water, however, has not
been tried; but that such an attempt
will prove successful there is little
reason for doubt. 1t is expected that
some movement in that direction will
be made during the present year. If
this proves successful as it has in
other parts Of Nevada, small irrigated
farms will add materially to the
wealth Of Lincoln county.
What state is Doing.
i Some idea of what the state of Ne
vada is doing to encourage dry-farm-
, ing can be cleaned from the follow
{ ing:
/ When the state experimental dry
: farm was established at Elko severa
Q years ago there was considerable op
: position to the bill on the ground o
Q useless expenditure" But as eacl
d years report of the farm has beer
O made public this opposition is gradu
s ally giving way, until today the farm
" is acknowledged to be one of the bes
q assets of the state, in that the expert
s ments have SHOWN that the dry farm
ing method is adapted to the condi
r lions of this state, that the soil an
If the climate are favorable and that BIZ
e crops can be raised If the cultivation
is is done right.
n We have received the following n
le port from Foreman Sohlman Of tn
Is dry farm, and we are glad to be abb
s. to publish the report of the success
a. he has nad the past year. The pc:
or yield of wheat of all the varietie
w planted was obtained from the Tu
or key Red winter wheat, with yiel
er of 53.6 bushels per acre. When tn
ey is compared with the yields of Il
er big wheat states of the east, who.
to! average Is about II bushels, we ca
RI begin to realize what the future hol'
er in store for our state. Not only CT
yet we raise more than three times Il
%. amount of wheat per acre than c;
ng the farmers of the eastern state
OF whose land is worth from 500
by $500 per acre, but the quality of Il
ms Nevada wheat is of a superior gra
~. bringing higher price on the ma
OF ket.
NJ The report shows that certain ,
'iy rieties of grain are not adapted
IN our state and the determination
ne this fact is Of untold worth to O
-. farmers.
i'd Last year was known as q 1--WE
We. year, but the records at the dry fal
nts are to the contrary, there being c.
of siderably less rainfall than in
md previous year.
ted Mr.. Sohlman gives us the folio
ing ing:
vas Tennessee Winter Barley, yield !
on. acre, 49.9 bushels.
nds Turkey Red Winter Wheat,
ron bushels per acre.
Its Bobs Winter Wheat, Yandella X
Red Winter Wheat, Cedar Winter Vine
and Federation Winter Wheat and /
the Rust-Proof Oats, were all win
the killed.
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