The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-09-09
FARMERS NEED A HAY MARIETTA INVITES THE STATE
Alfalfa Natures Most Nutritious
Forage, Is At the Bottom of the
Market Quotations.

Hay raisers over the state gener-
ally are disturbed over what is
termed an unprecedented lack of
market for their product. From
one end of Nevada to the other, and
for that matter throughout the en-
tire west, the demand for alfalfa is
such that it seems to warrant a rul-
Ing selling price abnormally low,
When compared to the figures for
previous years. Whether the slump
In butter fat is a factor in bringing
about the depression by influencing
hay sales in the dairying sections or
whether there is an overproduetion,
or are the stockmen, with full pro-
duction at their backs bearing down
the prices that their profits from
feeding may be heightened?
These are all questions disturb
ing the men who raise hay. Indeed,
the farmers hereabouts are figuring
on calling upon the government
probe authorities for an investiga-
ton into the causes relating to the
low offers they are receiving for
their product. The fact of the mat
ter is that hay should be hay, and of
Just as genuine and uniform value
as a $40 gold piece. There should
be ruling price for hay of a certain
quality. for admittedly 1t will pre-
duce about the same amount of beef,
butter. mutton or pork year in and
year out. Yet we have seen IL de-
cline in this section In both demand
and price.
We have seen 1t start off in the
fall at SO and climb until this fig-
ure had been nearly doubled, due 1t
is true to the hard winter, limited
production and highly stimulated
selling conditions by reason OF near
by mining excitements, but why It
should slump until SO is the maxi
mum figure commanded T. 0. b. the
cars In Fallon and s Alto SIS in the
stack near here, with practically
none demanded aside from the baled
product is a question that is dss-
turbing many The view Is taken
that ton OF hay is worth a certain
sum converted into meats. depending
upon the class of stock consuming
It, 1t certainly should have a fair
value converted into milk, particu-
larly in view of the fact that butter
fat prices are now soaring around
the 40 cents per pound mark, and
inasmuch as our alfalfa has uses COW
ering a vide range. 1t has value for
many other things.
The chief argument In favor of
Truckee-Carson project alfalfa is
that 1t excels that produced in most
all other sections. II is a true for
age in the fullest sense, it being said
that horses will work steadily day
after day on no other feed than our
hay, and keep In condition As a
medium for meat production it in
duces the sweetest favored and tend
crest steaks and chops in the world
Converted into milk It's natural
sweetness and richness are reflected
In the quality of the product turned
off by the creameries
And yet there is little if any mar
ket for our hay, except at a figure
that Will allow its competing with
California produced alfalfa, in east
ern California markets, which are
more or less limited. The introduc-
tion of stock for feeding and the es-
tablishing of more well regulated
dairies are the possible factors that
will save the situation for the hay
raisers of this valley