The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-12-30
PROJECT CENSUS FIGURES
substantial Project Advances Prov
en- BY the Following Sta
tistics.

Inc Reclamation Service has
completed the census of tbe
Iruekee-Carson project, showing
the acreage, amount produced,
value, and yield per acre.
Alfalfa Hay
fotal acreage to old alfalfa in
1914, 1922, yield 59,S72; maxi
mum I tons per acre average 3.28.
value at So per ton, $299,365: aver
age per acre $16.45. This does not
include the new alfalfa of which
there was 3,344 acres, yielding
,l29 tons valued at $5,645. Total
value OF alfalfa on the project for
1914, $305,01O.
Barley for 1914.
Total acreage 1929: Yield 31.O34
bushels; maximum SO bushels per
acre; average ga; value at 60
cents per bushel, s1S,650; per acre
$14.03.
Production of Wheat.
Acreage to wheat 1.446.. Weld
29,l64 bushels; maximum II BUSH
els; average 20.1; value at s135
per bushel, s39,371; per acre
$27..22.
Acreage to Oats.
to.ai acreage 10 oats Al, ylel
$4,000 bushels; maximum SO BUSH
els per acre; average 43; total value
at 40 cents per bushel $1,000; per
acre s17.26.
Potato Crop.
Total acreage to common pota-
toes 2S3, yield 23,S00 bushels.
maximum yield per acre PIT BUSH
els average S4; total value at 48
cents per bushel 11,424; per acre
$40.36.
Onions S22S per Acre.
Total acreage 20 yield 1000
bushels; maximum 583 bushels per
acre; average $50; value at SO
cents per bushel $4,560; per acre
S228.
Garden Truck S26,79I.
There was in garden and miscel-
laneous truck 646 acres, yielding in
value S26,791, or $41.44 per acre.
Wild Hay and Pasture.
There was in hay aside from the
above, 1854 acres, yielding 1904
tons, with total value of S4,512.
There was in pasture 1898 acres
with value of S23,5o0.
The Grand Totals.
Deducting the duplicate Arrears
and adding the land cultivated for |
other purposes than Enumerated |
above, the total irrigated area on |
the project is 39,516 acres: total |
value of crops $441,01S.
There are 504 Farms.
The table shows that there are
504 farms being irrigated. OF these
4S7 come under water right appli-
cations, under rental application |,
and IL under unsettled rights.
Live Stock on the Project.
From the statistics which have
Just been compiled in the water de-
partment at headquarters, in addi-
ton to the above, there are some in
teresting comparisons ON live stock
as reported in 1913 and 1914.
Number of Horses 3,O70.
Total number of horses on the
project in 1913 2,907; average
value $S9.49; total value 260,152.
Total number in 1914, 3,079 aver
age value $500; total value s267,-
SIS; increase $7,423.
OF Mules There are 404.
There were in 1913 347 mules;
average value $10S.93; total value
s37, 500, while in 1914 there are
404; average value S86.40; total
value $34,905; decrease s2,S95.
Dairy and Other Cattle.
There were in 1913 1907 head of
cattle on the project, with an aver
age value of SAC per head, or a total
of S2l1,957. In the year 1914 we
find 1903 head of dairy stock and
], 40 head of other cattle; average
value of dairy stock per head
SS4. so ;other cattle $35.75: total
value dairy stock $127,190; other
stock $1S1,759, or a total of $685.
949, making an increase of $96,992.
Marked Increase i'm Sheep.
1t is worthy of note that in 1913
here were reported ON the project
208 sheep with a value of $4.S7 per
head, while in 1914 there are 1881
with a value of $500 per head Of
course this doe not include the
range sheep in the hills of which
here are thousands, but it shows
hat the small farmers are turning
heir attention to sheep in quite a
marked degree.
Hogs Increase S14,210.
In 1913 there were 2,608 hogs
With an average value of S7.16, or a
.otal of S16,6S0, while In 1914
here are 3,S15 valued at $3.50 a
head, or a total of $32,S99. show
ng an increase over last year of
S14, ,219.
Farmers Raised 6,972 Turkeys.
In 1913 no distinction was made
between turkeys and other fowls,