Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-12-18

S1b NV n NO pOD8o1olOu OF q
few large land and cattle owners.
Some OF these tracts oner excellent
opportunities for c~olonizing projects.
Lamollle Valley.
South OF the Fort -1alleck country
IL LamoiIle valley, q prosperous ranch
and farming community. There are
many hne farms and beautiful homes.
A creamery is located here.
Independence Valley.
A notable section OF the northern
country is the great independence val.
ley, OF approximately 10000 acres.
given over principally to grazing and
the raising OF hay.
Over the divide, in Rock Greek val
ley is a modern system Of irrigation
and approximately 1000 acres OF pro-
ductiye land are under irrigation. This
section lies eighty-fve miles north
west Of Elko.
Dry Farming.
The agitation in favor of dry farm
ing has been Of comparatively recent
origin in Elko county. The area Of
land growing full crops without irriga-
ton is being doubled every year. Full
crops of oats, barley and wheat,
standing as high as ones head, can
be seen on land that has never been
irrigated. That Elko county is des-
tined to become one of the prolific
wheat fields Of the country, is the
opinion Of wheat growers who have
won success in dry farming elsewhere
under similar conditions of the soil
and relatively like annual precipita-
ton. Results of several seasons
at the Nevada Experimental Dry farm,
located in Elko county, have proven
conclusively that good yields of grain
a be produced, even where the con.
s~ervation OF moisture has not been
practiced the previous year.
The apple orchard, the potato field,
the alfalfa field and the dairy, with
hogs and poultry as adjuncts win be
found profitable, and there is room for
hundreds Of such farmers in the coun-
ty, which is agriculturally one Of the
best in the state: The home seeker
will do well to keep this rich region
in mind and make an Investigation Of
its natural as soon as pos
sible.
Other Towns
Other railroad towns in the county
are Carlin and Montello, both division
points Of the Southern Pacific. Wells,
Deeth and Halleck are trading points
for numerous agricultural districts. A
short distance from Wells is Metropo-
lis, the terminal of the new branch Of
the Southern Pacific from Tulasco,
and is the center of a great new rec
lamation project.
Climate.
The climate of Elko county is de-
lightful and coupled with a pure vat
supply, is remarkably healthful.
Outdoor work Is rarely interrupted.
There are no climatic diseases.
grows here grows to the
limit of quality, and no country Of
fers greater agricultural freedom and
profit. According to the records at
Elko the seasonal rainfall, extending
a period of thirty-eight years, as
disclosed by the weather bureau re-
port Is about ten inches. Nearer the
mountains the precipitation is much
greater. These mountain ranges are
factors of supreme Importance in the
agricultural reclamation of arid coun.
tries.
Elevation.
With the exception Of the high
the elevation of Elko coun.
ty is. not extreme-from $500 to 6OO0
feet. These attitudes are lower than
many of the most fertile valleys of
other inter-mountain states.
Timothy Hay-Some years they
have taken as high as four tons Of
timothy per lei The average crop,
however, is two tons per acre.
Alfalfa.
Alfalfa-Under favorable conditions
is possible to get two cuttings of
alfalfa, amounting to two and three
tons an acre but ordinarily they cut
one and pasture the second.
Nowhere does alfalfa attain q high
err degree of perfection than It does
in Elko county. The plant grown here
does not attain the rank growth 1t
does In lower attitudes, but is far su-
on account Of It's richness in
digestible nutriment, and especially
because OF it's unusually high content
OF heterogeneous material. An acre Of
pasture win put, during the
summer; from 500 to 1000 pounds gain
hogs.