Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-11-18
MILLIONS IN sPUDS

GONE responsible for very grave error that has gained
extensive circulation outside state to the
dment of the potato crop according best authorities
including the US department of agriculture of the best
and most prolific of Nevada From recently
printed the impression has gained ground the spud production
OF this state less than million dollars the sale of
potatoes next will bring sum of 100000
Nothing could be further from the truth The fact that potato
Of this for 1915 the year which the department Of
agriculture has issued absolute figures valued at
based production of 36000 bushels the planting
of 1900 acres These figures value and
therefore do not approximate the whole placed in circulation
ny TINS humble and popular With solitary exception
that the of Maine they specialize on the bome tb
Nevada boasts of the highest yield per of any state in the
union and the highest realization country none
For the ten from 1906 the field 1862
bushels in Nevada and 204 Maine For 1851
the value in Maine $O5 compared with s12o n
Nevada That shows where the for the man with
little industry and knowledge of the planting of spuds But
THESE hgures DO not begin to the truth which can
only De realized by aranng that Idaho puds net the
so per acre. IN Utah. $7S75; in Washington $7155 in Oregon
s6S and in California $95 per These should be
10 advertise the advantages of this spud
section but something lacking for the world i;
aware OF the excellence of the product ON the fine
loan soil OF this arid
To return to the original subject should he understood M
the potato crop of Nevada 1917 will come within
Oucnng the value Of all the other mineral productions with &
PRECIOUS metals and copper omitted Since Tonopah mining
son mining parallels will better convey the
OF the spud The farm 1915 was based On the Saline
price OF 70 cents bushe this year the farmers are getting
SoO per bushel for all they deliver to the railroad and
new potato In the market Accepting increase for next wear
oe only oo per cent over that of 1914 moderate estimate
.n crop VIII amount to 35000 bushels valued at SIS 900
When considered that the wonderful mines of Tonopab disbu
100000 year dividends then the readers
the Bonanza will be in frame of mind to udye for
selves what is due the planting the owv snd and
cuvamg an outside market The value of the silver prodc f
Nye county for 1914 s63s97 so it can be seen that b
rapidly enhancing white has rival worthy Of notice in The
new aspran for honors The bureau of the Southern Pacific
an increase OF 100 Nevada potato crop
~. on tina hacc
w care OF the crop II these estimates fulfilled then the
eauer at oe to add just oneaIf the foregoing estimate
OF the value Of the Nevada potato crop to arrive at clear
OF wnat dong in the agricultural development
~ not alone IN the increased acreage this state is bound
ne lor every effort being applied establish better records
acre oouc'on Eugene Crubb the world greatest
VINO visited Nevada last year with the object of educating
the proper methods for the best results from
"ooi' says ha the average yield of should not
~ nan ooo Dushes per which would bring present
prices over 500 That an overrawn
uo ced that IN the boys potato of eleven
e iaos MADE an yield of 4S3l0 at an
average acre cost of $S2 s.