The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1917-09-26
PROVIDING STORAGE FOR
POTATO AND ONION CROPS
L. ). II. S. VIII Cooperate With
Growers and Business Men to
Build Necessary Warehouses

A plan has been approved by Sec
retary Lane whereby the Reclama-
tion Service may cooperate with DO
tato and onion growers and business
men on the projects to provide stor-
age facilities for potatoes and on
ions.
The plan in brief is as follows:
The Reclamation Service will en-
ter into a cooperative agreement
with the growers and business men
of the towns on our projects which
are centers of distribution and ship
ment, to construct suitable storage
houses; the Service will advance not
TO exceed so per cent of the cost,
the balance to be subscribed by the
other parties In labor or cash as
may be necessary.
The operation of the plants to be
under the supervision of the Reela-
nation Service in order to secure
Federal loans on stocks in storage
Free sites to be provided by the
communities.
The Service, wherever necessary,
to purchase sorting and grading ma
chimes and 10 make reasonable
charge for the use of the same.
Storage charges to be fixed al
rates which will meet operating ex-
penses end provide for the payment
of interest at the rate of at least )
per cent on the investment, and al
least per cent sinking fund for the
return of the investment
Rules and regulations to conform
with the requirements of the FEEDER
al Reserve Board governing the
handling of staples and storage.
The construction of storage plants
to be in accordance with plans and
specifications furnished by Mr.
Sweet and experts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, such plants
being comparatively simple and eco
nomical and capable of enlargement
when necessary.
The necessity for assistance by
the Government was revealed in the
reports from the various project
managers which reveal the following
situation:
1. A very large increase in the
acreage of potatoes and onions with
excellent prospects for a good crop.
q Storage capacity for not to ex-
eeed Is per cent of the anticipated
crop.
5. Shortage of cars and lack of
facilities for distribution of surplus
crop if necessary to move same be-
fore freezing weather.
4. Widespread concern on part of
growers that heavy losses will occur
unless assistance is given to provide
storage until transportation facili-
ties are available.
5. A considerable percentage of
the farmers by reason of the very
heavy expenses incurred in procur-
ing seed and in planting crops are
financially unable to build storage
plants to preserve their crops.
6. Without sufficient storage
these crops must be marketed with
in 60 days after harvesting begins
The market will be glutted If this is
done, and, with a shortage of cars,
heavy losses to the growers newt
ably must follow.
The production of onions and po-
tatoes on the Truckee-Carson pro-
jeet shows a large increase over
former years. The prices are not
yet established and without proper
storage facilities many growers will
be compelled to sell early and at
unfavorable prices. II is believed
that very few of the farmers have
provided storage and many of them
will be unable to do this unaided. 1t
would therefore seem that the plan
for cooperation with the Reclama-
tlon Service offers the best hope for
securing the necessary facilities.
The potatoes and onion growers
should get together and make an
effort to secure one of these cooper
ative plants for Fallon.