Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-26
NEVADA CROPS
WILL BE LARGE

| .luCIedSluB NefhudS pEOuuCLlOu Oh
food products for. this year and the
coming years was discussed at length
by a committee recently appointed by
Gov. Boyle at a meeting in the Com.
mercial club this morning. The com.
mittee consisted of H. F. Dangberg of
Gardnerville. Thomas Dolf of Fallon,
Joseph l. Wilson. Jr., of Mason. Dean
C. s. Knight. Prof. s. c. Dinsmore,
Prof. s. B. Doten, Charles A. Norcross
and Gov. Boyle.
Large Organization Planned
The committee was appointed at the
request of the government agricul-
tural department and is probably the
nucleus of a much larger and more
elaborate organization. The duties
will be to ascertain the amount Of
available food in the state at the
present time, the amount that can be
produced this year and to frame up a
general plan OF organizing the entire
state in the work of conserving the
supply.
Labor Is Big Problem
The problem Of labor for the farms
of Nevada is considered the most i'm
portant question now. According to
members of the committee the produc-
ton in the state this season will be
fully twenty-five per cent greater than
last year, but the problem Of securing
farm labor to handle the crops will be
hard to meet. A definite plan of
action to secure labor for the farms
will be worked out by the committee
and resolutions urging men with farm
knowledge to work on the farms in
stead of Joining the army will be
drawn up.
To Work on FaIlon Project
Tom Dolf of Fallon informed the
committee that there was several
thousand acres of land on the
Carson project, with plenty
of water for irrigation, that is now
lying idle because Of the fact that 1t
costs too much money to put the land
He suggested that the government
be called upon at once to take up the
proposition of leveling this land, which
has been agitated for some time, anC
charge II up to the farmers on Ions
time payments similarly to the man
ner of handling the water.
To Ask for soon ooo
An emergency appropriation OF S25,
100000 will be made to the agricul
tural department by congress in thu
next day or two. This money will b.
divided among the states for further
ing agricultural work and this com
mittee will present the needs of Ne
vada to the agricultural department
: and probably ask for 100000 to use Il
: this state in promoting the agricultul
r al industry.
: The leveling of the land in tn
Truckee-Carson project was consider
I ed one OF the important problems b,
= fore the committee and the labor prot
T, lem was considered the most impor
1 ant.
r Mead to Visit
I Elwood Mead, president of the Fec
D eral Bank Of Berkeley, will arrive 4
Reno in a few days, according to Dea
: Knight, to go over the agriculture
: projects in the reclamation distric
with the committee. and will recon
mend to the government the amount Q
I money needed by Nevada to bring II
: agricultural resources up to their fu
!. productive powers. All lands on thi
project that can be cultivated an
have water available have been liste
by the men in charge of the projec
: and these lists will be given to NJ
Mead.
i Resolutions to be Drawn Up
I A set of resolutions setting fort
the work the committee expects to az
complish will be drawn up at a meet
ing tonight or tomorrow and will b
sent to Secretary OF Agriculture Hous
. ton.