Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-06-02
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water, which invariably means too
much water. This is equivalent to
laying that, according to the usual
run OF things, this valley will get more
or less water soaked, or, to put it still
stronger, the ,alreaedy waterlogged
condition of the soil will become more
acute. There can be no other result
if the usual method of excess irriga-
ton or careless ponding of water for
the sake Of making pasture, or because
t is the easiest way to dispose of it,
is followed out
oh, you may say, that is an old
story We are tired OF hearing it. =
Certainly it is an old story, and the
mere fact that the subject recurs from
year to year is decisive. testimony
hat Mason Valley is fast coming TO
/ stage where drainage is necessary or
he farmers will be starved out
Which do the agriculturists of thi.
ALLEY want now is the time for them
o make decision
= Every neighborhood can furnish ex
implies OF seepage becoming more and
more ruinous each year. Alkali shows
tself where it was never seen before
'laces where good alfalfa used t.
grow are now salt grass pastures
salt grass will start i'll the middle o
field and you wonder why 1t /.
here. 1t is not necessarily an indica-
ion OF bad soil, for it will grow III
sood land as well. But we all know
hat it will grow almost any place il
me condition is present-and that Is
high water table.
The people OF Mason Valley have
5een blessed with an exceedingly kind
nd provident nature. She has treated
he farmers fairly, but have they re-
iprocated? Have they met her hall
way? We all know that they have
lot, and each one OF us knows If he
will only admit it, that he is as much
o blame a the next fellow. This Is q
wonderful valley The soil will grow
.nything that can be produced i'll this
Innate if it is given a chance. FOR
GOODNESS sake. give t that chaEcf
md especially i'll this time OF nationa.
reed. The world is crying for Amer
cas- food and for Americas men
Ne will have to furnish both, and the
more of both that we offer the sooner
viii world peace. be established.
Stories are still current OF the good
I'D DAYS when barley heads grew
light inches long and alfalfa was so
.eayv that the old Buckeyes" could
rot cut it. The country was new and
he soil was UNFRAMED of its plant
rowing clements The water table
vas from ten to fifteen feet below the
urface. How far is it now Four
i've. and seldom more than SIX iee'
the valley proper. And what 4.
worse. il will come still closer to th'
urface unless something is done
he side-hill ranches are certain t'
,dd to the problem. 1t is time We
eaeed talking about what should be
lone or what were good to be done
,ut get right down to business am
% it.
What then must be done' 1hl
: the answer, and this is what the
armers OF this valley will have tc
10 sooner or later. 1t won't be !;
question OF choice. it will be one O
xistence This valley must be
trained. BIZ ash dams must be tori
rom the river. the bends cut on, ano
he water allowed to cut deep chan
eel Do these things and alkali VIII
disappear salt grass will be killed OUT
md we will return to the good ole
DAYS. The stories OF the things tha'
we're will give place to those that are
ust as good Of the things that are
Let It's resolve to see that these
things are done and meanwhile let us
10 all in our power to prevent the
Increase OF subsurface water by not
rrigating when irrigation is unneces-
iary, by not running water to waste
Il. the public highways, and by not
bonding. The last. especially, has nc
place in farming community ne
water grass that you get, or the tune
YOU save will not pay for the damage
that is done. You soak yonr neigh
Dor. and he, by doing the same, soaks
YOU. You are both damaging your
elves and helping to ruin the coun-
lrv. Let the water you don I neeo
stay in the river, Certainly what goes
INTO Walker Lake will never hurt